The resources available on the internet are not only astounding, but dynamic and constantly changing. These sites are only a jumping off point for you. They are enough to get you started. Remember that sites are constantly being updated with new data. Check back frequently to those sites which show promise.
The Best Places To Start
Mefford and Masters Genealogy Page,
THIS IS A GREAT PAGE FOR MEFFORD RESEARCH -
http://www.tbgen.com/mefford/index.html
Cyndi Howell's Genealogy Sites, the #1 genealogy site
in the world!!!!! -
http://www.CyndisList.com
Cyndi Howell's Web Site Construction Kit, build your own page -
http://www.CyndisList.com/construc.htm
The LDS Church's Family History Site - http://www.familysearch.org
Dear Myrtle - http://www.dearmyrtle.com
Top 20 things to research your family on the net - http://www.dearmyrtle.com/top20internet.htm
Find any location in the world, Map Quest - http://www.mapquest.com
Membership and fee based Genealogy Sites
Genealogy.com - http://www.genealogy.com
MyFamily.com - http://www.myfamily.com
Ancestry.com - http://ancestry.com
Everton's Genealogical Helper - http://www.everton.com
Ancestry Genealogy Library - http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm
Search engines:
Yahoo - http://www.yahoo.com
Google - http://www.google.com
Lycos - http://www.lycos.com
Alta Vista - http://www.altavista.com
Dogpile (searches several different engines) - http://www.dogpile.com
Surname Forums
http://www.familyhistory.com
http://genforum.genealogy.com
Genealogy databases
USGen Web Project - http://www.usgenweb.com
World Genealogy Web Project - http://www.worldgenweb.org
World Connect, 67 million names - http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com
http://www.gendex.com/gendex
http://www.ancestry.com
http://www.familytreemaker.com
Census records
http://www.census-online.com/links/index.html
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Logon/Logon_Form.asp
Obituaries
http://www.obitlinkspage.com
Cemetery records
Genealogy List of Cemeteries and Tombstone Inscriptions - http://www.interment.net
Cemetery records - http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery
Harrison County, Iowa Cemeteries - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iaharris/cemetery.htm
Monroe County, Iowa Cemeteries - http://www.iamonroe.org
Immigration records
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org
Other
Library of Congress - http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage
The History Channel, look up concurrent historical events - http://www.historychannel.com/index2.html
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