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Handy Sites of the Month - November 2007
toppassengerlists.com
Introduced this month by FamilyHistoryPlace.net, a small directory of high quality passenger list sites.
Great Lakes Passenger Lists
A part of the Michigan Family History Network, this site addresses an often overlooked area of research, ships
that travelled the Great Lakes. This site offers great resources for individuals looking
to travel this avenue of research.
Handy Sites of the Month - October 2007
FamilySearch.org
Run by the LDS, truly one of the best genealogy sites there is. FamilySearch.org provides a massive online database to search, free software, and
a vast amount of information and resources. For free.
Cyndi's List
With over 250,000 links to genealogy sites in over 180 categories. This site is perfect for those looking for something specific. Cyndi's List is one
of the pioneers of internet genealogy.
Handy Sites of the Month - September 2007
Ellis Island Records
This is a wonderful site operated by the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation.
Among other things, it contains a database where you can search for ancestors arriving at Ellis Island.
BBC - Scottish Roots Homepage
Are you researching Scottish Ancestors but don't know where to start? The BBC offers some excellent help for the beginner.
The UK National Archives - The Domesday Book
Essentially The Domesday Book is survey of lands and properties of parts of England and Wales
going back to the year 1086. We weren't even aware that this book existed until we came across the archives webpage for it.
JewishGen Holocaust Global Registry
This site has created a database allowing people to search for Holocaust survivors and family members.
Handy Sites of the Month - August 2007
Library and Archives Canada - Passenger Lists from 1865 - 1935
The Government of Canada publishes some excellent information if you're trying to find your ancestors. One such website
is run by Library and Archives Canada and contains information on how to access and search ship passenger lists from 1865 - 1935.
Convicts to Australia - A guide to researching your convict Ancestors
This site provides some excellent history and information on convict immigration and Australia.
You can search for information by ship. You can learn about the history of Australia.
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
An online database run by the United States National Park Service containing over 6 million records.
Follow the "the system" links on the right side of the screen to begin your search.
The National Archives of Great Britain - Military History
This site provides a guide into researching military history records in the United Kingdom.
It provides several links to searchable databases. In most cases searches of the databases are free,
although it appears this site does charge a nominal fee to download the documents.
Other Useful Links
Here are some links to other sites we have found to be useful, some are related to genealogy, others are not.
To suggest a link to add to this page please visit our Link To Us page.
Babybookplace.com -- an excellent source of baby and pregnancy information offering a wide variety of baby books and books on pregnancy.
Halton Web Hosting -- Specialists in blog hosting, podcast hosting, and website copyright. Without their generousity there would be no familyhistoryplace.net.
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