Genealogy

Example Questions that can be answered using this FARQ

• How do I begin researching my family tree?
• How do I find other on-line genealogists?

The IPL cannot do the time-consuming research to answer many of the genealogy-related questions that we get, but we can help you get started on doing this research on your own. There are many genealogy websites on the Internet. These sites have been chosen for their high quality of information and indexing of links. Please see the IPL Pathfinder on Genealogy for more detailed information on researching your family tree!

Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
http://www.cyndislist.com/
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites is one of the most comprehensive list of genealogy websites. Cyndi organizes thousands of links according to categories for easy reference. Includes such topics as How to Begin, Tools for Research and Publishing your Family History.

The U.S. Genealogy Web Project
http://www.usgenweb.com/
"The US Gen Web Project is a loosely organized group of volunteers working to create a center for genealogical research for every county in the United States. All counties have an area for you to post queries and links to the state page and archives."

The Genealogy Home Page
http://www.genhomepage.com/
The Genealogy Home Page keeps track of hundreds of genealogy links. Like Cyndi’s List it is organized into topics such as Genealogy Help and Guides, Libraries, Maps, Newsgroups and Genealogy Societies. The Genealogy Home Page also has a list of new genealogy links that is updated daily.

About.com Guide to Genealogy
http://genealogy.about.com/hobbies/genealogy/index.htm
The About.com Guide sites organize links to web sites on various topics. The Genealogy Guide has sections for "How-To" links like Genealogy 101 and Writing your Family’s History, and for "Research & Records" links like Military Records and Vital Records. The guide (a real person) also writes feature articles on various topics.

A Barrel of Genealogy Links
http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/mark.html
A Barrel of Genealogy Links is a list of links to access various genealogy related WWW resources, sites and homepages. This website also includes a list of Civil War Resource links.

The Roots Surname List Name Finder
http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi
The Roots Surname List Name Finder is a searchable index from the Roots Homepage. Type in the surname you are trying to find and a list of genealogists researching the same name will be returned.

FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service
http://www.familysearch.org/
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints provides this site, which lets you search their Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, Pedigree Resource File, and web sites (by last name only).

You may also wish to see the IPL Pathfinder on Genealogy.