These are just some of the resources I use when researching family history.
Be patient! This is definitely a work in progress. I will be adding links regularly.
Please report any broken links or suggest your own links to marlogan68@outlook.com.
I’ve put them here for you for free as a starting point when researching online.
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Websites of Other Genealogy Resources
Olive Tree Genealogy (my friend Lorine passed away in February, but left this website for us to treasure as I have for years) Cyndi's List 6 Tips to Make Your Genealogy Research Easier
Nationwide or Worldwide Resources
Allen County Public Library (The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library is the second largest family research center in the United States.) Archive.org DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Fold3 (Historical Military Records) Locating Visa Files at NARA National Archives USA Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (documenting boundary changes in all 50 states) Traditions of the Ancestors Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration (passenger and ship search) ArchiveGrid (helps researchers looking for primary source materials held in archives, libraries, museums and historical societies.) The Genealogy Spot (outbound passenger lists from the US and Canada) Manorial Documents Register (index to English and Welsh manorial records) Chronicaling America (search through historic newspapers from 1789-1963) Digital Public Library of America (millions of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country.) Documenting the American South (or the study of southern history, literature, and culture.)
Austria Resources
Vienna
Baptist Resources
Archives and Special Collections at Southeastern: Baptist Digital Collections Guide
Carolina Resources (North & South)
Albemarle Genealogical Society The Lost Colony Plantations of North Carolina Photos of Dare County People North Carolina GenWeb Project (A lot of resources) North Carolina State Archives South Carolina Department of Archives and History North Carolina Genealogical Society (links to North Carolina, regional, and national genealogical resources) North Carolina Family History & Genealogy DigitalNC (has digitized newspapers, yearbooks, photographs, and articles) Documenting the American South
Catholic Resources
New England Catholic Records Finding Catholic Records The Guide to Catholic Records Research
Cemetery & Death Records/Resources
BillionsGraves (records found in cemeteries throughout the world) FindAGrave (a hint for this one, click on the cemetery for their contact information and contact them directly for records.) Deceased Online (central database for UK burials and cremations) Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records (a directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county in the USA.)
Colonial Resources
American Ancestors (some free, some not) Immigrant Servants Database (indexed compilation of records of indentured servants, convicts, and redemptioners, who began their American adventures in servitude) Ventress Memorial Library (various Massachusetts resources) Massachusetts Resources Strategies for Researching Colonial Genealogical Records Connecticut Colonial & Early State Records Massachusetts Collections Online The Muster Roll Project The Mayflower Society Mayflower History (Mayflower passengers, Mayflower history and Mayflower genealogy and resources.)
England and Wales
General Register Office (holds records for all births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships that have been registered in England and Wales from 1837.) Free UK Genealogy Free BMD FreeCen FreeReg UK National Archives
Facebook Pages
Genealogical Translations (this is my #1 page to go to for translations of a document. Make sure you read the directions for proper posting.) Loganalogy (of course!) Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum (my ancestors come from a long line of LifeSavers and this page gives a glimpse of their life back then.) Slovenian Genealogy Tillett Family of N.C. Outer Banks Genealogy Tyrrell County Genealogy Isle of Wight COUNTY, Virginia Genealogy Pre 1800 Logans Gottschee Genealogy Prussian Genealogy & Heritage / German, Polish & Lithuanian Roots & DNA Crnomelj, Dragatus, Vinica and Stari trg ob Kolpi Family Root Research German Genealogy Davenports of North Carolina Clan Galbraith Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community Rittenhouse Family Descendants and Friends Ireland: Genealogy & Heritage Slovenian Genealogy Society International, Inc. (SGSI) Hatteras Island Genealogy and Preservation 🇵🇱Polish Genealogy Clan Logan Society International Huntingdon County, PA Genealogy Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library (info on families through the Wiregrass area) Early Virginia/West Virginia families. Surnames and descendants Latvia Genealogy NYC Department of Records
Florida Resources
Florida Memory Clay Clerk Archives (Clay County, FL) Genealogy Resources: Florida Resources The St. Augustine Historical Society Florida Statewide Military
French Resources
France Archives Guide to French Archives France GenWeb
Georgia Resources
Georgia Genealogical Society (the tool on their website called "Finding Your Georgia Ancestors.")
Gottschee Resources
Gottschee Heritage & Genealogy
Ireland Resources
IrelandXO RootsIreland The National Archives of Ireland Griffith's Valuation (household survey's, like our census substitutes) Traditional Irish Naming Patterns Irish Central (a guide to some of the best genealogy sites) Irish Genealogy Toolkit Kildare Library and Arts Service Headquarters Riverbank Arts Centre (they add things regularly as resources allow)
Jamaican Resources
Jamaican Ancestry (many different resources for research)
Jewish Resources
AVOTAYNU (Jewish Surname Index) JewishGen (A global resource for Jewish genealogy) Family Tree of the Jewish People
Logan Surname Resources
Loganalogy Logan Homestead Connecticut (map) Logan Homesteaders and Immigrants by Alden Bradford Reed The Rising Son built by John Logan 1748 Logan DNA Project Gunn Historical Museum (Logan artifacts/photos) Clan Logan Society of Canada Clan Logan Society International History of ancient Woodbury, Connecticut
Maryland Resources
Maryland Genealogy The Maryland State Archives: Legacy of Slavery in Maryland
Michigan Resources
Michiganology Michigan Societies List
Missouri Resources
Missouri Death Index Burton Historical Society (how Detroit connects to the Old Northwest, New France, and Canada. This collection dates back to the 1700s.)
Montana Resources
Montana Historical Society The Montana State Genealogical Society
Native American Resources
Native Americans in Florida (bibliography list of some of the published works in the State Library on Native American history in Florida.)
Nevada Resources
The Nevada Library Cooperative The Nevada State Library and Archives Indigenous Peoples of Nevada
New Orleans Resources
Archdiocese of New Orleans The Louisiana Digital Library (contributions from different archives, museums, libraries, and more)
New York
NYC Department of Records
Orphanages and Children’s Homes
The Children's Homes Website (UK) Former Children's Homes (UK) Former Barnardo's Children (UK) British Home Children Registry (children from the UK to Canada) The National Archives (Kew) The Orphan Finder (US) The Orphan Finder (Canada) Various Orphan Finding Websites
Pennsylvania Resources
Historical Society of Pennsylvania State Library of Pennsylvania PA Ancestors
Polish Resources
Geneteka Pomeranian Genealogical Society Basia GenBaza Metryki JewishGen
Prussian and German Resources
Archion Name Index of East and West Prussia Prussian Mennonite Genealogical Resources Jews in East Prussia 3 Essential Websites For German Family History (shifting boundaries over the course of history affect your research; study the history) Tracing Your Roots Back to Germany
Puerto Rico Resources
Preb (genealogical articles, surname tables, and documents) Puerto Rico Archives
Scotland Resources
Scotland's People (some free, some $$) National Library of Scotland Scottish Mining Website Perth & Kinross Archive The Friends of Dundee City Archives
Slavery Resources
Digital Library on American Slaves (tens of thousands of records relating to all 15 slave states and Washington, D.C. as well as a number of northern states.) African American Online Genealogy Records (genealogy links to African American online databases and indexes) Freedmen's Bureau Records Race & Slavery Petitions Project (a searchable database of detailed personal information about slaves, slaveholders, and free people of color.) Freedom Narratives (This digital repository of autobiographical testimonies and biographical data establishes where people came from, why they were enslaved, whether or not they freed themselves, and what happened to them.) Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery (has a database of all slave owners as well as their "inventory", estates, maps, and so much more!) Saving Slave Houses (includes a database of slave houses.) Slave Societies Digital Archive (digitally captured ecclesiastical records of more than 750,000 individuals) International African American Museum (research center dedicated to African American genealogy.)
Virginia Resources
Library of Virginia (many digital collections including land grants, wills, pension rolls, and even vital records!) William and Mary Libraries (Swem Genealogical Library) Virginial Genealogical Society
Loganalogy- The Family Historian 
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