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1. Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania: Resources, News & Announcements:
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2. Genealogical Resources (by type):
Immigration Records (alien registration, naturalization, ship passenger lists, etc.):
Philadelphia German immigration, 1700-1775 ($, but 14-day free trial).
http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?sourceid=4717&dbid=4731
The founding families of Maryland are covered in a new book by George Ely Russell and Donna Valley Russell, The Ark and the Dove Adventurers ($).
http://www.genealogical.com/item_detail.asp?afid=&ID=5042
Instructions in Genealogical Research:
Verifying genealogical information on the Internet.
http://genealogy.about.com/od/basics/a/verifying.htm
Cluster genealogy.
http://genealogy.about.com/od/basics/a/cluster.htm?nl=1 Maps & Gazetteers; Migration Routes:
Roadside America. All those unusual places that your ancestors used to talk about but you can’t figure out where they were. Search by state.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com Military & Veterans' Records (service records, pension records, soldiers' bonus records, draft registration, grave registries):
Delaware Roster of Union Soldiers.
http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/roster.htm
4th Delaware Regiment Infantry roster.
http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/roster.htm
Civil War Research Database at Ancestry ($). Make sure to scroll down to see all search options.
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwrd/main.htm Names, Surnames:
Concise Dictionary of First Names. Search for the meaning of your name.
http://www.askoxford.com/dictionaries/name_dict/?view=uk
Polish surnames.
http://www.polishroots.org/surnames/surnames_index.htm Published Histories and Genealogical Works:
PA's Past: Digital Bookshelf at Penn State. This digital collection is created by the Penn State Libraries, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State Library in Harrisburg, the Free Library in Philadelphia, and the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh. Currently 643 books are available online in pdf format.
http://apps.libraries.psu.edu/digitalbookshelf/index.cfm
Digital Book Index; read about it at
http://www.digitalbookindex.org/about.htm
and search hundreds of Pennsylvania items at http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search/search010hstregionalpennsylvaniaa.asp
Reference Works:
Good summary of who to contact for state vital records.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=10506
Cyndi’s List – Occupations.
http://www.cyndislist.com/occupatn.htm
Religious Records (church membership registries, histories, baptismal, marriage and funeral records):
Seventh-day Adventist Obituary Index.
http://www.andrews.edu/library/car/sdapiobits.html 3. Other (non-GSP) Non-profit and Governmental Organizations: Resources, News & Announcements:
Western Maryland’s Historical Library.
http://www.whilbr.org/ 4. Commercial Organizations: Resources, News & Announcements:
Daily Independent (newspaper), Monessen, PA ($).
http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=Newspaper&dbid=8283&ti=0
Lots of good Delaware books for sale here ($).
http://www.familytreebookshop.com/cat-dela.htm
10 free things to do on Ancestry.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=10448
Enhancements at Ancestry.com.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=10468#article
Get the weekly version of Ancestry Daily News.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=dailynews Right Sidebar
5. Technology:
CD-ROMs:
How permanent is your CD-R?
http://www.warehousephoto.com/How_Permanent_is_your_CD-R.htm Internet:
Librarian’s Internet Index. New version of old Librarian’s Index to the Internet.
http://lii.org/ Type in Genealogy in the search box and browse. To subscribe,
http://lii.org/pub/htdocs/subscribe.htm
Before you post an inquiry to a bulletin board.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=5178&o_iid=831&o_lid=831&o_it=831 Check out the new format at Research Buzz, "Search Engine News and More Since 1998." Try the “Genealogy” category, or “History,” etc.
http://www.researchbuzz.org/genealogy/
http://www.researchbuzz.org/history/
See Amazon and eBay results side by side.
http://www.researchbuzz.org/2005/10/see_amazon_and_ebay_results_si.shtml
6. Miscellaneous:
Disaster Planning.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=10464
Replacing your vital documents. Hurricane related but of interest to genealogists.
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery/Vital_Docs.shtml
Categories
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| 1. Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania: Resources, News & Announcements |
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Biographical Records |
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Birth Records (official) |
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Cemetery/Funeral Director Records |
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Census Records (local population, agricultural, manufacturing, mortality) |
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Church Records (see Religious Records ) |
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Correctional Facilities/Prison Records |
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Court Records (civil/criminal case files, justice of the peace and magistrate BUT NOT death or probate records; see those categories below) |
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Death Records (official) |
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Directories (business, city, professional, rural, telephone) |
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Ethnic Genealogy |
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Family Histories (incl.genealogy charts) |
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Genetics and DNA |
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Hereditary Societies |
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Hospital Records (private/public health & welfare facilities) |
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Immigration Records (alien registration, naturalization, ship passenger lists, etc.) |
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Instructions in Genealogical Research |
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Land and Property Records (land grants, patents, deeds, property tax lists/rolls, etc.) |
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Local and County Histories |
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Maps & Gazetteers; Migration Routes |
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Marriage and Divorce Records (official) |
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Military & Veterans' Records (service records, pension records, soldiers' bonus records, draft registration, grave registries) |
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Names, Surnames |
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Obituaries/Death Notices (published) |
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Oral History |
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Organization Records (business, labor, fraternal/patriotic, other non-business) |
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Photographs; Portraits; Private Motion Pictures |
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Private Papers (diaries/journals, correspondence, unpublished autobiographies, Bibles, etc.) |
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Probate Records (incl. wills and related estate settlement papers) |
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Published Histories and Genealogical Works |
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Publishing (incl. self-publishing, publishing on CDs and the Web) |
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Reference Works |
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Religious Records (church membership registries, histories, baptismal, marriage and funeral records) |
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School Records (private, public & religious educational institutions) |
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Timelines |
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Tours |
| 3. Other (non-GSP) Non-profit and Governmental Organizations: Resources, News & Announcements |
| 4. Commercial Organizations: Resources, News & Announcements |
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Genealogical Data Formats |
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Data Formats and Organization -- General |
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CD-ROMs |
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Digital Cameras, Scanners; Digitization of Records |
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Genealogical Software |
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Internet |
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