Helpful Genealogy Links
Genealogical Societies
This is a list of local and regional genealogical societies that may be of interest. Genealogical Societies are membership based. ($)
N ame L ocation W ebsite Connecticut Society of Genealogists Glastonbury, Connecticut csginc.org French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut Tolland, Connecticut fcgsc.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc. New Britain, Connecticut pgsctne.org/ Massachusetts Genealogical Council North Easton, Massachusetts massgencouncil.org New England Historic Genealogical Society Boston, Massachusetts americanancestors.org Rhode Island Genealogical Society Hope, Rhode Island rigensoc.org/index.php American-French Genealogical Society Woonsocket, Rhode Island afgs.org
Multi-Database Record Search Companies
Digital Books
Digital books are online in various ways. Archive.org and Hathi Trust have thousands of books published prior to 1926 in their entirety because the copyright has expired.
Cemetery Links
Newspapers
Immigration
Genealogical Archives, Libraries and Help Links
N ame Description W ebsite Connecticut State Library and Archive State Library and Connecticut State Archives, includes Town Guides. Includes indexes for marriages and deaths from 1897-2001. libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/home Connecticut Genealogy Index for Connecticut: Births – 1897-1917 Marriages – 1897-2017 Deaths – 1897-2017 connecticutgenealogy.org/ Connecticut History Information and articles about Connecticut History. connecticuthistory.org Massachusetts Archives State of Massachusetts archives information. sec.state.ma.us/arc/ Rhode Island Archives State of Rhode Island archives information. sos.ri.gov/ New York City Vital Records Index (German Genealogy Group) Multiple NYC databases including indexes to BMD. germangenealogygroup.com/ New York City Vital Records Index (Italian Genealogical Group) Multiple NYC databases including indexes to BMD. italiangen.org/ New York City Historical Vital Records Use your certification number from the indexes above to obtain a copy of your record. 1855-1949 a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/ National Archives Documents from the US. Use the “Search the Catalogue” tool. archives.gov/ National Archives Boston Information on Boston holdings which includes New England records. archives.gov/boston Library of Congress Many collections, resources and images. loc.gov National Parks Service Soldiers and Sailors Database Listing of all soldiers and sailors that served in the Civil War. nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm IPUMS Census data and instructions for each census. ipums.org Military Casualties Listing and information for and about Gold Star members. goldstarfamilyregistry.com Cyndi’s List List of hundreds of links to genealogical resources. cyndislist.com One Step Webpages, by Steve Morse Steve uses programming to “combine” multiple searches on multiple sites into one. stevemorse.org/ Genealogy.com No longer a search engine for records but has many teaching items. https://genealogy.com U.S. Genweb (also GenWeb by State, i.e., CT GenWeb) Volunteer organization the covers various items for each state or country addressed. usgenweb.org/ ctgenweb.org/ DNA Painter DNA information and the SharedcM Project dnapainter.com/ Legacy Family Tree Webinars ($) Webinars given by professional genealogists on multiple subjects. familytreewebinars.com/ NAPHSIS Links to repositories for Vital Records for each states. naphsis.org/get-vital-records/for-personal-use
International Resources
Genealogy Volunteer Organizations and Facebook Groups
Blogs and Newsletters
N ame Description W ebsite The Legal Genealogist (Judy Russell) Perspectives on genealogy from a legal standpoint. legalgenealogist.com/ Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter (Dick Eastman) Genealogical Newsletter eogn.com Irish Ancestors (John Grenham) Place names, population counts and blog for Irish Researchers. johngrenham.com
Professional Genealogists for Hire
N ame Website Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council ctprofgen.org/ Association of Professional Genealogists (New England Chapter) neapg.org Association of Professional Genealogists (National) apgen.org