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The Ancestry.com Wiki is made up of four kinds of fantastic content: 1. The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy 2. Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources 3. Other great Ancestry.com content 4. Content added by you (look for source information -- add many grains of salt to posted items) We know that each genealogist is an expert in his or her own field and we invite you share your expertise. If that means correcting some outdated information from one of our printed sources, that's great. If it means writing a brand new article about a topic we haven't covered yet, even better.
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Free access to the 1940 Census at: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/1940-census
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Located on the University of Michigan North Campus in Ann Arbor. A wealth of genealogical & historical records.
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FreeBMD is an ongoing project, the aim of which is to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales, and to provide free Internet access to the transcribed records. It is a part of the FreeUKGEN family, which also includes FreeCEN (Census data) and FreeREG (Parish Registers).
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The Bureau of Land Management(BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records Automation web site. Provides live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1820 and the present. It also has images related to survey plats and field notes, dating back to 1810. Due to organization of documents in the GLO collection, this site does not currently contain every Federal title record issued for the Public Land States.
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The Library of Congress' free, searchable database of historic American newspapers from 1789 to 1963.
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The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is a database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. The initial focus of the CWSS is the Names Index Project, a project to enter names and other basic information from 6.3 million soldier records in the National Archives. The facts about the soldiers were entered from records that are indexed to many millions of other documents about Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration.
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One of the original and still one of the best on-line collections of various web sites where information is available to researchers. Cyndi is constantly updating and adding to the site. There are pages of Michigan sites available.
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The Dearborn Genealogical Society serves the City of Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan and the surrounding area.
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The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research was organized on 20 September 1936. Its primary objective is the preservation and perpetuation of the records of ancestors and families of the commonwealth, and to be of assistance to the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library.
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A page of genealogy oriented websites currently hosted by Easy Net Sites.
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LDS Family Search has a number of databases -- many of original documents that have been scanned and indexed. By county and within the US, by State.
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Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc. See the graves of thousands of famous people from around the world.
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The first genealogical society in the State of Michigan dedicated to the research and preservation of our African-American history, with their pride in their heritage and contributions to the world and especially this country.
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The Society is dedicated to preserving Michigan's French-Canadian Heritage. Check their web site for meeting schedules and other announcements.
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The Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County (GSWC for short) was founded in 1974 Through the Michigan Genealogical Council seeks to coordinate and encourage activities in the field of family history throughout the State of Michigan. The GSWC is also a member of the Federation of Genealogical Societies.
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Search the latest index of the world's books. Find millions of great books you can preview or read for free. Many old family history books are on line -- possibly your ancestor makes an appearance in one or more.
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The Grosse Pointe Historical Society was organized in 1945 to promote the preservation of local heritage and to share that knowledge with the community. The Society works to make the history of the community vital, relevant, and accessible. Through programs, facilities, and events, history is brought to life and protect historic artifacts so that everyone can experience the past first hand.
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A great library of genealogy links. See their LIBRARY button.
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To facilitate the discovery of family histories and roots as a basic part of your Canadian heritage. To encourage the use of genealogy and the resources available in libraries and archives as tools for life-long learning.
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Full access to one of the world's largest libraries. The American Memory Collection and Chronicling America Collections are invaluable.
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Linkpendium is being developed by Karen Isaacson and Brian (Wolf) Leverich, founders of the extremely popular RootsWeb genealogical community site. Genealogical Links by Localities (USA, UK, Ireland). Surname Links Worldwide.
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For over 30 years, the Macomb County Genealogy Group (MCGG) has been an organization for genealogists in Macomb County, Michigan, and the metro-Detroit area to learn about their chosen hobby, share their experiences, help each other and give back to the genealogical community. Temporarily out of service.
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The Michigan Genealogical Council was organized on April 6, 1972 in Lansing, Michigan by representatives from ten Michigan genealogical societies and representatives from the Library of Michigan. They set as their objectives to locate, preserve, publish and deposit in suitable repositories, records of value to genealogists and to initiate activities which encourage and assist those who are involved in genealogical research. Membership in MGC is open to any genealogical or family history society, amateur or professional with a primary interest in genealogy.
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Originally SeekingMichigan, Michiganology is a partnership between the Archives of Michigan and the Library of Michigan to make more than 10 million records available online, including death records, civil war records and photographs, and other records of genealogical interest. Images of Death Certificates are available based on the 75 year moratorium set by Michigan statute. Each year another year of Certificates is made available
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23andMe provides autosomal DNA testing and (for an extra cost) health screening reports. For just the DNA testing, you will have access to their match lists, and other tools. Again, frequent sales occur.
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Ancestry is one of the leading test companies for autosomal DNA. Currently, it boasts the largest membership of all the companies. Sales on test kits appear frequently.
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DNA Painter is the site created by Jonny Perl and collaborated with Blaine Bettinger and The DNA Geek. Tools for DNA Segment Painting, the Shared Segment Tool (gives an idea of how a DNA match might be related) and the What Are the Odds tool to answer questions of unknown relationship. Free for limited use, small annual fee for unlimited.
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A research tool where you upload both your DNA file and a GEDCOM of your immediate ancestors for analysis. Tools are added periodically.
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FamilyTree DNA is the only source for autosomal, mitochondrial and Y-DNA testing. Each has a separate price tag and is used for differing purposes. Frequent sales occur.
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Another unbundled application that belongs to Ancestry. This site specializes in access to military records from the Revolutionary War through Vietnam.
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GEDmatch needs you to upload your DNA file and then it is used to match across its database of persons that have uploaded their files from any of the major firms (23andMe, LivingDNA, Ancestry, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA). There is a more powerful client for added analysis needs at a fee.
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Genenet is a French company that allows you to upload your DNA results from another company at no cost.
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The HathiTrust site is a reservoir of books and research papers that are in the public domain. Research is free, but, you will need a log-in to be able to download the entire publication.
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Get a free library card and access Newspapers.com, Sanborn Maps and many other resources.
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Living DNA is based in the UK. They will allow uploads of other company's test results. If you are searching for a UK cousin, this would be a possible chioice. Check their terms for uploading - it changes. Price for membership will also come down at times of Sale Offers.
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Did your ancestors speak German? Do you want to learn more about German culture? Here is your oppertunity to meet and share experiences with other Germanic Family Historians.
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MyHeritage only provides an autosomal DNA test. The company does allow uploads from other sites, but use of the analysis tools will require an extra payment. This site is known for a better match list outside of North America. Wait for the frequent sale.
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Learn how you can use the resources at the National Archives to explore your family's ancestry: Start Your Genealogy Research; Research Tips; Genealogy Research Using Military Records. Explore genealogy resources related to specific topics: Census Records; Immigration; Land Records. Tools for Genealogists: Online Research Tools; Free Tools in the Research Rooms; Related Sites; ARC Guide for Genealogists.
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Located at St. Louis County Library, Missouri. Interlibrary loan program.
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Newspaper Abstracts your resource for family history research using newspapers. the site continues to grow with over 1,100 new pages added each month and currently contains 87459 pages of abstracts and extracts from historical newspapers. These articles range in size from a single entry to an entire newspaper issue, all provided by site visitors like you and made available to everyone free of charge.
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Newspaper is a un-bundled application of Ancestry.com. It has a great number of newspapers from 1700 that have been digitized. Searches on Ancestry may point to this site with an extract of the article, but to see the full article you will need to be a member of Ancestry with the full access. You can also subscribe to the site without an Ancestry account
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The Northville Genealogical Society was organized on 24 June 1987 to help its members in their research, sharing their experiences and help each other and give back to the genealogical community.
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The Oakland County Genealogical Society was founded in 1977 to promote and encourage an interest in genealogy and related fields among its members and the general public. The objectives of the Society are to locate, publish, and safeguard public and private genealogical records and to encourage and instruct in the science of genealogical research and compilation through workshops, sharing, and other educational means.
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