SIG Genealogy 2011

“Genealogy Resources on Internet”

Axel von Rappard

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This Presentation

• The Basics of Genealogy

• Internet Information

• List of Genealogy Web Pages (Leon Chapman)

• Review of some Web Pages– Google “The Best Search Engine”

– www.all-genealogysites.com

• Examples

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The Basics of Genealogy

• Genealogy according Roget’s II– A written record of ancestry:

“studied her family’s genealogy”!

– One’s ancestors or their character

• “Science or Teaching of Generation’s”

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Internet Information

• Collection of information’s of

– Events

– Locations

– People

– Sometimes a collection combined in a Pedigree Chart.

• The connection of the data can be done in programs like Legacy and others

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List of Genealogy Web - Pages

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1. Reviews of Best Genealogy Sites: http://genealogy-websites.no1reviews.com/

2. Free Genealogy Search Engines: http://www.ancestorhunt.com/

3. All Genealogy Sites: http://www.all-genealogysites.com/

4. Cyndi’s List: http://www.cyndislist.com/

5. Family Search: https://www.familysearch.org/http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start

6. 50,000 Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/

7. The US-GenWeb Project: http://usgenweb.org/

8. Ancestry.com - Family Trees & Historical Records On-line:http://www.ancestry.com/

9. World Vital Records – 3.6 Billion records:https://www.worldvitalrecords.com/free-offer-lpa.aspx

10. Footnote.com – Original historical documents:http://www.footnote.com/

11. Genealogybank.com – Historical Newspapers:http://www.Genealogybank.com/

Reviews of Best Genealogy Sites:

• http://genealogy-websites.no1reviews.com/Free Genealogy Search Engines

Search for ancestors and locate your family surnames in some of the best and largest free genealogy databases online. Start with the Genealogy Search Engines and Contents menu which is found on each page so you can't get lost. Or browse the free genealogy resources found throughout this page.

• BookMark This Genealogy Search Site! What's New?U.S. Genealogy Searches

for each state will search vast amounts of genealogy data on the worldwide web just by entering a surname, revealing many types of records and genealogy data from various genealogy databases and other genealogical resources.

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Reviews of Best Genealogy Sites: cont.

• UNIQUE TO OUR SITE

• Obituary Search Portal

• Surname Search PortalOne of our unique pages is Genealogical Prison Records, where you just might find a black sheep ancestor in your family or you can search for current prison inmates & current jail inmates. On the other side of the law, you may browse Past Sheriffs of the US or see Police Officers of the Past.

• US State Vital Recordssearch pages have been completed. These will help you locate both current and historical vital records in the United States.

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Google – “The Best Search Engine

• www.google.com

• Type in name in quotation marks, then add genealogy – see what comes up!

• This should bring up the name in any current message boards

• You can research almost anything: type in “Kansas State Census” for example

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Web Pages

• http://www.google.com “Rappard”genealogy

– Information about people sometimes with a pedigree chart and some family information.

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Genealogy.com – Very good resource

This DB is easy to use with a lot of summary information, but you have to pay for the Service:

• Owned by the same company as Ancestry• Complete access to site is $199.99• Includes genealogy library• International and passenger records• US census• World Family Tree (FTM) – 190 volumes• Family & Local Histories• Data on CD-ROM• Free Genealogy Classes• Message boards

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www.HeritageQuest.com– a leading resource for genealogy data

• Census – 1790 - 1930

• Books – 20,000 books

• Indexes – Periodical Source Index (PERSI)

• Free at Maricopa Regional Library if you use their computer and your library card

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www.accessgenealogy.com– a free genealogy resource

• Biographies

• Cemetery records

• Census records

• Books

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Reviews of Best Genealogy Sites:

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DirectoryLinks

http://www.all-genealogysites.com

This is a terrific web-site with a lot of details.

Specific Genealogy Sites

– http://www.all-genealogysites.com

• This Database leads to numerous further sites worldwide, and may help to find or confirm information you already have.

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DirectoryLinks

All Genealogy Sites: “ Directory”

• Biographies (724)• Cemeteries (250)• Colonial America (43)• Computer and Internet (38)• Directories (15)• Ethnic (56)• Family Sites (181)• Free Genealogy (74)• Immigration (22)• Military (255)

• Obituaries (48)• Products and Services (121)• Records (76)• Regional (229)• Resources (122)• Search for Ancestors (24)• Surname Origins (8)• Surnames (275)• United States (2244)• Z Exchanges (2)

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“Links”: Top 5 ++

• Top 5 http://www.all-genealogysites.comTab Most Popular

– /GeneaSearch

– /GeneaLinks

– /Geneabios: ‘Biography for Genealogy Research

– /Surname Genealogy Archive

– /Ancestor Genealogy Photo Archive

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Interesting Family Web-Pages

• http://www.keyserlingk.info/

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http://www.all-genealogysites.comTab: Family Sites

Tab: KTab: Website of the Counts and Barons Keyserlingk

This Website represents 23 Generations of a Family using • A Family tree presentation• Login and Password protection of actual information