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WORLDWIDE

FamilySearch
Record Search
International Genealogical Index (IGI)
Wiki Search - place and topic search
Library Catalog

Other Searchable Collections
Ancestry Free Index Collections

Surname Genealogy Search
Ancestry $
MyHeritage $

findmypast.com $
Surname Genealogy Search - free
Emigration
Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives - steamers, liners, fashion
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild - manifests
TheShipsList

Graves & Burials
Find a Grave
BillionGraves
Interment.net

Links to more Resources
Access Genealogy
Genealogylinks.net - by country
Rootsweb
Cyndi's List - resources
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WorldGenWeb Project - worldwide resources
Additional Resources
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Old Maps Online
Euratlas Historical Maps

Project Runeberg - Scandinavian litterature
Project Gutenberg - eBooks, scanned, free 

World Digital Library - Library of Congress
Internet Archive
- waybackmachine, digital library
GoogleBooks
WorldCat - worldwide library catalogue
​Hathi Trust Digital Library

Google News - Newspapers online
List of online newspaper archives - Wikipedia
NewspaperARCHIVE $

Online Historical Directories Website

DNA

Surnames
McAlister DNA Project - Y-DNA Classic Chart

CANADA  -  Google Canada

National Archives
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)

Land 
Land Records (LAC)
Guide to Early Land Settlement Records
Upper Canada Land Petitions,1763-1865 (LAC)
Lower Canada Land Petitions, 1764-1841 (LAC)

Census & National Registration
Library and Archives Canada - indices & images
Automated Genealogy - indices & transcriptions
National Registration File of 1940 $


Sundries
Upper Canada Sundries - heritage.canadiana.ca
Index to Upper Canada Sundries - Upper Canada Genealogy

Finding Aid to the Sundries - Collections Canada​
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Military

Soldiers of the First World War: 1914-1918

Deaths
Death Indexes & Records for Canada
CanadaGenWeb - cemetery project

Immigration
Immigration Records (LAC)
The Island Register Ships Page

Church Resources
Methodist Church of Canada - various resources
​The United Church of Canada - resources
​The United Church of Canada - digitized documents
Ontario
Early Ontario Records
Marriages in Ontario 1800-1927
Ontario Distr. Marriage Registers 1801-1858 - FamilySearch
Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910 - FamilySearch
Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 - FamilySearch
Ontario Marriages, 1826-1939 - Ancestry $

OGS Databases
Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid
Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, 1825-1910 with images!

Ontario Court of Probate & Surrogate Court Records

Quinte Branch's Links to Resources
Ontario and Upper Canada Genealogy and History
Ontario Genealogy Records Online
Ontario Vital Statistics Project
Bill Martin's Genealogy Pages
Ontario Genealogy Name and Record Type Index

Archives of Ontario - The Records
Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society

​Simcoe County
Settlers Database - OGS
​Return of lands pat. in West Gwillimbury, 1803-1864

Obituary Finder - Collingwood Public Library
Muskoka Atlas 1879
Simcoe County Branch OGS

Quebec
Eastern Townships Resource Centre - genealogy
Eastern Townships Research
Hebridean Scots in Quebec - resources
​Non-Catholic Parish Records, 1763-1967 - FamilySearch
​Genealogy Quebec $
Saskatchewan
Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan
Vital Statistics Index Search (ISC)

Homestead Files at Sask Archives - Pre- 1930

Saskatchewan Cemeteries Index
Saskatchewan Cemetery Records
Saskatchewan Cemetery Transcripts, 1850-1994 $
SGS Burial Index
SGS Obit Index
​SGS Residents Index

Saskatoon Town Resources

Top Sites - CanGenealogy.com

Maps & Geographical Names
Peel's Prairie Provinces - newspapers, books, maps, city directories, pics
Canadian County Atlas Digital Project - names/places
Ontario Historical County Maps Project
Saskatchewan Country Elevator System Maps
Historical Maps of Toronto
Geographical Names of Canada - Gov of Canada
Legal Land Description Converter​ - Western Canada

Newspapers, Books & Directories
Google's Newspapers online
​Our Roots at University of Calgary - local histories
​Early Canadiana Online - digital library

Canadian Community Digital Archives - Ontario newspapers
Historical Canadian Newspapers Online - BGSU University Libraries
INK - ODW Newspaper Collection - community newspapers
City and Regional Directories - CanGenealogy


​Links to more Resources
CanGenealogy - many more resources

GlobalGenealogy.com - links to dbases

DENMARK  -  Google Denmark

DIS-Arkivalielister - Danish resources online

​National Archives
Arkivalieronline
DIS-Arkivalielister - links to all databases on arkivalieronline
DDD - census, emigrants & immigrants
DDD census transcription project - status
Nygårds Sedler

​Deaths & Probates
Begravelsesprotokoller, 1805-1942 - Kbh Stadsarkiv
Find en grav - gravestones
Burial Records - Copenhagen, 1861-1940
Transcribed Probate Records - links, Danske Slægtsforskere
Aurelia Clemons - probates
Brejl


The Land and it's Population
Estate Records,1436-1964 - FamilySearch
Politiets Registerblade - Copenhagen, 1890-1923
Godser, baronier, grevskaber, stamhuse - Arkivalieronline
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Godsarkiver - DIS-Arkivalielister
Matrikler, 1688-1692 - FamilySearch
Matrikler, 1662-1692 - FamilySearch

​Links to more Resources
Slægt & Data - research help from DIS-DANMARK
Digitized Danish Records Online - FamilySearch
Danish Family Search
København
Husregistre, 1772-1835 - Københavns Stadsarkiv

Slægtshistorisk Forening for Storkøbenhavn
Københavns Stadsarkiv

Holbæk
Parish records - FamilySearch
Skatteregnskaber, 1661-1813 - tax records
Adelersborg Gods, skifte- og fæsteprotokoller - Danske Slægtsforskere
Adelersborg Gods, fæsteprotokoller - Aurelia Clemons
Bregninge parish tax records, 1664-1710 - FamilySearch
Ods Herreds Gods - probate records, Aurelia Clemons

Præstø & Sorø
Bråby church records, 1645-1891 - Internet Archive
Bråby church records, 1723-1814 - Internet Archive
Gisselfeld Kloster Gods, probates - Aurelia Clemons
Optegnelser om Gisselfeld, 1868 - Google Books

Roskilde
Ledreborg

Aalborg
Slægtshistorisk Forening for Aalborgegnen - Protokoller
Ålborg byfoged Skifteuddrag, 1584-1805 - Brejl

Trap / Trapp / Trappe / Trappis
Peder de Hemmer Trap - Trap names in Aalborg

The Origins of the Name Trap
Additional Resources
Calendar, 1500-2099
Movable Feast Day Calendar
Census dates - DIS-wiki

Danish Counties, 1793-1970 - DIS-Danmark
Street - Parish in Copenhagen
Streets in Copenhagen until 1925
Kirker i Københavns amt (before 1970) - Wikipedia

Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen - maps, old & new
DigDag - digital atlas of Denmark's historical-administrative geography
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Historisk Atlas
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Danmark set fra luften - a view from above

Slægtsforskernes Bibliotek - catalogue
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Lokalhistoriske bøger - Claus Rønlev
lex.dk - national encyclopedia


Genealogy Translating Toolbox
Danish - English Glossary - marriage & census
Gothic Handwriting - Statens Arkiver
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Latin words - Danske Slægtsforskere

Folk i Fortiden - population history by location
Den Digitale Byport - Dansk Center for Byhistorie

Danmarks Købstæder - Dansk Center for Byhistorie
Historisk Billedarkiv - arkiv.dk
kbhbilleder.dk - photos of Copenhagen & Frederiksberg

SWEDEN  -  Google Sweden

National Archives
Riksarkivet
ArkivDigital $
ArkivDigital - available resources

Military
Central Soldiers Register - 1680s to 1901

Links to more Resources
DIS - Sverige
Forskningsarkivet Umeå - links
Hans Högmans Släktforskning - links
Rötter - links
​Västerbotten
Västra Ormsjö - the first settlers
Storumansajten - settlers in Stensele parish
Västerbotten årsbok 1939 - Finnish settlers in Örträsk
Västerbotten årsbok 1947 - settlers in lappmarken

Västernorrland
Fjällsjö (names & local history) - Forssen-Alonso
Fjällsjö byar och gårdar 1600-1800
Byn Ruske i Junsele socken​
Junsele Hembygdsförening - history

​Södra Sverige
Demografisk Databas - Skåne, Blekinge, Halland
Sami Genealogy
Samisk kultur- og utviklingssenter
Samer i Västerbotten-Helgeland 1690-1920
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Project Runeberg books - Sami people & culture
​Om Lappland och Lapparne - Project Runeberg
Resa Igenom Wäster-Norrland til Åsele Lappmark, 1741 - Project Runeberg
Mårdbergslandet - the first settlers​

Additional Resources
Sveriges församlingar genom tiderna - Skatteverket
Sweden: Parish Listing - Family Search
Svenska län och härader - Wikipedia
Lantmäteriet - historical maps
Current Swedish map - hitta.se
Kungliga biblioteket - digital collection (maps & lit.)
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Sveriges Hembygdsförbund - find local groups
Swedish Roots - Dictionary
​Swedish name days listed chronologically - Wikipedia

UNITED STATES  -  Google US

USGenWeb Project
USGenWeb Archives
National Archives (NARA) - wars, passengers, orgs

Church Records
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 1781-1969 $
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Membership Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Membership Records - baptism & confirmation info in early records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


Census
USGenWeb Census Project - images
Census Online

Land
Bureau of Land Management - land patents
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Earth Point - Convert Twp, Rg., Sec. to Lat. & Long.

Military
War of 1812 Pension Applications - links
US Military Records - Fold3 $

Immigration
New York, 1820-1891 - Castle Garden, FamilySearch
New York, 1892-1924 - Ellis Island, FamilySearch
New York, 1892-1924 - Ellis Island Foundation
New York, 1909, 1925-1957 - FamilySearch
Access to Archival Databases (NARA)
One-Step Webpages - search passenger lists in one step

Cook County, IL​
Genealogy Trails Website - county resources
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index - 1763-1900
​Illinois Statewide Death Index - Pre-1916
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Minnesota
PeopleFINDER - Minnesota Historical Society
A History of the Swedish-Americans of Minnesota - Archive.org
Dalby Database - BMD, census, etc.
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Minnesota Official Marriage System MOMS
Minnesota Marriage Index (1849-1950) - FamilySearch
​Minnesota Digital Newspapers

University of Minnesota's Map Library - Digitized Plat Maps and Atlases
​Minnesota Digital Library
Minnesota Online Records - FamilySearch
Otter Tail County​, MN
Naturalization records, 1870-1929 - FamilySearch
​Multi Index Search - Otter Tail County Historical Society
MNGenWeb - Otter Tail County Minnesota
​Otter Tail County Resources - FamilySearch
History of Otter Tail County - Archive.org

Roseau County, MN
Naturalization Records, 1885-1955 - FamilySearch
Roseau County Historical Society - resources
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New York
New York Vital Records and Genealogy Indexes
New York State Death Index - Reclaim the Records
New York State (NYS) Historic Newspapers
History of Rochester & Monroe county - HathiTrust
​History of Livingston County - HathiTrust

Allegany County, NY
Cemetery Index - Allegany County Historian's Office
Allegany County resources - Genealogy Inc
Allegany County Genealogy - New York Genealogy
​David A. Howe Public Library - resources
Allegany County, New York - fam. history & genealogy
​History of Allegany County, N.Y. w. illustrations, 1806

Monroe County, NY
GenWeb - county resources
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Steuben County, NY
Historical gazetteer of Steuben County, New York, with memoirs and illustrations

North Dakota

NDSU Libraries - naturalization, marriage, probate
Digital Horizons - Life on the Northern Plains
Gravestone Photo Project - North Dakota gravestones.org


Washington
An Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country
Finding Historical Books & Documents
Internet Archive - free digital resources
City Directories by DistantCousin
Chronicling America - newspapers 1770-1963 (LOC)

US Online Historical Newspapers - (Google) free
The Ancestor Hunt - Newspaper links
​Collections with Newspapers - LOC
Genealogybank.com - newspapers, 1690-today $
Library of Congress - catalogue
Digital Public Library of America


Maps
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - LOC
Library of Congress - map search by location
​Historic Map Works
New York Public Library - map collection
​US Geological Survey Historical Topographic Map Explorer
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries - Newberry Library
​HistoryGeo - search historical maps by surname $

​Links to more Resources
LDS Genealogy - US genealogy records directory

Stephen P. Morse - lots and lots of links

Additional Resources
US Surname Distribution - Ancestry
Illustrated History of Big Bend v. 1 (Galloway & McKay)
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Red Lake Courier (Minnesota)

UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND  -  Google UK  -  Google Ireland

GENUKI - UK & Ireland
FreeCEN - census
UK City & County Directories 1766-1946 - Ancestry $

Deaths
Deceased Online - UK burials & cremations $

Newspapers
British Newspaper Archive $

ENGLAND
FreeBMD
UK BMD - resources by county
General Register Office (GRO) - for certificates
FreeReg - parish record search
Census Records - Genealogylinks.net

Online Parish Clerks - free parish transcriptions

Find My Past $
The Genealogist $​

​Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire Family History Society - dbases
Cambridgeshire BMD Index (CAMDEX)
GENUKI Cambridgeshire - resources
​British History Online - Cambridgeshire

Cheshire
Cheshire Genealogy - resources
NORTHERN IRELAND
PRONI - Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
The National Archives of Ireland - dbases

RootsIreland - dbase (free index - login required)
Ulster Historical Foundation - pay per view
Irish Genealogical Research Society - resources

The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1837)
Griffith's Valuation (1847-1864)

​Family and Local History (Bill Macafee's Website) - links and transcriptions

Northern Ireland - Ulster Ancestry
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Irish Ancestors - JohnGrenham.com
Irish Genealogy Toolkit

Fáilte Romhat - dbases and transcripts
Fianna Guide to Irish Genealogy

Emerald Ancestors - Northern Ireland & Ulster $
Irish Newspaper Archives $
The Belfast News-Letter Index (1737-1800)

Ireland Historical Newspaper Archives - $

Ballymoney
Ballymoney Ancestry
Millquarter Townland, Co. Antrim - location info

Surnames
Pinkerton - Worldwide Pinkerton Researchers
Pinkerton & Galloway - Barge's webpage
Pinkerton - Deep Roots Tall Trees
SCOTLAND
UK BMD - resources by county
FreeReg -  parish record search
National Library of Scotland - free digital resources
​National Library of Scotland - maps

Scotlands People $
ScotlandsPlaces - free online records
​Scottish Indexes


ElectricScotland - online clan/family books
The WORD on the STREET - broadsides, 1650-1910
Scottish Directories - archive.org


Hebrides
hebridespeople.com - genealogy resources
Isle of Islay Genealogy - Steve Gilchrist's page
Isle of Islay vital statistics - Ted Larson's page
Argyll and Bute Archives Sources - FamilySearch
​Leaving Islay - background info
Islay - Wikipedia

Kilmeny
Gravestone Inscriptions for Kilmeny Cemetery
​Kilmeny resources - FamilySearch
​Kilmeny resources - GENUKI
Islay Lives - list of available parish records

Surnames
Macalester - history
​McKee Beginnings-Clan MacKay

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Gazetteer of British Place Names
Parish Locator Program - England & Scotland
A Vision of Britain - maps and stats
IreAtlas Townland Database - Irish land locator
National Library of Scotland - maps
Place Names of Islay

Ireland Genealogy - Family Search wiki

British History Online - local history & maps
​War and Famine in Ireland, 1580-1700 - The Irish Story

NORWAY  -  Google Norway

National Resources
Digitalarkivet
Nasjonalbiblioteket
Norway Church Records, 1815-1938 - MyHeritage $
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Emigration
Norway-Heritage - emigrant ships
Links to more Resources
Slekt og Data
Ancestors from Norway

Norwegian Genealogy
Additional Resources
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The National Archives of Norway
Norwegian Farm Names - dokumentasjonsprosjektet
Norsk Folkemuseum - history & pictures
​Nordgen's Ordbok - translations

OTHER

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