Europe
Genealogy
Genealogy.net Billing itself as "The number one source in German
genealogy," this German site has been translated into English and contains
regional resources, sample letters, place lookups, databases, passenger
ship lists, local heritage books available as online databases and more.
Genweb Genealogical Lookups Does free lookups on Family
World CDs.
Pitfalls in using the book "Germans to America" How to
sort out loose ends and get more data from the book "Germans to America."
Polish Roots The Polish Genealogy Source -- Everything from culture
and customs to maps, history, ships, immigration lists, databases and
surname searches -- if you're Polish, this site's for you!
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Another site that does
free lookups in the United States.
Resources for Finding Relatives in the U.S. Here are two
useful sites for locating relatives in the United States: anywho.com
and switchboard.com.
Rootsweb Genie Angels Does free lookups in the United States
to help you obtain a document from the courthouse, historical archives,
library, newspaper article, or tombstone photo.
Shaking Your Family Tree Interesting site on finding information
on the homeland cities/towns and hamlets of Kanitz and Peterwitz.
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Genealogical Research
Sharon A. Farrah Top-quality family research available for $15/hour.
Specializing in Stearns, Morrison, Sherburne and Benton Counties,
Minnesota.
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American Family Immigration Center Although so far it can be difficult
to access due to the large volume of users, this site yields many gems for those
who have family members entering the country through New York's Ellis Island
immigration station between 1892 and 1924. Here you can research passenger
records from ships that brought the immigrants and even see the original manifests
with the passengers' names.
Immigration and Naturalization Service Very useful site has
historical research tools, glossary of ships passenger annotations, ports of
entry and their records by state or district, and information on naturalization
records.
Liberty State Park Historic gateway to Ellis Island, this site has a
great story of The Immigrant Journey, and an Ellis Island and
Statue of Liberty photo album.
National Archives One of our national resources, this site has archival photographs,
links to genealogical data and research guides, pubications, and genealogical
resources on the World Wide Web plus Immigrant and Passenger Arrivals:
Select Catalog of NARA Microfilm Publications.
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History
Other Family Sites
Tools
Alta Visa Translations via Babel Fish A great tool; download this and
it works slick. Print out the easy directions-and away you go. Suddenly we can
translate the German to English sites/pages that we find. The best part is that
it's free and easy.
U.S. Cost of Living Calculator Click on the blue triangle to expand or
collapse levels of detail. Very useful tool that is geographically specific and
calculates with or without food and energy costs.
Free Translation This site advertises itself as "the fastest web-based
translation available." A good alternative to or useful when used in
conjunction with Babel Fish above.
German Words This site has German words and phrases useful in
genealogy research. In addition, it also has German/English introduction
form letters that may be used when meeting someone in person or writing to an
individual in Germany.
LATIN-WORDS-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical
interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in Latin from earliest to
most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old Latin words, phrases, names,
abbreviations and antique jargon. To subscribe, send subscribe to
mailto:LATIN-WORDS-L-request@rootsweb.com (Mail Mode) or
mailto:LATIN-WORDS-D-request@rootsweb.com (Digest Mode).
Inflation Calculator For money values now and then, this site converts the
value of U.S. or Canadian money from years ago into what it is worth today or
vice versa.
List of Archaic Occupations Useful site for genealogists since surnames
usually originated from someone's occupation.
Obituary Birthday Calculator Useful tool for determining a birth date
when one has an obituary listing a date of death and the number of years,
months and days an individual lived.
Ranks, Professions, Occupations and Trades Extremely
comprehensive listing of old professions and trades.
Relationship Chart for Individuals with a Common Ancestor
Simplifies the process of finding exactly how you relate to that second cousin
once removed!
St. Cloud Times Index The Great River Regional Library has a subject
contents index of the St. Cloud Times back to 1928 that also includes obituaries.
Put in the date someone died or their name and you will know the paper to
ask for at the Stearns County Museum to ask for the article.
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United States
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Chronological