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Research Websites:

 

National Archives - passenger arrivals, censuses, naturalizations, military and pension, Native American and tribal information. http://www.archives.gov/index.html  

National Archives at Boston - Serves New England. http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/

Free Genealogy Search Help for Google - This free site will create different Google™ searches using tips or "tricks" that will likely improve your genealogy search results. Just provide what you know about an ancestor and the site will set up the best searches for you, based on what you enter. http://www.genealogy-search-help.com/

People Finders - Getting started; links to answers of common questions. http://www.peoplefinders.com/article-people-search-genealogy-resources.aspx   

I want to thank Ms Hernandez and her 8th grade class at the La Vida Charter School in Willits, CA for sharing their research and for bringing this site to my attention.  

Middlesex County Cemetery Records - http://www.massachusetts-genealogy.com/Middlesex-County-Cemetery-Records.cfm

Family Search - Free Family History, Family Tree, and Genealogy Records and Resources from Around the World. An official Web site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

Find A Grave - Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave or find the graves of thousands of famous people from around the world. http://www.findagrave.com/

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet http://www.cyndislist.com/ 

Family Tree Searcher - Find Family Trees Easily - Enter your ancestor information just once to search for family trees at multiple online genealogy databases. http://www.familytreesearcher.com/ 

Genealogy: Advice for Effective Searches - Answer a series of simple questions and get free, customized advice on the most effective next steps in your genealogy search. http://www.genealogy-search-advice.com/ 

Genealogy.com (includes FREE search of Social Security Death Index - SSDI) Census data, family records, birth and death records, and a lot more! http://www.genealogy.com/index_n.html 

US GenWeb Project (helpful genealogy links for beginners and advanced researchers; forms; maps) http://www.usgenweb.com/

Where to Write For Vital Records (National Center for Health Statistics; search by state) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm 

TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association) is a nonprofit organization established to develop and promote the growth, study and exchange of ideas among people and organizations interested in Irish genealogical and historical research and education. http://tiara.ie/ 

Ellis Island is the symbol of American immigration and the immigrant experience. Nearly half of all Americans today can trace their family history to at least one person who passed through the Port of New York at Ellis Island. Use our Free Search to find your immigrant ancestors. http://www.ellisisland.org/

 

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