GENEALOGY AND HISTORY LINKS
Updated November 2006
Genealogy: Gateways
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites
on the Internet
Cyndi Howells' megalist of categorized and cross-referenced genealogy
links. Of special interest is the United States Index > Connecticut list.
RootsWeb.com
RootsWeb hosts genealogy websites, databases, message boards, and
mailing lists. All services are free and include a wide selection of
genealogy search engines (Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb Surname
List, etc.). Get started with the RootsWeb's Guide To Tracing Family
Trees. Ancestry.com acquired RootsWeb in June 2000.
FamilySearch
The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints sponsors this Internet genealogy service. Search for ancestors
in the Library's Ancestral File, Pedigree Resource File, and International
Genealogical Index or browse Family History Web Sites by topic (for
example, Places > Connecticut or Migration > Emigration and Immigration).
The Research Guidance section serves as a virtual research assistant
to help you locate records from the place your ancestor lived (for
example, Connecticut, United States).
The USGenWeb Project
A volunteer initiative providing links to online genealogical resources
organized by state and county. Special projects include the USGenWeb
Digital Library, a growing archive of public domain records on the
Internet, and the USGW Tombstone Project. Begin your research by linking
to a state page (for example, Connecticut
GenWeb). To search for emigrant ancestors, link to WorldGenWeb.
USGenWeb also provides extensive Help for Researchers.
Helm's Genealogy Toolbox
Matthew Helm's collection of links to genealogical
and historical resources.
Ancestors
A web companion to the PBS family history and genealogy series. Of
interest are Ancestors' state-by-state resource guides and online resources
for major types of genealogy records.
About Genealogy
Annotated links and feature articles from About.com Guide Kimberly Powell.
The site includes genealogy resources organized by topic, and "Genealogy
101" for beginners.
Genealogy.com
This genealogy content provider offers a free Learning
Center and Community message boards.
Part of a family of genealogy web sites from the developer of FamilyTreeMaker
software.
Ancestry.com
Click "Learning Center" to browse selected Ancestry Magazine
articles and columns on researching family history. The site also features
several search options; access to most Ancestry.com records databases,
however, requires
a subscription.
National Archives
and Records Administration: The Genealogy Page
Genealogists are the largest group of NARA users. See Start
Your Genealogical Research to find out how to access Federal records
(census
records, 1790-1920; military service and pension records, 1776-1900;
immigration records, 1820-1957; naturalization records, etc.) Read articles
of interest to genealogists from the National Archive's quarterly journal,
Prologue.
Local History and Genealogy
Reading Room, Library of Congress
Bibliographies and guides to the genealogy collections of the Library
of Congress.
National Genealogical Society
The NGS offers home study and online courses for beginners (tution
is charged). Research aids and forms are available from the NGS Bookstore.
The site also offers a Links list of genealogy sites.
U.S. Board on Geographic Names
Access the Geographic Names
Information System (GNIS). Enter a domestic name to call up a variety
of mapping services.
PCL
Map Collection
Historical and current maps from the Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection
at the University of Texas (Austin). Includes links to maps on other
web sites.
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Genealogy: Connecticut
Connecticut State
Library: History and Genealogy Unit
Information and finding aids for the Unit's extensive archival collections:
vital, land, and probate records from the 1600s to the early 1900s; church
records; cemetary inscriptions; newspaper notices; and more. Be sure
to consult the Sources of Information for Genealogists and Sources of
Information on Connecticut's History sections.
Cyndi's List - U.S. - Connecticut
Cyndi Howells' categorized links for Connecticut.
Connecticut
GenWeb Project
General Connecticut research helps and specific resources by county.
Each county page links to town pages (for example, New London County > Stonington).
Part of the USGenWeb Project.
Connecticut Resources
at RootsWeb
Links and searchable databases, organized by county.
The Connecticut Historical Society
Click "Genealogy" for information on town and
city directories, local histories, and manuscript and book collections
available at the CHS Library. Manuscript finding aids for some of the
collections are provided online.
New England Ancestors.org
The home page of the The New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Click "Research" to access Research Articles and databases
or "Library" to search the NEHGS library catalog (some services and databases
require society
membership or charge a fee).
CT.gov
The official State of Connecticut website. Enter "genealogy"
in the search box to access a wealth of state resources.
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History: Connecticut
The Connecticut Historical Society
A diverse site presenting many online resources for CHS collections,
exhibitions, and history projects. The CHS Online Exhibits features
holdings from the Art and Artifact, Graphics, and Library Collections.
Connecticut History Online
A searchable image database of prints, photographs, and drawings
from 1800 to 1950. CHO is a collaboration between the Connecticut Historical
Society, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut,
and Mystic Seaport Museum.
Colonial Connecticut Records
All 15 volumes of The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, from
April 1636 to October 1776 (Hartford: Brown & Parsons. 1850-1890)
are now online. Browse an A-Z subject index or search by date, volume,
or page number. A project of the University of Connecticut Libraries
with support from the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center.
Connecticut History Resources
Finding aids and links to online sources from the History and Genealogy
Unit, Connecticut State Library.
Connecticut
Humanities Council Heritage Gateway
Find out about Connecticut heritage activities with a directory of heritage
museums, historical societies, and heritage organizations; on-line exhibitions;
history resources; and more.
Mystic Seaport, The Museum Of
America And The Sea
A major maritime museum on the site of shipyards active from 1784
to 1919. The Research the Collections section contains information
on the maritime history collection at the G.W. Blunt White Library. (Mystic
Seaport is part of the Town of Stonington.)
Amistad America
Home page of the Freedom Schooner Amistad, built at the Mystic Seaport
Shipyard.
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History: United States
American Memory
Multimedia Americana collections from the Library of Congress. "American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet
to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images,
prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience."
America's Story from America's
Library
Stories of America's past for young people from the Library of Congress.
Smithsonian: Research
Searchable holdings from the Smithsonian's archives and libraries.
National Trust for Historic
Preservation
Preservation news, advocacy, and programs. See "Local Contacts"
for information on statewide initiatives.
National Register of Historic
Places
A searchable listing of all National Register properties.
History Matters: The U.S. Survey
Course on the Web
An annotated and searchable list of U.S. history websites, organized
by topic. From the American Social History Project/Center for Media and
Learning of the City University of New York and the Center for History
and New Media at George Mason University.
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