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This page will keep you up-to-date
with the fast moving interest in Genealogy/Family History.
For
people just getting started please visit the BEGINNING RESEARCH
page, which contains some hints and tips regarding how to get started, local genealogy
sites and recommended books.
Using
the Internet for researching Family History has become overwhelmingly popular.
Our purpose is to encourage Ocean Hills Residents (and others, too) to use these
pages as a reference for your own research. Our workshop meets the first Thursday
of each month at 10:00 am in the Computer Room and is led by Hal McCawley.
Check the Computer Club Calendar for actual times and days.
The program
includes speakers and workshops, followed by problem solving. We will also, spend some time
going on the Internet to show good genealogy sites.
Family History is about who we are.
The social context in which our ancestors lived is a vital part of who they were,
just as the world around us today is part of what shapes who we, who our children,
are. Gathering the names, dates and places of those who came before, those
who created us, is only a part of the wholeness of life.
To know our ancestors, we need to spend
time studying their world; we need to become familiar with their time. Doing all
of that is putting together the puzzle, the picture, that is your family. Come
join the Genealogy Group to learn ways to help you in your search for yourself.
Other programs will be announced at
a later time, so be sure to check back with us to see what other helpful and interesting
programs are planned. Remember
also, that each session will end with help on Family Tree Maker and other computer
programs. If you have questions or suggestions bring them to the next computer
genealogy meeting.
Genealogy Links: Archive.org
Cyndi's
List
RootsWeb
Dead
Fred
Google
Book Search
BYU Family
History Archive
Bureau
of Land Management - General Land Office Documents
Digital
documents at American Memory from Library of Congress
Ellis
Island Ship Passenger Arrival Records
Arizona
Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates
Delaware
Digital Archives
Florida
State Archives Online Collections
The
Digital Library of Georgia
Territorial
Kansas Online
Archives
of Maryland Online
Missouri
Death Certificates, 1910-1955
Missouri
Birth & Death Certificates pre-1910
New York
Public Library Digital Library
Ohio
Memory
ARIAS
- Pennsylvania's Digital State Archives
Washington
State Digital Archives
West
Virginia Vital Records
The following links should be interesting to beginners
and experts alike: The
Latter Day Saints' Latest & Greatest Web Page!
Another
good page for Ancestry!
Cyndi's
List--Probably the world's best index for Genealogical Research!
Volunteer's
Add Info!!--Rootsweb
National Archives
& Records Administration
US GEN WEB--USA State & County Records
My Family--Start a Family Website
Surname
Web Site--6 different languages for Surname searching
Family
Treemaker Site--325 million names, some info free!
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