Where
did your ancestors come
from?
Before each
monthly meeting, a Beginning
Genealogy class is held from 11:15 to 12 noon. Guests are
always welcome!
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Websites
of Special Interest to Those Researching African American Ancestry
The Africana Heritage Project http://africanaheritage.com/
states, "Our mission is to rediscover precious records that document
the names and lives of former slaves, freedpersons and their descendants,
and share those records on this free internet site."
Afrigeneas
http://www.afrigeneas.com/
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 AfriGeneas mail list, the AfriGeneas message
boards and daily and weekly genealogy chats.
Headstones and cemetery records hold valuable clues about
our ancestors' lives and next of kin. At African American Cemeteries
Online http://africanamericancemeteries.com,
you will find lists of predominantly Black cemeteries with links to those
which have been transcribed.
Download or print out free blank genealogical
charts from Ancestry at http://www.ancestry.com/charts/ancchart.aspx
.
The Genealogy Department http://www.lib.az.us/is/genealogy/index.cfm
of the Arizona State Research Library at the Capitol is open
to all who are interested in pursuing their family history.
Staff members are available to assist researchers in using the many
valuable state and federal records. The Genealogy Department
offers free access to Ancestry and HeritageQuest, enabling users
to search the U. S. census from 1930 on back. The Department
is open weekdays only, from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Arizona
Birth and Death Certificates online http://genealogy.az.gov/ has PDF
images of Arizona birth certificates to 1928 and death certificates
to 1953.
Cyndi's List of
Genealogical Sites on the Internet http://www.Cyndislist.com/
is a collection of genealogical sites on the Internet with an international
focus. Includes regional sources and sites on ethnic history,
as well as some unusual/obscure sites.
Family
Search http://www.familysearch.org/,
sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,
makes it possible for you to search the every-name 1880 federal
census from the comfort of your home. The Ancestor search function
accesses the LDS Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index (British
Isles, North America are most heavily represented), and other genealogy
web sites. Click here
to find a Family History Center near you!
See how slavery spread between 1790 and
1860 at the University of Virginia's Geostats site.
Large Slaveholders
of 1860 lists the names of those who owned significant numbers
of slaves just prior to the Civil War and offers some conjectures as
to what might have become of these freedmen after emancipation. Of
course, the majority of slaveowners (who are not included here) owned
only a few slaves each.
The RootsWeb Genealogical Data
Cooperative http://www.rootsweb.com/
is an umbrella organization with links to public records databases,
specialized mailing lists and newsgroups devoted to genealogical
research. Search the Rootsweb
Surname Registry (RSL) to locate other genealogists working on
the same surnames.
The Social
Security Death Benefits Database http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm
provides free access to the Social Security Death Benefits Master
File, 1962 to present. You may search by name, state, birth date,
death date, and/or Social Security number. Remember: only persons
who were receiving Social Security benefits at the time of their deaths
are included in this database!
USGenWeb
http://www.usgenweb.com/ offers
links to genealogical organizations arranged by state and county. Post your
own message on one of the local query boards.
WorldConnect
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/
has millions of GEDCOMs (genealogical information arranged in
a standard, computer-readable format) posted by genealogists around
the world. Find out if someone somewhere has already done research
on your ancestors.
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