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Online genealogy resources continue to grow, said Rick Crume, Family Tree magazine contributing editor. Family history research begins with finding ancestors' life events, such as birth, marriages and deaths, recorded independently. Below are places to look for this information.
Census, 1790-1930
Ancestry.com (subscription)
HeritageQuest Online
Directories and public records
Intelius
U.S. Public Records Index
Genealogy megasites
American History and Genealogy Project (USGenNet)
HeritageQuest Online
National Archives
RootsWeb
U.S.GenWeb Project
WorldGenWeb Project
How-to guides
FamilySearch
How do I get started
Guidance research
Research helps
ProGenealogists
Roots Television
Internet directories
Cyndi's List
Linkpendium
Online Genealogy Records and Resources
ProGenealogists: Links
Key Databases
BLM General Land Office Records
BYU Family History Archive
Ellis Island Records
Legacy
Obituary Daily Times
Social Security Death Index
VitalSearch
Library catalogues
Family History Library Catalog
Library of Congress
WorldCat
Pedigree databases
Ancestral File
Ancestry World Tree
Gencircles Global Tree
Pedigree Resource File
RootsWeb's World Connect Project

