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Local Sites:
Delaware
Genealogical Society
Membership information, workshops
and trips, publications and projects, professional genealogists.
Lists genealogical repositories in Delaware and offers queries exchange
and links to other sites.
Edward
H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture
A repository for documents and artifacts relating to the Delmarva
Peninsula. The Research Center is affiliated with Salisbury University,
Maryland.
Genealogy
& Historie of the Eastern Shore of Virginia
A good source for name searches, on-line documents and maps, books
for sale and links to other great sites.
Handley's Eastern Shore of Maryland Genealogy Home Page
Queries for family names and individuals; sources for Delmarva genealogy;
extensive links to other family research sites.
Lower
Delmarva Genealogical Society
Membership information; links to other genealogy sites.
Maryland
Archives
Look here for hours, fees, services and lists of indexes and records
available-online.
Virginia Genealogical
Society
Information and links from
the State Genealogical society of our southern neighbor.
Wicomico County Genealogy Project
A variety of records online
including cemetery records, militia lists, letters and local history
articles. Links to state and national sites.
National, International or Multi-Cultural
Sites:
The
Afrigeneas Homepage African-American genealogy
Offers electronic mailing
list and discussion groups; surname queries; research tips; new
books and excellent leads to other genealogy sources.
Christine's Genealogy
Website
Excellent source of African-American
historical and genealogical information.
Cyndi's List
of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Cyndi provides links to sites for specific ethnic groups, geographic
areas, church records, names, newsletters and supplies. There is
also much information online, like tax lists, archaic names for
occupations, and U.S. and Canadian railways. Fun to browse!
JewishGen
Information for researchers of Jewish ancestry.
National Archives and Records Administration
The NARA declares their mission to be to insure ready access to
essential evidence... that documents the rights of American citzens,
the actions of federal officials, and the national experience...
Native
American Genealogy
Points to excellent sources for various Native American nations.
Also listed are book, craft and map stores; queries; listservs and
newsletters; calendars of events.
Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research
Offers tips, surname searches, publications, links to other sources.
General or Record Sources:
Adoption
Network
New on this network is a file of Federal adoption laws, regulations,
programs and contacts. Other links are to adoptees, parents, birth-parents;
agencies and exchanges; legal resources.
Ancestry.com
"The number one source for family history online " Access through
Eastern Shore Regional Library's Galenet Link.
(this is available only in the Library or WILL® sites)
Ancestry's Social Security Death Index
One of the free services from this subscription site, this index
lists death benefits through the Social Security Program.
Baby Names
Search this site to find a great name or the meaning of one.
Ellis Island
A new site which contains records of immigrants who arrived through
Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.
Family Search
Ancestor Search finds variations of names, such as Curran, Keeran.
Browse categories links to many Web sites.
Free
Obituaries Online
A variety of obituary archives, mostly from newspapers. Some for
the day only, some for a week or longer.
The Genealogy
Home Page
A good starting point to trace your family tree.
Heritage
Quest
A unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family
history and American culture.
RootsWeb.com
"The Oldest and Largest Free Genealogy site."
Regional
Obituaries
An archive of obituaries arranged by region. Has search ability.
Soundex Converter
Explanation of this system of searching the U.S. Census records
after 1880.
The Switchboard
Search entire U.S. at once. Household members who are over 21 years
old are listed separately. Can search by organization such as alumni
association or non-profit groups.
USGenWeb Project
A group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites
for genealogical research throughout the United States.
VitalChek
VitalChek Network helps people get a certified copy of a birth certificate,
death certificate, marriage certificate and other vital records.
VitalChek provides the information on how to obtain a record from
a listing of participating agencies.
Vital Records Information -- United States
This page contains information about where to obtain vital records
from each state, territory and county of the United States, and
links to a variety of other useful genealogy sites.
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