Favorite Research Links

LINKS

Useful Links

The following is a list of useful links that I have compiled. If you wish to be added to this list, please send me an e-mail at w4ctk@farmerstel.com.

rootsweb: A free website for genealogical research. Also affiliated with www.ancestry.com.
ancestry: A family history research site. Ancestry Family Tree, and a few other things are free, but many of their topics are searchable for a modest monthly (?minimum of 3 months) fee or yearly membership.
familysearch: This site is a free research site sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the LDS or Mormon Church). They have millions of records on microfilm and some of these are available online. These records cover many countries other than (as well as)the United States.
usgenweb: This is a free research site. It's records are provided by researchers such as yourself. It's many sites are managed by volunteers and data is gathered by volunteers.
Can you supply any information useful for other researchers?
Gencircles: Gencircles is relatively new; some services are free and others are available for a fee. Already, there are many surnames in their data base and it is well worth a visit.
Alabama vital records: The official Alabama Vital Records site where you can download forms to order a certified copy of a birth, death, or other certificate for $12.00 each for a search and one copy.
DeKalb County, Alabama: This is a DeKalb County, Alabama site with links to many DeKalb related websites. There are maps of many of the communites in DeKalb. Enjoy.

Genswap: This is a fairly new site which offers access to free records. It looks very promising as a resource for genealogy researchers.
Lycos: One of the most visited hubs on the Internet, reaching one out of every two Web users.
Yahoo!: With over half a million sites, divided into more than 25,000 categories, Yahoo! is both browseable and searchable.
InfoSeek: GO Network is a new brand that brings together the very best of the Internet in one, easy-to-use place.

Good luck in your research!

Another big search engine of interest:

For research on Native Americans, you might try: http://cherokeebyblood.com/

Native American Settlement (map):

Indian Rolls: