Links to other Web Sites

• Large Genealogical Databases formed from Multiple Submitters
  (Caution should be used as these are not primary sources and often contain unreliable data)

  Rootsweb WorldConnect  

  Geni.com   

  WikiTree   

  GENEANET   

 

• Web Sites Used to find other Active Genealogical Researchers for a certain Surname

ANCESTRY 

GENFORUM

Roots Surname List

RootsWeb Surname/Locality Mailing Lists

US GENWEB Lineage Researchers List

Web Pages of Interest to African Americans researching Yancey

 

• Web Sites Containing digital copies of Books

FamilySearch Book Collection  

Hathi Trust Digital Library  

          Google Book Search  

The Internet Archive  

•  Web Sites Where you can find genealogy books to buy

          Amazon    

          Abe Books    

          LuLu Books    

          Heritage Books

• Web Sites With Databases or Indexes of Primary Source Material

FamilySearch     

 DAR Library   

 Family Tree Searcher  (not the same as FamilySearch)  

Ancestry.com  ( $$ fee based $$ )

Fold3 ( $$ fee based $$ )

Genealogy Bank ( $$ fee based $$ )

 The Best 101 Genealogy Websites

FINDAGRAVE.COM TOMBSTONE records 

LEGACY.COM 

FIND MY PAST

AFRIGENEAS  (African American Research)

 ALLEN COUNTY PUBIC LIBRARY

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF ALABAMA

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF GEORGIA

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF LOUISIANA

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF MISSISSIPPI

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF MISSOURI

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF NORTH CAROLINA

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF TENNESSEE

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF TEXAS

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF UTAH
DIGITAL LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA

BLM LAND RECORDS

US GENWEB ARCHIVE Project

US GENWEB CENSUS Project

US GENWEB OBITUARY Project

OBITUARY DAILY TIMES

INTERMENT.NET  

LEGACY.COM  

US GENWEB CEMETERY/TOMBSTONE Project

ELLIS ISLAND RECORDS

MILITARY RECORDS

NATIONAL ARCHIVES RECORDS

ELEPHIND NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE  (FREE )  

NEWSPAPERS.COM  ( $$ fee based $$ )  

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES ( $$ fee based $$ )

SOCIAL SECURITY RECORDS

SOLDIER & SAILOR SYSTEM

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS   

MORMON MISSIONARY DATABASE   

MORMON PIONEER DATABASE   

• Web Service allowing users to create/maintain their own family trees ONLINE

  Ancestry.com  $$
  
  Family Echo  <FREE>     (sample  Family Echo site)
  
  TNG $$       (sample TNG site)

  GENEANET   

• Genealogy Portals
  CYNDI'S LIST 
  
  Stephen P. Morse site  
  
  YANCEY SURNAME RESOURCES AT ROOTSWEB

DON'T FORGET HOW POWERFUL GOOGLE CAN BE AS A SEARCH ENGINE FOR GENEALOGICAL MATERIAL

 
  

• Photographic Search Engines

            Ancestry.com Image Search   ( thumbnail image search is free but main srvice is fee based)

            Getty Images   

            Google Images   

            Ebay    

            Ancient Faces

            MyHeritage Image Search

            Flickr.com

            Piclick.com

            Pinterest

            Youtube Videos

• Other Databases
  
     Worldcat - Worldwide Bibliographic Database
  
     ArchiveGrid
  
     Classmates.com
  
     Online Directories
  
     Internet Archive
  
     Patent Database
  
     Adoption Databases
  
     70 online Databases
  
     Zillow
  
  
  
  

• Software and Tutorials and Videos and Helpful Utilities
  
  
  
    BYU Family History Tutorials
   
     LDS Genealogy ( not just for LDS)   
  
    The Best Software
  
     Tutorials
  
     Ninite Software download

   Online Backup/file sharing/collaboration

   Google Translate  (can also be used as an audible Text reader)

• Web Sites Used to find find contact info for living persons.

   White Pages      

   Locate People

  Advanced Background Checks (free simple search)

             PUBLIC Records directory

            Intelius

           Zaba  

            Linkedin  

            True People Search  

            Peek You  

            Other Social Media  

• Web Sites Used to find information about a specific Geographical Area.

GOOGLE EARTH

US GENWEB County GenWeb Pages

US GENWEB MAP Project

Name Place Database