Searching
for Your Heritage Online
Our
individual heritages fascinate most of us. We're
interested in our ancestors, in where they lived, what
wars
they fought in, and how they got to other continents.
More
and more people are working on their family trees. After
all, if we don't capture the information now, it could
be lost for future generations.
How
about a site that boasts over 23,450 links in over 70
categories? At Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the
Internet, you'll find categories such as Adoption, Asia
& the Pacific, African-American, Cemeteries &
Funeral Homes, and even Family Bibles.
http://www.CyndisList.com/
If
any of your ancestors fought in the American Civil War,
be sure to visit The Electric Cemetery Home Page: Genealogy,
Civil War. Major projects include 8576 Union soldiers
buried in Oklahoma, the 8th Iowa Calvary, and the sinking
of the steamship Sultana near Memphis. If you're new to
genealogy, stop by Genealogy Helpers, where you'll find
relationship information about cousins several times removed,
or a perpetual calendar that shows every
day of the week from 1753 to 2000.
http://www.ionet.net/~cousin/
An
Index of Surnames . . . Native American Genealogy . .
.
Canadian Genealogy . . . Genealogy Newsgroups and Mailing
Lists . . . you'll find it all plus much more at A Barrel
of Genealogy Links.
http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html
Visit
the Genealogy Home Page where you'll learn how maps can
help you trace your family tree. Learn of upcoming genealogy
events, or tips on helping you get started. Do you have
Irish roots, or maybe Italian roots? If so, you'll find
resources to help you, as well as genealogy help in areas
such as Polish military history, Scottish ancestry, and
Cuban genealogy. http://www.genhomepage.com/
Discover
additional online resources that will help you in your
genealogy search at Genealogy Listservers, Newsgroups,
and Special Home Pages. The resources are broken down
by letters of the alphabet, so it's easy to look for specific
surnames or areas. http://www.eskimo.com/~chance/
At
Treasure Maps, the How-to Genealogy Site, you'll find
five
steps to getting started on your family tree, a tutorial
on
deciphering old handwriting, and a tutorial on U.S. Federal
Census. http://www.firstct.com/fv/tmapmenu.html
Online
Genealogical Database Index features a massive
compilation of links to genealogical databases searchable
through the Net, and it is also linked to GenDex, which
reportedly has more than two million entries.
http://www.gentree.com/gentree.html

-Robin Nobles is a freelance writer whose articles on
surfing
the Web are published in six newspapers regularly. She
also writes articles about the Web and Internet in
publications such as Internet Newsroom, InfoAlert,
WebVantage, CompuNotes, ChipNET, The Sunshine Post,
Bridges Initiatives, and more. She can be reached at
smslady@netdoor.com or through her website:
http://www2.netdoor.com/~smslady
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