RAMSEY LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
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Log Cabin [near Asheville], Plateau Studios (ballN0779) E.M.
Ball Collection, UNCA
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General
Library Resources |
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for genealogical assistance. The following represent only a small sampling
of books and online resources you may choose to consult in Ramsey Library. |
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Biography
and Genealogy Master Index |
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Current
Biography |
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DAB
- Dictionary of American Biography |
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DNB
- Dictionary of National Biography |
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Passenger
and immigration lists index : a guide to published ... |
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Passenger
and immigration lists index. Supplement |
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Immigration
records [computer file] : immigrants to Pennsylvania, 1600'2-1800s |
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Records
of emigrants from England and Scotland to North Carolina, 1774-1775 /
edited by A.R. Newsome |
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The
handy book for genealogists |
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The
hidden half of the family
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Kemp, Thomas Jay. The Genealogist's Virtual
Library: Full-Text Books on the World Wide Web. |
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Eales, Anne Bruner
and Robert M. Kvasnicka, eds. Guide to Genealogical Research in the
National Archives of the United States |
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Lainhart, Ann S. State Census Records.
Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing, 1992 |
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United States Bureau of the Census. Availability
of Census Records About Individuals. Washington, DC: Dept. of
Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census,
1997. [Revised edition. Also available in online version, as well.] |
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| Search
Engines |
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TEOMA
- a rapid and intelligent search engine. Search for
"genealogical research" |
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Still the best and most responsive of the search engines for genealogical
research
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| Getting
Started |
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Cyndi's List Genealogy Standards
and Guidelines |
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Cyndi's List - Organizing
Your Research |
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RootsWeb's
Guide To Tracing Family Trees |
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Getting
Started at RootsWeb |
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The US Census
Bureau has a
FAQ on genealogy. |
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Ellis
Island: The American Family Immigration History Center |
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Genealogy
Lessons |
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SurNames.com
includes a primer on how to begin
genealogy research |
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Genealogy
for Beginners |
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Your Past
Connections documents and memorabilia found at auctions, flea
markets and other locations |
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GenSuck.com |
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Jo
Mitchell's Privacy Issue Links |
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Everton's
Genealogical Helper: Web Site |
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Helm's
Genealogy Toolbox - Introduction |
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WWW
Genealogy Proposal |
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Genealogy
Today.com |
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Genealogy
Is...... by Lori Hoffman |
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Librarians
Serving Genealogists |
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Numbering
Systems in Genealogy - Richard Pence |
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Librarian's
Guide to Helping Patron's with Genealogical Research |
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Library
and Archives Resources |
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Documentation
and Publications |
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Maps
Can Help You Trace Your Family Tree
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| Finding
Internet sites (portals & other) |
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National Archives
and Records Administation. (NARA). (Genealogy
Page) |
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The United State Gen Web
Project (USGenWeb) has servers
for every state that give a wealth of resources. The USGenWeb project
includes a growing archive of
online primary sources files. |
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WWW.GenealogyPages.com |
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Genealogy
Libraries on the WWW |
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Genealogy
Site Finder |
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Genealogy
Portal, surnames |
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Genealogy
Gateway |
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Genealogy
Online |
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Cyndi's
List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet |
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RootsWeb.Com |
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ROOTS-L |
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USGenWeb
Project |
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USGenWeb
Project - Links to States & Counties - Queries, etc. |
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Genealogy
Resources on the Internet |
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Ellis
Island Foundation - Immigration lists |
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Beyond
Texas Genealogy, genealogy sites for each state |
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The
OLIVE TREE Genealogy Homepage |
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Yahoo! Genealogy |
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Mayflower,
MA & New England Families |
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N.E.H.G.S. |
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KinQuest |
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United States
Internet Genealogical Society
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American Association for State and Local
History
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| Finding
Census information |
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Census
Finder - Links to free census information
online through some 17,000 links out to Web sites. North Carolina is
extensively covered.
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1890
Veterans and Widows Special Census
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Census
Bureau Maps and Cartographic Resources
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Census Online - Census Sites on the Web
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Censuslinks on the Internet
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Census
Finder
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| Finding surnames |
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RootsWeb
Surname List or RSL
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RootsWeb
Mailing Lists by Surname |
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Websites at RootsWeb
- See Surname Searcher |
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RootsWeb Surname
Helper - Search for a Surname on GenWeb County page that use
either the CCHelper or GenConnect systems. |
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Finding places |
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USGS Geographic Names
Information System (GNIS) - Place Finder |
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RootsWeb
Town Finder |
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RootsWeb
Mailing Lists by USA Location |
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State
& County QuickFacts |
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States of the Union |
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Collection
of links to historical state and county maps |
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Maps Can Help
You Trace Your Family Tree |
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U.S. Gazetteer |
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U.S. Land &
Property Research |
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| Finding Military |
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Medal
of Honor Citations |
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Korean War
Project Home Page |
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Purple
Heart database |
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Civil
War Rosters arranged by state |
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Civil
War Resources On The Net |
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Civil War,
Revolutionary War, WW1, and WW2 Records Links |
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Military
and Civil War
resource center |
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1890
Veterans and Widows Special Census |
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1883
Pensioners Online |
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Sasebo
Chapter DAR information
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| Ships Lists |
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Immigrant
Ships Transcribers Guild is a group of volunteers who transcribe |
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Ship
Passenger List |
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Ship
Passenger Lists |
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| North
Carolina |
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Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society |
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State
Library - Genealogical Research in North Carolina |
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NCGenWeb,
Historic
Albemarle, Anson,
Historic
Bath, Beaufort, Hyde,
Jackson, Macon,
Mecklenburg, Moore,
Pamlico,
Pasquotank, Swain,
Vance, Wilson |
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Jackson County Genealogical
Society |
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Rowan Public Library's
Edith
M. Clark History Room, in Salisbury. |
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A Moravian
Village (Salem) |
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Watauga County, North
Carolina and the Civil War, |
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Branch-Lane Brigade
Society (North Carolina Civil War Troops) |
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Smoky Mountain Historical
Society to Tennessee page includes the Smoky |
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Mountain Ancestral Quest North Carolina names. |
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| African
American Genealogy |
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Ancestor
Quest Genealogy |
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The
Freedmens Bureau Online |
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Slave
Trade Archives Project
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| Cherokee
(Native American) |
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The
African-Native American History and Genealogy Web Page |
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Native
American Genealogy |
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Cyndi's List Native
American Genealogy |
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Cherokee
Genealogy Tutorial
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| Scots - Irish |
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Irish Ancestral Research Association
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New
York Irish History Roundtable
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American Irish
Historical Society
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US Catholic Historical Society
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Ancestral Scotland.com
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Scots Origins
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Tartans.com: The Gathering of the Clans
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http://www.scotlandsclans.com/
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| Other |
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Archives - UNESCO
Archives portal |
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U.S. National Archives - Microfilm
Catalogs |
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Vital Records
Information |
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American
Local History Network |
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Notable
Women Ancestors |
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Jewish
Genealogy
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Cyndi's
List - Huguenots |
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The Olive Tree Genealogy -
Huguenots |
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The
Records Room - a guide to U.S. vital and other records |
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Statue of
Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation |
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Deed
Data Pool |
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The
Obituary Links Page |
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Palatines
To America |
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| *Note: GEDCOM is a file format primarily used for exchanging data between different genealogy databases
and programs. There are many utilities
which can create or operate on GEDCOM files. |
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