2008* Genealogy 'Core' or Essential Reference Tools Results

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  1. Local and state archives, files, microform, indices for census data, newspapers, city directories, vital statistics, church records, cemetary records, maps, and atlases, and local research guides.
  2.  The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy
  3. Handybook for Genealogists (Everton)
  4. Map Guide to the U. S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920
  5. A to ZAx: A Comprehensive Dictionary for Genealogists & Historians, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, The Genealogists Address Book, Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, International Vital Records Handbook

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  1. FamilySearch.org/FamilySearch.org Labs - http://www.familysearch.org/ or http://labs.familysearch.org/
  2. Rootsweb - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
  3. Cyndi's List - http://www.cyndislist.com
  4. TheUSGenWeb Project - http://usgenweb.org/
  5. Ellis Island Foundation - http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/, Google Books - http://books.google.com, Web Pages by Step hen P. Morse (Genealogy search tools) - http://www.stevemorse.org/, local library Web Genealogy collection, and local history society Web Sites

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  1. State, County, and Local Libraries’ Archives, Genealogy, History, and Vital Records Web Sites
  2. NARA/NARA Access to Archival Databases - http://www.archives.gov/index.html or http://aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp
  3. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System - http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
  4. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records - http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/, Library of Congress American Memory Project - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
  5. US Census Bureau/American Factfinder - http://www.census.gov or http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html

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  1. Ancestry.com/Ancestry Library Edition (ProQuest) - http://www.ancestry.com or http://www.il.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/ale.shtml
  2. HeritageQuest Online - http://www.heritagequestonline.com/ or http://www.il.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/heritagequest.shtml
  3. America's Genealogy Bank - http://www.newsbank.com/Genealogists/product.cfm?product=216
  4. Footnote: The place for original historical documents online - http://www.footnote.com/
  5. America’s Obituaries and Death Notices (Newsbank) - http://www.newsbank.com/Libraries/product.cfm?product=26, Newspaper Archive.com - http://newspaperarchive.com/

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