Genealogy
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ArchiviaNet - - National Archives of Canada with online census info
CastleGarden.org - - free access to information on 10 million immigrants from 1830-1892 (the year Ellis Island opened)
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites - - thousands of links to genealogy sources
Dalby Database - - genealogy info for Rice, Steel and surrounding counties in Minnesota - from Owatonna Public Library
Ellis Island - - American Family Immigration History Center
Genealogy Home Page - - a good general starting place for genealogy on the Web
Genealogy Spot - - search for free genealogy resources
Genealogy.com - - genealogy learning center for the beginning genealogist
General guides - - to Genealogy Research and collections - from MEL
General Land Office patents - - covers land patents issued in MN, and several other states
Heritage Quest - - census microfilm rental catalog
Historical US Census Data Browser -
LDS Family Search Site - - includes entire 1880 census free
Mayflower Families - - genealogy
Minnesota Genealogical Society -
Minnesota Historical Society - - online index of death certificates 1908 - 1996
National Archives and Records -
National Genealogical Society - -
National Personnel Record Center - - look for U.S. military records
Norwegian Genealogy from RootsWeb -
Olmsted County History Center -
Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records - - A Genealogy Guide - search by state & county
Records Room - - A searchable directory of marriage and birth and death certificate listings, military record links, ship passenger lists, etc.
RootsWeb - - combined surname searches of genealogy databases, discussion lists
Social Security Death Index - - free from ancestry.com
USGenWeb Project - - state and county genealogy research information
Where to Write for Vital Records -
Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles - - from the Wisconsin Historical Society
WorldGenWeb - - international genealogy research information
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*These links have been selected by RPL staff based on reviews or their usefulness to staff and library patrons. For additional sites in this subject area, try one of these SEARCH TOOLS 1/22/07 |