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Genealogy
U.S. Census
Information related to genealogy at the Census Bureau.
Ancestral Search
Search for your ancestors using the search engines, and genealogy websites provided.
Genealogy & Family History Databases
Genealogy & Family History Databases. Birth Records, Marriage Records, Death Records, Census Records. Free Genealogy Search for Family History.
About: Genealogy
Explore your family history online at this genealogy how-to site. Find free genealogy databases, lessons, articles and tools for tracking down your family.
Resources for Genealogists & Family Historians
The areas that are most commonly used include: Census Records, Military Records, Immigration Records (Ship Passenger Lists), Naturalization Records, and Land Records. While you will not find the actual records online at this site, you will find
U.S. GenWeb Project
Provides free genealogy websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. This Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free genealogy access for everyone.
Cyndis List of Geneaolgy Sites on the Internet
A catalog of genealogical sites, complete with a tutorial for beginners.
RootsWeb.com
The oldest and largest free genealogy site, supported by Ancestry.com.
Heritage Quest Online
You can reach this site directly from the library's Public Access Computers, but will need to go through TexasShare Databases at home(see Reference Desk for details). At this free site, you can use: the complete set of U.S. Federal Census images from
Ancestry.com
Find census, birth, marriage, death records and more. Begins with a free trial, then you have to subscribe.
GenForum
Over 14000 online forums devoted to genealogy, including surnames, US states, countries, and general topics. Hosted by Genealogy.com.
GenGateway
Portal for family tree, surname, ancestry, and genealogy information.
Genealogy Search.com
Genealogy Search is a research center for genealogy, ancestors, surnames and family tree searches on-line. Presented here are search engine portals to several of the largest and most popular family history websites. From this genealogy homepage, you
Surname Genealogy Search
The first genealogy project based upon the genealogy of your surname.
Lutherans Online Genealogy Exchange
This exchange helps those who wish to trace their family roots, especially those with Lutheran ancestors.
AfriGeneas: African American & African Ancestored Genealogy
AfriGeneas is a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general. It is also an African Ancestry research community featuring the AfriGenea
Christines Genealogy Website
An African American-focused site with lots of helpful links.
Olive Tree Genealogy
Are you hunting for your American or Canadian ancestors? Over 1900 free searchable genealogy databases are at your fingertips.
Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
The Library of Congress has one of the world's premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local historical publications. The Library's genealogy collection began as early as 1815 with the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library. This si
Genealogylinks.net
Over 45,000 Genealogy Links - Browse by Region.
GenealogySpot
Loda of links to genealogy records, references, resources, articles and lots more.
Genealogy Portal.com
GenealogyPortal.com features eight separate search engines to assist you in researching your family history: Archives and Libraries • Guides to Research • Historical Sites Location-Specific • Names and Personal Sites • Primary Records Research Su
Access Genealogy
THis is a ree site with links to lots of other free sites of genealogical interest.
Genealogy RefDesk
Provides a list of 89 Genealogy-related sites with brief descriptions.
Genealogy Today - Whats New in Genealogy
Publishes unique information and offers innovative services since 1999. The regular columns and articles provide free guidance for those just getting started, and the newsletter and databases offer value to more experienced visitors. Committed to kee
Helms Genealogy Toolbox
Links to genealogical and historical resources gathered by their TreEZy search engine, digitized images of original documents, and an online store that features over 13,000 products for those interested in researching their family history.
JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy
Provides a wide range of resources including databases, familyfinder, articles, societies, projects and discussion groups.
The TXGenWeb Project
Huge number of links for genealogists.
Texas Cemetaries
Browse Cemeteries by County
The Genealogy Home Page
Links to genealogy tutorials, resources, newsgroups, online resources, maps and software.
Family Search
The largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world.
Genealogy.com
Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned professional, Genealogy.com has a variety of resources to help you find your ancestors. Try a few today and you'll be on your way to finding your family story. Begins with a free trial, then requires a s
BIGenealogy - British Isles Genealogy
BRitish Isles genealogy is often difficult to track down on the web. These pages present new data for your use, as well as guide you in finding the latest UKI genealogy on the web. Included are Genealogical information on: Channel Islands, England, I
Sephardic Genealogy Resources
Sephardic Genealogy, Jewish Genealogy, sources of information. Internet, archives, books.
HEritageQuests Genealogy 101
Don't know how to begin piecing together your own family history? Take a quick course in genealogy with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial.
GenealogyMagazine.com
Genealogy Magazine.com is utilized as a reference by wikipedia.org, the Texas Historical Commission, and Learning and Teaching Scotland’s series, SCET.Net for History: A Virtual Department (a CD-ROM introducing Internet resources in the classroom).
Ancestor Genealogy Photo Archive
Ancestor Genealogy Photo Archive is a free genealogy database of family photos containing online vintage photographs. Many of these photos have been submitted by visitors to help you find your ancestors and surnames. Others were found in antique stor
Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History
The Acadians were French settlers of eastern Canada who were exiled from their land in the 1750s. The Cajuns are their descendants who settled in Louisiana. Today, thousands of Acadian-Cajun descendants cherish their rich legacy of
The Genealogy Register
Discover your ancestors with thousands of links to online census records, passenger lists, vital records, obituaries, military rosters, surname homepages, and more!
Cinnamon Toast Genealogy Explorer
Genealogy explorer is a huge index of links to genealogy web sites and databases, classified by surname and by region. I recommend you try both the surname search and the region browser, since you may find different links under each.
Canadian Genealogy & History Links
A listing of Genealogical and Historical Web sites from East to Western Sea.
Ireland Genealogical Project - IGP
A truly amazing collection of sites devoted to Irish history, heritage, and genealogical information.
Free Genealogy Search Advice
Free genealogy search advice customized for searching your ancestry with specific suggestions on how to use online genealogy records to research your ancestors
ItalianGenealogy.com
Multi-lingual site (you can choose from English, Spanish, Italian and Portugese/Brazilian)that offers lots of information for persons of Italian heritage.
South African Genealogy
This site provides information on how to research your genealogy and family history in South Africa.
Australian Genealogy Links
Sites are categorized into those for all of Australia and for individual states.
Daddezio - Italian Heritage & Genealogy Home Page
Italian Heritage & Genealogy
Afro-Louisiana History & Genealogy 1719-1820
Database of information on 100000 slaves including slave names, genders, ages, occupations, illnesses, family relationships, ethnicity, places of origin and more.
Genealogy and Poland
Deals with genealogical problems pertaining to all former and present provinces of Poland. The guide should be equally beneficial to other researchers whose ancestors originated from all those territories. In particular this guide also includes valua
Maximilian Genealogy
Listed as one of the "Top UK Genealogy Websites"
The Internet Public Library
This guide is designed for people who are looking for information regarding genealogy and their family tree. The hardest part of researching your family tree is knowing where to begin. This Pathfinder will help you find your way among the intimidatin
UK Genealogy
Visit this easy to navigate site of UK genealogy search information, the ideal starting point for anyone seeking ancestors in the United Kingdom.
Open Directory - Genealogy
Databases on varying aspects of genealogy, with genealogy sites in 20 other languages.
Texas Vital Statistics
Birth certificates, death certificates, and birth, death, marriage, and divorce verification letters can be ordered through this site, the official eGovernment Web site for the State of Texas.
Public Records
How to Obtain Public Records from any State, listed by state with links.
Texas State Cemetary
Welcome to the Texas State Cemetery, the Lone Star State's version of Arlington National Cemetery. The Cemetery is where some of Texas' most notable citizens are buried and where we honor our history.
My Texas Genealogy
Free genealogical information on records and links on Texas, including information on courthouse records, churches, cemeteries and more.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Collections include microfilm of the federal census schedules for all states through 1910, selected states from the 1920 and 1930 censuses; printed family and county histories; and a variety of Texas government records. In addition to these, many of
 

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