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1. General Genealogy Sites
- Ancestry.com
- http://www.ancestry.com
- Census Online
- http://www.census-online.com/
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
- http://www.CyndisList.com
- FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- http://www.familysearch.org
- Genealogy.com
- http://www.genealogy.com
- National Endowment for the Humanities-My History is America's History
- http://www.myhistory.org/
- RootsWeb.com
- http://www.rootsweb.com
2. Deaths
- Memphis/Shelby County Public Library & Information Center's History and Genealogy Indexes on the Internet
- http://history.memphislibrary.org/
- The Commercial Appeal: Obituaries
- http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/obituaries/0,1426,MCA_443,00.html
- The Commercial Appeal: Archives
- http://newgomemphis.com/newgo/core/archives.htm
- Social Security Death Index Interactive Search
- http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693
- Vital Records Information: United States
- http://www.vitalrec.com/
3. Cemetery Information
- Tombstone Transcription Project: Tennessee
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/tennessee/shelby.html
- Interment.Net: Cemetery Transcription Library
- http://www.interment.net/Default.htm
- Elmwood Cemetery
- 824 South Dudley St., Memphis, TN 38104 (901) 774-3212
- http://www.elmwoodcemetery.org/main/index.htm
- Memphis National Cemetery
- 3568 Townes Avenue, Memphis, TN 38122 (901) 386-8311
- http://www.interment.net/data/us/tn/shelby/memnat/
- Shelby County, Tennessee-Cemeteries: USGS GNIS National Mapping Information
- This site gives the names and locations of cemeteries in Shelby County.
- http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnisprod?f_name=
&variant=N&f_state=Tennessee&f_cnty=shelby&f_ty=cemetery
&elev1=&elev2=&cell=&pop1=&pop2=&my_function=Send+Query
&last_name=&last_state=&last_cnty=&page_cnt=
&record_cnt=&tab=Y
4. Archives and Libraries
- State Archives Referral List
- http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs/sarl.htm
- State Library Web Sites
- http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dltcl/pld/statelib.html
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/tslahome.htm
- Mississippi Department of Archives and History
- http://www.mdah.state.ms.us/
- Arkansas History Commission
- http://www.ark-ives.com/
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.
- http://www.nara.gov
- New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA
- http://www.newenglandancestors.org
- New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, New York, NY
- http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/
5. African-American Genealogy
- AfriGeneas: African Ancestored Genealogy
- http://www.afrigeneas.com
- The African-Native American History & Genealogy Webpage
- http://african-nativeamerican.com/
- American Slave Narratives: An Online Narrative
- http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/wpa/wpahome.html
- Christine's Genealogy Website
- http://ccharity.com/
- People of Color in Old Tennessee
- http://www.tngenweb.org/tncolor/
- Freedmen's Bureau Online
- http://freedmensbureau.com/
6. Native-American Genealogy
- Native American Genealogy
- http://hometown.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html
- All Things Cherokee: Genealogy-Helpful Links
- http://www.allthingscherokee.com/genealogy_sites.html
- Chickasaw Genealogy
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~itchicka/
- Cyndi's List- Native-American Links
- http://www.cyndislist.com/native.htm
7. European Genealogy
- Federation of East European Family History Societies - FEEFHS
- http://feefhs.org
- Western European Genealogy Links
- http://www.cyndislist.com/westeuro.htm
- Genealogy.net - German Genealogy
- http://www.genealogienetz.de/gene/index.html
- GENUKI - UK & Ireland Genealogy
- http://www.genuki.org.uk
- Irish Family History Foundation
- http://www.irishroots.net/
- The Italian Genealogy Home Page
- http://www.italgen.com
- JewishGen: The Official Home of Jewish Genealogy
- http://www.jewishgen.org
8. Immigration Sources
- Ellis Island American Family Immigration History Center
- http://www.ellisisland.org
- Immigration and Ships Passenger List Research Guide
- http://home.att.net/~arnielang/shipgide.html
- ISTG - Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
- http://istg.rootsweb.com
9. Civil War
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
- http://library5.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html
- Cyndi's List of Civil War Genealogy Sites
- http://www.cyndislist.com/cw.htm#General
10. Sources for Records
- Bureau of Land Management - The Official Federal Land Patent Records Site
- http://www.glorecords.blm.gov
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- http://www.nara.gov
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
- http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html
- United States Railroad Retirement Board
- http://www.rrb.gov
- Vital Records Information - State Index
- http://vitalrec.com/index.html
11. Genealogical Studies
- National Institute on Genealogical Research
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~natgenin/
- Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
- http://www.infouga.org
- Samford University Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research
- http://www.samford.edu/schools/ighr/ighr.html
12. Genealogical Societies and Organizations
- Association of Professional Genealogists
- http://www.apgen.org
- Board for Certification of Genealogists
- http://www.bcgcertification.org
- Cyndi's List - Societies & Groups
- http://www.CyndisList.com/society.htm
- Federation of Family History Societies (UK)
- http://www.ffhs.org.uk
- Federation of Genealogical Societies
- http://www.fgs.org
- National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
- http://www.dar.org
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