Index
A
A2A (Access to Archives)
AAA (American Automobile Association)
ABMC (American Battle Monuments Commission)
abstracts
academic libraries
Access to Archives (A2A)
accounting reports
Adams-Onís Treaty
address books
administrators
adopted children
adoption
as cause for migration
records
African ancestry
AfriGeneas website
DNA testing
South African War
African-American ancestry
AfriGeneas website
slave data
AfriGeneas website
Age Search group
agricultural schedules
airplane travel
Alaska
albums, photo
Alien Registration Act
Alien Registration Card
alumni lists
ambrotypes
American Automobile Association (AAA)
American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
American Revolutionary War
America’s GenealogyBank
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices
ancestor family chart
Ancestor Hunt website
ancestors. See also family members
brick walls/dead ends
in context
culinary styles
determining place of origin
DNA research
family customs
immigration. See immigration
naming patterns
people finders
person has vanished
physical traits
proof of relationship
unable to identify parents
unable to identify residence
unable to link with relatives
wrong names/dates
ancestral charts
Ancestral Trails
Ancestry.com
ancestral charts
census records on
charts/forms
derivative sources
Family Group Record
Family History Wiki
historical books
indexes
instructional videos
message boards
newspapers
online databases
overview
Search page
ships’ passenger lists
subscription services
webinars
ancient era
ANZAC Memorial
APG (Association of Professional Genealogists)
APGI (Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland)
appraisal, estate
ARC (Army Records Centre)
archives. See also libraries
books/periodicals
considerations
indexes
manuscripts
maps
newspapers
obtaining help from
online catalogs
online resources
provincial
starting research with
state
using
websites
armigerous status
Army Museums Ogilby Trust website
Army Records Centre (ARC)
arpents
Ask.com
Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland (APGI)
Atlas of Canada
atlases
attestation forms
auction records
audio programs
aunts/uncles, researching
Australian ancestry
archives
census records
civil registration
Geoscience Place Name Search facility
history
immigration records
military records
National Archives
online databases
prisoners
researching records
ships’ passenger lists
Australia’s Fighting Sons
autobiographies
autosomal DNA test
B
baby books
baptismal records
Barge Office
base line
Battle of San Jacinto
BBSs (Bulletin Board Systems)
BCG (Board for Certification of Genealogists)
beneficiaries
Bibles
citations
entries made in
personal/family
bibliographic citation standards
bills
Bing search engine
biographical resources
biographies
birth announcements
birth certificates
alternative proofs
amended
considerations
delayed
evaluating
example
formats
information on
limited/refused access to
obtaining
overview
birth documents
birth records
BLM (Bureau of Land Management)
BLM-GLO (Bureau of Land Management General Land Office)
Blogger
blogging services
blogs
Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG)
Board of Land Commissioners
bondsmen
books
address
archives
baby
Bibles. See Bibles
citations
condolence/funeral
county heritage
Google Books
historical
marriage
reference
for research
scrapbooks
yearbooks
borough-English
bounty land
Brigham Young University Family History Archive
brightsolid.com
British ancestry. See United Kingdom
British genealogies
“British Isles”
British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa
The British Library
BritishIslesGenWeb Project
Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs)
bulletin boards. See message boards
Bureau of Immigration
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Bureau of Land Management General Land Office (BLM-GLO)
burial permits
Burke’s Peerage and Gentry
BYU Family History Archive
C
cabinet cards
calendar converters
calendars
calling cards
calotypes
cameras, use of
Canadian ancestry. See also Library and Archives Canada
census records
civil registration
French-Canadian research
Home Children
immigration records
land/property records
maps
military records
researching records
ships’ passenger lists
taxation/duty records
Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)
Canadian Genealogical Societies
Canadian Genealogy & History Links
Canadian Merchant Navy War Dead Database
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
card catalogs
carte-de-visite
Castle Garden
casualty lists
catalog records
CEF (Canadian Expeditionary Force)
cemetery canvasses
cemetery deeds
cemetery lots
cemetery markers
cemetery office
cemetery records. See also death records
CenEuroGenWeb Project
cenotaphs
census indexes
census records
additional information on
Ancestry.com
Australia
Canada
considerations
Genealogy.com
Germany
immigration records and
Ireland
on microfilm
overview
population schedules
searching
United Kingdom
United States. See U.S. census records
Certificate of Arrival
Certificate of Naturalization
Certified Genealogical Lecturer (CGL)
Certified Genealogist (CG)
CG (Certified Genealogist)
CGL (Certified Genealogical Lecturer)
Channel Islands
The Chicago Manual of Style
children
adopted
evacuated during wartime
guardianship documents
Home Children
indigent
orphaned
poor
Chinese ancestry
christening records
church membership rolls
church minutes
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)
accredited genealogists
Family History Centers
Family History Library
FamilySearch. See FamilySearch website
immigration records
library
Personal Ancestral File program
software programs
citation style guides
citations. See source citations
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
city directories
civil marriages
civil offices
civil records
limited/refused access to
overview
civil registration
civil unions
Civil War
Civil War Era Records database
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
clergy names
codicils
collaboration
College of Arms
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
compilation sites
Ancestry.com. See Ancestry.com
Canadian Genealogy & History Links
Cyndi’s List
GENUKI website
JewishGen
Linkpendium
RootsWeb
USGenWeb Project
using
WorldGenWeb Project
computers
laptop
remote access
research and
using during interviews
viewing webinars on
condolence books
conferences
context
Continental Army
conveyances
convicts. See prisoners
copyhold
coroner’s report
correspondence. See also letters
document request forms
keeping track of
ordering record copies by mail/email
organizing
overview
SASE
uncovering details with
correspondence logs
county heritage books
county histories
County Record Office (CRO)
court martials
court orders
courthouse indexes
Courthouse Indexes Illustrated
Courthouse Research for Family Historians
cousins, researching
crematory records
criminal incarceration/deportment
critical thinking
CRO (County Record Office)
crop failure
culinary styles
customs collectors
customs passenger lists
Cyndi’s List
D
daguerreotypes
data. See GEDCOMs; genealogical data; records
databases
Ancestry.com
BLM-GLO
Canadian Merchant Navy War Dead
census
Civil War Era Records
Family History Library
FamilySearch. See FamilySearch website
Fold3.com
GEDCOMs
genealogy-specific
governmental agencies
HeritageQuest Online
Historical Manuscripts Commission
indexes
Library and Archives Canada
National Archives
newspaper
Public Record Office
research log form
Social Security
dates
format for
on markers
recording
vital
wrong
David Rumsey Map Collection
Dawes Packets
death certificates. See also cemetery entries; death records
considerations
described
evaluating
example
information found on
locating
death notices
death records. See also death certificates
burial permits
cemeteries. See cemetery entries
condolence/funeral books
coroner’s report
evaluating
information found on
interment information
locating
memorial cards
military death/burial records
mortality schedules
obituaries. See obituaries
overview
prayer cards
public notices
social security
transit permits
websites for
wills
death registration
decedents
Declaration of Intention
deed of gift
deeds
Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent classes schedules
Defence Forces site
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice (DOJ)
derivative sources
descendent family chart
deserters
Dewey Decimal Classification system
diaries
dictionaries online
digital readers/printers
directories
city
ipl2
telephone
types of
discharge papers
divorce records
DNA research
DNA surname projects
DNA testing
document repositories. See repositories
document request forms
documentary evidence
documentation. See also genealogical data
family trees
limited/refused access to
ordering copies by mail/email
organizing
quality of
reexamining
source. See source materials
storage of
where to look for
Dogpile search engine
DOJ (Department of Justice)
Domesday Book
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion Land Survey
dower line
dower release
draft registration records
drought
duty assignment orders
E
ecclesiastical courts
ecclesiastical records
economic problems
EDs (Enumeration Districts)
education/training
blogs
conferences
educational websites
online radio broadcasts
podcasts
webinars
electronic research materials
Ellis Island
email
citations
described
introduction of
ordering document copies via
overview
spam
email addresses
employment records
engagement announcements
English ancestry. See also United Kingdom
census records
researching records
English Civil War
English Civil War Society
English parish records
enlistment records
Enumeration Districts (EDs)
estate inventories
European ancestry. See also individual countries
boundary changes and
migration
eVetRecs site
evidence. See also genealogical data
reevaluating quality of
reexamining
executor
eXtracts Online system
F
Facebook
face-to-face interviews
family albums. See also photographs
family artifacts
family customs
family gatherings
family group sheets
family historian
family history. See also history
adopted children
civil unions
considerations
described
divorces/remarriages
local histories
multiple family units
same-sex unions
scandals
secrets
vs. genealogy
wills/probate records
Family History Archives
Family History Centers (FHCs)
Family History Library (FHL)
Family History Wiki
family information. See genealogical data
family members. See also ancestors
adoption records
brick walls/dead ends
children. See children
culinary styles
DNA research
family customs
immigration. See immigration
interviewing. See interviews
naming patterns
people finders
person has vanished
physical traits
proof of relationship
switching to alternate member
unable to identify parents
unable to identify residence
unable to link with relatives
wrong names/dates
Family Tree Magazine
Family Tree Maker program
The Family Tree Sourcebook
family trees
FamilyPedia wiki
FamilySearch catalog
FamilySearch Centers (FSCs)
FamilySearch Research Wiki
FamilySearch website
books/periodicals
census records
described
FamilySearch Centers
indexes
message boards
military records
using
famine
fan chart format
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Federal Land areas
Federation of Family History Societies (FFHS)
Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS)
ferrotypes
feudal systems
FFHS (Federation of Family History Societies)
FGS (Federation of Genealogical Societies)
FHCs (Family History Centers)
FHL (Family History Library)
fiats
Filby, P. William
filing systems
final estate distribution
final papers
Find A Grave website
finding aids
findmypast website
First Indian War
first papers
Five Civilized Tribes
Florida
FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)
Fold3.com
census records
described
immigration records
indexes
military records
newspapers
online databases
formatting
considerations
dates
family trees
locations
names
FreeBMD Project
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
French ancestry
historical events
online databases
French-Canadian Sources
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
FSCs (FamilySearch Centers)
funeral books
funeral home records
G
Gazetteer for Scotland
Gazetteer Map Service
gazetteers
Gazettes Online
GEDCOMs
GeneaBloggers
GeneaBloggers Radio
genealogical data. See also documentation; source materials
analyzing
considerations
correspondence. See correspondence
family artifacts
family trees
limited/refused access to
organizing
pedigree charts
photocopies
primary sources
quality of
records. See records
reexamining
reproductions
secondary sources
source citations for
sources of
where to look for
Genealogical Institute of the Maritimes
genealogical researchers
genealogical societies
benefits of
books/periodicals
contacting
county/local histories
Federation of Family History Societies
Federation of Genealogical Societies
heritage/historical
overview
state/provincial histories
webinars
genealogical subscription services
genealogical websites
charts/forms
compilation sites
educational sites
“how to” sites
online databases
reference sites
genealogists, professional
genealogy
beginning research
described
popularity of
reasons for doing
vs. family history
vs. genetics
Genealogy Blog Finder
Genealogy Gems Podcast
The Genealogy Guys Podcast
genealogy message boards. See message boards
genealogy videos
Genealogy Wise
GenealogyBank
Genealogy.com
General Land Office
General Register Office (GRO)
General Register Office for Scotland (GROS)
General Register Office of Ireland
Generations website
genetic genealogy
genetic profiling
genetic testing services
genetics
GenForum
GENUKI website
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
geographical boundaries
geography
geopolitical boundaries
Geoscience Australia Place Name Search facility
German ancestry
census records
emigration to U.S.
online databases
ships’ passenger lists
Germans to America
GNIS (Geographic Names Information System)
Google Books
Google Language Tools page
Google Maps
Google Plus/Google+
Google Reader
Google search engine
governmental agencies
indexes in
online databases
grandparents, researching
grantee
grantor
grantor index
grave markers
gravestone transcription projects
Great Britain. See United Kingdom
Great Depression
Great Poor Law Act of 1601
Gregorian calendar
GRO (General Register Office)
GROS (General Register Office for Scotland)
guardianship documents
H
handwriting
The Handybook for Genealogists
haplogroups
haplotypes
hashtags
Hathi Trust
“help” resources
heritage societies
HeritageQuest Online
highway maps
historical books
historical era
Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC)
historical maps
migration and
online
researching with
historical newspapers
historical resources
historical societies
historical timelines
history. See also family history
becoming student of
considerations
country
local
migration
military
national
provincial
repositories
ships’ passenger lists
world
HMC (Historical Manuscripts Commission)
Home Children
home source materials
hourglass tree family chart
household items
“how to” websites
HTML code
human trafficking. See slave entries
I
IAF (Internet Address Finder)
ICA (Immigration & Checkpoints Authority)
ICAPGen (International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists)
identification documents
ILL (interlibrary loan)
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (ISTG)
Immigrants to Canada website
immigration. See also migration
Australia
Bureau of Immigration
Canada
Castle Garden
census records and
Ellis Island
LDS resources
means of travel
NARA resources
naturalization process/records
overview
photographic images
reasons for migration
United States
visas
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
immigration list indexes
immigration papers
immigration processing centers
indentures
indexes
Ancestry.com
archives
categories of
census
courthouses
described
Fold3.com
government facilities
HeritageQuest Online
immigration lists
land/property
libraries
marriage records
online databases
probate records
search engines
ships’ passenger lists
using
wills
Indian Removal Act
Indians, American. See Native American ancestry
industry schedules
information. See genealogical data
inGeneas website
inks, evaluating
INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service)
instructional videos
interlibrary loan (ILL)
interment information
International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen)
Internet
Internet Address Finder (IAF)
Internet maps
Internet Public Library. See ipl2 directory
Internet search engines. See search engines
Internet-based resources
additional resources
biographical resources
blogs
calendars
dictionaries
Facebook
FAQs
Genealogy Wise
Google Plus/Google+
help facilities
historical resources
language translations
latest
mailing lists
main categories
message boards
Myspace
online map resources
overview
podcasts
radio shows
social media resources
social networks
Twitter
videocasts
webinars
wikis
interviews
equipment for
length of
overview
preparing for
questionnaires
questions to ask
recording
relatives
requests for corrections
scheduling
setting tone of
thanking interviewees
types of
unwilling interviewees
virtual
intestate
inventories, estate
invoices
ipl2 directory
Irish ancestry
census records
emigration to U.S.
Irish Family History blog
military records
National Archives of Ireland
Potato Famine
professional genealogists
reference books
researching records
Irish Family History blog
Irish Roots Cafe
Isle of Man
ISTG (Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild)
Italian ancestry
iTunes
J
jewelry
Jewish ancestry
JewishGen
journals
Julian calendar
L
LAC. See Library and Archives Canada
land grants
land patents
land petitions
land records
land titles
land transfer process
land warrants
land-entry case file
land/property records
Canada
census records and
considerations
indexes
locating online
Native American lands
overview
references
tax bills
United Kingdom
United States
will/probate information
language translations
law of primogeniture
Law of Property Act
LC. See Library of Congress
LDS. See Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Legacy Family Tree webinars
letters. See also correspondence
of authorization
determining family origin via
document request forms
keeping track of
mail merge
mailing labels
overview
permission to access
SASE
templates
testamentary
uncovering details with
librarians
libraries. See also archives; specific library names
academic
biographies/autobiographies
books/periodicals
card catalogs
catalog records
considerations
country/provincial information
historical accounts
historical documents
indexes
interlibrary loans
links to
manuscripts
maps
newspapers
obtaining help from
online resources
overview
provincial
public
requesting photocopies from
special collections
starting research with
state/provincial information
using
websites
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
census records
described
immigration records
land/property records
libraries/archives
libraries/catalogs
military records
online databases
Library of Congress (LC)
classification system
Geography & Map Division
online catalog
LibrarySpot.com
lineage societies
Linkpendium
live online radio broadcasts
LiveJournal
local histories
locations, recording
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Territory
M
magazine articles
magazines
maiden surnames
mail. See email; postal mail
mail merge documents
mailing labels
mailing lists
Mamma search engine
manorial courts
Manorial Documents Register (MDR)
manorial records
manorial system
manors
manufacturing schedules
manuscripts
Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses
maps
AAA
archives
changes to
considerations
Enumeration Districts
gazetteers
Google Maps
highway
historical. See historical maps
on Internet
methodologies for
for multiple purposes
online resources
proper use of
as research aids
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
tips for
types of
Mariners Mailing List
Maritime Collections Strategy website
marriage announcements
marriage banns
marriage bonds
marriage books
marriage certificates
marriage laws
marriage licenses
marriage records
clergy names
divorce documents
indexes
maiden surnames
overview
websites for
marriage returns
marriages
civil
divorces
remarriages
same-sex
matrimonial registers
MDR (Manorial Documents Register)
medical records
melainotypes
memorial cards
memorial markers
memorial plaques
meridian regions
meridians
mesne lords
message boards
meta tags
MetaCrawler search engine
metasearch engines
metes and bounds survey method
Mexico
microcards
microfiche
microfilm
described
Family History Library
newspapers on
U.S. census records on
Microsoft Network (MSN)
midwifery
migration. See also immigration
historical maps
historical publications
means of travel
photographic images
population schedules
ports of entry
reasons for
references
ship passenger lists. See ships’ passenger lists
migration path
migration routes
Military Historical Society of Australia
military history
military magazines
military medals
military museums
military muster rolls
military records. See also wartime
American Revolutionary War
Australia
Canada
change of station orders
Civil War
commissions
Continental Army
court martials
death/burial records
deserters
discharge papers
draft registration records
duty assignment orders
education/training
enlistment records
eVetRecs
examining examples of
identifying sources for
Ireland
muster rolls
overview
pay records
pension files
post–World War II
promotions
reference books
separation records
types of
Union veterans and widows schedule
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
V-mail documents
War of 1812
World War I
World War II
military reenactment groups
military service papers
military station
military-related heritage societies
Ministry of Defence
Miracode system
mitochondria
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Mocavo search engine
modern era
Modern Language Association (MLA)
mortality schedules
mortgages
mortuary records
most recent common ancestor (MRCA)
MRCA (most recent common ancestor)
MSN (Microsoft Network)
mtDNA test
museums
muster rolls
mutations
My Society radio program
MyCanvas tool
Myspace
N
NAA (National Archives of Australia)
names, formatting
NARA (National Archives and Records Administration)
census records
document request forms
immigration records
libraries
military records
NARA Regional Archive
National Archives
Australia
Ireland
online databases
seeking help from
United Kingdom
National Archives and Records Administration. See NARA
National Archives Building
National Archives of Australia (NAA)
National Archives of Ireland
National Archives of Scotland. See National Records of Scotland
National Genealogical Society (NGS)
national history
National Institute for Genealogical Studies (NIGS)
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)
National Records of Scotland (NRS)
Native American ancestry
census records
forced relocation
land/property records
natural disasters
naturalization process
naturalization records
Naval & Military Press
NEHGS (New England Historic Genealogical Society)
New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
New Model Army
New Netherland
The New Ultimates
New York City
NewsBank
newspaper announcements
newspaper article citations
newspaper clippings
newspaper databases
NewspaperARCHIVE.com
newspapers
digitized
historical
online
recent
shipping news
NIGS (National Institute for Genealogical Studies)
Nominal Roll
notes
NPRC (National Personnel Records Center)
NRS (National Records of Scotland)
Numerical Identification System (Numident)
Numident (Numerical Identification System)
O
Oath of Allegiance
obituaries. See also death records
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices
components of
described
dissecting
evaluating
example
locating records via
obtaining information from
officiating clergy
OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)
OCR (optical character recognition)
Online Birth and Death Extracts Application System
online card catalogs
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)
online databases. See databases
online map resources
online message boards. See message boards
online radio broadcasts
online resources. See Internet-based resources
OnlineNewspapers.com
Open Directory Project
optical character recognition (OCR)
original sources
Origins.net
Orphan Trains
orphaned children
P
PAF (Personal Ancestral File) program
palaeography
paleography
parents
name on birth certificates
researching
unable to identify
parish records
parish registers
parishes
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index
passenger records. See ships’ passenger lists
passport records
Patchwork System
paternity tests
pay lists
pedigree charts
pedigrees
penal colonies
pension files
people finders
PeopleSearch.net
PeopleSpot service
periodicals
Permanent Change of Station Order
perpetual calendar
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) program
personnel records
Petition for Citizenship
Petition for Naturalization
photocopies
photograph albums
photographs
dating via clothing/hair
determining place of origin via
in local histories
organizing
storage of
types of
using
photography, history of
physical traits
place name dictionary
PLSS (Public Land Survey System)
podcasts
Polish ancestry
political boundaries
political turmoil
population schedules
migration and
working with
population settlements
ports of entry
postal mail
postcards
postremogeniture
Potato Famine
prayer cards
primary information
primogeniture
Principal Probate Registry
prisoner ship’s records
prisoners, Australia
privacy issues
PRO (Public Record Office)
probate
probate court
probate court minutes
probate packets
probate process
probate records. See also wills
professional directories
professional organizations
professional researchers
programs. See software
PRONI (Public Record Office of Northern Ireland)
property records. See land/property records
ProQuest
census records
HeritageQuest Online
historical newspapers
provincial archives/libraries
provincial histories
Public Domain Land states
Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
public libraries
Public Record Office (PRO)
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)
Q
questionnaires
R
RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force)
radio broadcasts, Internet
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
RAN (Royal Australian Navy)
ranges
receipts
records. See also genealogical data
adoption
alternative
auction
birth. See birth entries
civil. See civil records and civil registration
considerations
current location
death. See death records
destroyed
divorce
ecclesiastical
employment
errors in
family group sheets
identifying
land/property. See land/property records
limited/refused access to
marriage. See marriage records
medical
military. See military records
missing/lost
naturalization
obtaining from repository
ordering copies by mail/email
original
passport
permanent
private
probate
proof of relationship
reevaluating quality of
reexamining
religious. See religious records
school
substitute
temporary
vital. See vital records
voter registration
wills
Rectangular Lot System
Red Book
reference books
reference librarians
reference websites
regimental histories
relatives. See ancestors; family members
religious affiliations
religious institutions
religious publications
religious records
baptismal records
Bibles. See Bibles
christening records
church bulletins
church membership rolls
church minutes
evaluating
gaining access to
historical information
limited/refused access to
locating
meeting minutes
membership records
overview
types of
remarriages
repositories
contacting
history
locating
naturalization documents
obtaining records from
working with
reproductions
requests for corrections
research
alternative strategies for
biographies/autobiographies
blogs
books. See books
brick walls/dead ends
compilations. See compilation sites
considerations
DNA
documentary evidence
electronic
finding aids
Freedom of Information Act and
historical books
home source materials
indexes. See indexes
Internet. See Internet-based resources
keeping track of
libraries. See libraries
mailing lists
manuscripts
maps. See maps
message boards
newspapers
online. See Internet-based resources
overview
people finders
periodicals
podcasts
problems
quality of sources
radio broadcasts
reexamining evidence
references
repositories. See repositories
researching yourself
searches. See search tools
subscription services
switching to other family member
traditional
via email. See email
via postal mail
videocasts
webinars
websites for
where to search
research calendar
research facilities. See also archives; libraries
research logs
research path
researchers, professional
returns
River Lot System
RootsMagic program
RootsWeb
RootsWeb Guide to Tracing Family Trees
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
RRB (Railroad Retirement Board)
RSS feeds
Russian ancestry
S
same-sex unions
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope)
SCAN (Scottish Archive Network)
scandals
scanners, use of
school records
Scotland Online. See brightsolid.com
ScotlandsPeople.com
Scottish ancestry. See also United Kingdom
census records
General Register Office for Scotland
maps
military records
National Records of Scotland
reference books
researching records
wills/testaments
Scottish Archive Network (SCAN)
Scottish Military History Website
scrapbooks
search engines
advanced techniques
Ask.com
Bing
considerations
described
Google
indexes
language translations
metasearch engines
Mocavo
researching records
searching for similar pages
vs. directories
search tools
directories
metasearch engines
overview
search engines. See search engines
tips for
secondary sources
secrets
sections
self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE)
serfs
settlement certificate
ship travel
shipping news
ships’ passenger lists
Australia
Canada
customs passenger lists
described
history of
indexes
prisoner ship’s records
references
United States
siblings, researching
“Sidestep Genealogy”
slave data
slave schedules
Smith Act
socage
social media
social media resources
Social Networking for Genealogists
social networks
Social Security Act
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Social Security cards
Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Social Security Death Master File
Social Security numbers (SSNs)
social statistics schedules
societies
genealogical. See genealogical societies
heritage
historical
lineage
obtaining help from
Society of Australian Genealogists
software programs
Soundex Calculator
Soundex system
The Source
source citations
source materials. See also documentation; genealogical data
abstracts
analyzing
authority
bias
criteria
derivative sources
errors in
extracting from
limited/refused access to
new/different sources
origin of
original
photocopies
primary
quality/accuracy of
reexamining
reproductions
transcriptions
where to look for
spam
spreadsheet programs
SSA (Social Security Administration)
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
SSNs (Social Security numbers)
state archives/libraries
state census records
State Census Records
state histories
State Land States
State Library and Archives of Florida
stereographs
stereoscope
stevemorse.org website
Steve’s Genealogy Blog
subscription services. See genealogical subscription services
superpages.com
surnames
DNA surname projects
maiden
recording
surveyor’s measurement conversion
Swedish ancestry
SYSTRAN site
SYSTRANBox product
T
tax bills
tax lists
telephone conversations
telephone directories
templates, letter
tenant-in-chief
tenures
testaments
testators
Texas
The National Archives (TNA)
Access to Archives (A2A)
census records
military records
online tutorials
overview
podcasts
repositories
They Became Americans
Timelines of History website
Times Archive
The Times of London
tintypes
TNA. See The National Archives
townships
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors
“Trail of Tears”
train travel
training. See education/training
transcriptions
transit permits
translation dictionaries
Treaty of Versailles
tweets
Twitter
typescripts
U
UGA (Utah Genealogical Association)
UK Maritime Collections Strategy website
UK Public Libraries site
ultimogeniture
uncles/aunts, researching
Union of 1707
Union veterans and widows schedule
United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada
United Kingdom (UK). See also specific British countries
Ancestry.com
British genealogies
“British Isles”
The British Library
BritishIslesGenWeb Project
census records
civil registration
GENUKI website
land/property records
military records
National Archives. See The National Archives
online databases
reference books
United States (U.S.)
census records. See U.S. census records
history
immigration records
land/property records
military records
online databases
population schedules
ports of entry
professional genealogists
ships’ passenger lists
United States Constitution
United States Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
United States Department of Justice (DOJ)
United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (USGS GNIS)
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
U.S. Bureau of Land Management General Land Office (BLM-GLO)
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. census records
1790–1940 census
1885 census
1890 census
1940 census
additional census documents
on Ancestry.com
census finding aids
Enumeration Districts
on FamilySearch
on Fold3.com
history of
on microfilm
Native Americans
online databases
original vs. copies
overview
population schedules
on ProQuest
reference books
Soundex/Miracode systems
SSA and
state
U.S. Consitution
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)
Usenet newsgroups
USGenWeb Project
USGS GNIS (United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System)
Utah Genealogical Association (UGA)
V
VAC (Veterans Affairs Canada) website
Veromi service
vertical files
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) website
videocasts
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
villeins
virtual interviews
visas
visiting cards
vital records
birth. See birth records
errors in
limited/refused access to
migration and
overview
vital statistics
V-mail documents
vodcasts
voter registration records
W
Wales ancestry. See also United Kingdom
census records
researching records
War of 1812
warrants
warranty deeds
wartime. See also military entries; specific wars
American Revolutionary War
as cause of migration
children evacuated during
Civil War
records destroyed during
Web. See Internet
web browsers
web pages
webinars
websites. See also specific websites
accuracy of
archives
compilation sites
for death records
General Register Office
help facilities on
libraries
for research
subsidiary content
weddings. See also marriage entries
Wikipedia
wikis
wills. See also probate entries
witnesses
word processing programs
WordPress
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
world history
World War I
World War II
World War Two Nominal Roll website
WorldCat website
WorldGenWeb Project
WorldVitalRecords.com
WPA (Works Progress Administration)
X
X chromosome
XHTML code
Y
Y chromosome
Yahoo! directory
Yahoo! People Search
Y-DNA test
yearbooks
Young Immigrants to Canada website
YouTube
