Doing Genealogy Online

Ohio Websites

Cleveland Necrology File
http://dxsrv4.cpl.org/WebZ/Authorize?sessionid=0&next=/html/
obit.html&dbchoice=1:dbname=necr&bad=html/authofail.html&style=noframe
Cleveland newspaper obituary notices from mid-1800's to 1975.

GenWeb for Summit County
www.rootsweb.com/~ohsummit
Part of the US GenWeb. Find cemetery locations, submit queries and more.

Ohio Death Certificate Index (1913-1937)
www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/
Find date of death, certificate number.

Summit County Genealogical Society
http://spot.acorn.net/gen
Submit queries and view lists of surnames being researched.

The Western Reserve Historical Society
www.wrhs.org

Extensive collections of manuscripts, newspapers and offers research services and classes. Titles are searchable, but actual content is not online.

National or Cultural Background Websites

GENUKI - UK and Ireland Genealogy
www.genuki.org.uk
Vast site, easy to search; contains various source materials with individual names, maps and more.

The Italian Genealogy Home Page
www.italgen.com
Public forums to which you can post queries; feedback is given to help clarify your search. Databases of surnames and towns in Italy.

Lutheran Genealogy
www.thrivent.com/lutheransonline/genealogy/
"Post or search on your family name. Ask broad-topic genealogy questions, share research tips, or exchange ideas with other genealogy enthusiasts."

Mayflower Passengers
www.mayflowerhistory.com/Genealogy/genealogy.php
Complete passenger lists of all three ships, wills of passengers, false Mayflower genealogies, societies to contact and extensive history of the Pilgrims and Native Americans of the time.

National Archives of Canada
www.archives.ca/index.html
Searchable census records and indexes, plus contact information for further genealogy research in Canada. Plan a visit to Ottawa headquarters or four regional archives.

Native American
http://hometown.aol.com/bbbenge/front.html
Wealth of information on names, population counts, and links to specific tribes.

World GenWeb
www.worldgenweb.org
Hundreds of countries represented. "Each project website (generally) will contain local resource addresses of county/country public records offices, cemetery locations, maps, library addresses, archive addresses, and association addresses including Family History Centers or other genealogical or historical societies, and some history and culture of the region."

General Genealogy Websites

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites
www.CyndisList.com
Premiere gateway site; largest collection of genealogical links on the Web. Organized several ways for easy access.

Ellis Island Records

www.ellisislandrecords.org
Searchable immigration records for people entering U. S. from 1892 to 1924.

FamilySearch (Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints)
www.familysearch.org
Searchable database of the largest genealogical collection in the world. View and print family trees of persons listed.

GenForum
http://genforum.genealogy.com/

Simple access to discussion forums for every state and most countries. Surname forums very useful; 100's of previous messages on view.

Library of Congress Map Collections
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Searchable index of maps viewable online. "Panoramic" maps of many U.S. cities are hand-drawn.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
http://www.archives.gov/index.html
The nation's largest archives is located in Washington, D.C., and has 13 Regional Archives. Mos tin formation online points to records you can see when you get there, however, there is some specific information about individuals available online.

National Obituary Archive
www.nationalobituaryarchive.com
Search for birth and death dates during recent years. May specify city.

RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative
www.rootsweb.com
All-purpose site, easy to search many databases at once. Be aware that you will be prompted to join"Ancestry," via a false search box at top of screen.

Large Libraries And Collections With Limited Online Access

Daughters of the American Revolution
www.dar.org/library/default.html
Searchable online catalog of resources. No actual content displayed.

Library of Congress "Genealogy Reading Room"
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhg.html
Help in planning a trip to the Library, the nation's largest. Bibliographies and lists of collections may be viewed.

Ohio Historical Society
www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/gensource.html
Find out what State records and resources OHS has to offer.

Paid Membership Organizations

Ancestry
www.ancestry.com
Extensive services and databases, including latest census indexes and building your family tree.

New England Historic Genealogical Society
http://www.newenglandancesters.org
"Genealogical data with emphasis on families and communities connected to New England."

National Genealogical Society
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org
Offers "…'how-to' materials, educational offerings, premier annual conference, member services, and numerous books and publications."

Ohio Genealogical Society
www.ogs.org
"Largest state genealogical society." Online searches restricted to members. Some lists of library resources are available online to the general public.

Sons of the American Revolution
www.sar.org
Records male descendants of the patriots. Must join to access information.