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West Virginia Genealogy Resources

The state of West Virginia has the nickname of “The Mountain State”. Are you searching for more information about your ancestors who once lived in West Virginia? There are plenty of online West Virginia genealogy resources that can help you. Start with the ones that are in this blog! Cyndi’s List is probably the most comprehensive list of links to online genealogy resources. If it is located somewhere in the internet, then Cyndi’s List has a link to it! They have a page called “United States – West Virginia”. Start by selection one of their many categories to browse through. … Continue reading →

Washington Genealogy Resources

The state of Washington is known as “The Evergreen State”. Are you searching for more information about your ancestors who once lived in Washington? There are plenty of resources out there that can help you. Start by checking out some of the ones that are in this blog. GeneaLinks has a search engine at the top of their page. Put the first name, and the last name, of your ancestor into it. Choose which record type you want to search: vital, birth, death, marriage, divorce, or “Genealogy”. GeneaLinks also has helpful information for genealogists who are new to Washington genealogy. … Continue reading →

Virginia Genealogy Resources

The state of Virginia has the nickname of the “Old Dominion State”. It is also called the “Mother State” because it was the first to be colonized. Are you searching for more information about your ancestors who once lived in Virginia? Try using some of the Virginia genealogy resources that are linked to in this blog. The answers could be somewhere within them! Cyndi’s List is, quite possibly, the most comprehensive collections of links to online genealogy resources. If it exists on the internet, then Cyndi’s List probably has a link to it! They have a page called “United States … Continue reading →

Vermont Genealogy Resources

The nickname for the state of Vermont is “The Green Mountain State”. This explains why the state’s Medicaid program is called Green Mountain Care! Are you looking for information about your ancestors who once lived in Vermont? If so, then take a minute to explore the following Vermont genealogy resources. They are helpful, and many are free to use. Ancestry.com has a page that is filled with links to all of their collections of Vermont records. In order to access the majority of these records, you will need to have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, a collection may be offered for … Continue reading →

Utah Genealogy Resources

The state of Utah has the nickname “The Beehive State”. According to USA Fact Book, early Mormon settlers had been described as carrying “swarms of bees” with them. Are you looking for more information about your ancestors who once lived in Utah? Try some of these Utah genealogy resources. FamilySearch has a Wiki page about the state of Utah. You can click on a link for each and every county in the state. Doing so will bring you to a FamilySearch Wiki page specifically about that county. You can also find links that have information about major repositories of Utah … Continue reading →

Your Smartphone, the Genealogy Tool

Whether you just got a new smartphone as a gift this holiday season, or you have owned your smartphone for a while and you have yet to explore all of its potential uses, here is something to think about. Your smartphone can be used as a genealogist’s tool. From capturing pictures and taking video and voice recordings to taking notes, your smartphone can be as useful to you, the genealogist, as a Swiss Army knife is to a camper. How do you use your smartphone for genealogy? You can use some of the apps that may have come pre – installed on your … Continue reading →

Texas Genealogy Resources

The state of Texas has the nickname “The Lone Star State”. Are you searching for more information about your ancestors who once lived in Texas? This blog has links to helpful Texas genealogy resources. The answers you seek might be hiding within at least one of them. Cyndi’s List might be the most comprehensive list of genealogy resources online. If it exists somewhere on the internet then Cyndi’s List probably has a link to it. They have a page called “United States – Texas”. Select one of the many categories to search through. Some categories include: “Birth, Marriage, Death”, “Census”, … Continue reading →

Tennessee Genealogy Resources

The nickname of the state of Tennessee is “The Volunteer State”. Are you searching for more information about your ancestors who once lived in Tennessee? It’s always nice to have a volunteer help you with your research. Lacking that, you could try using some of these Tennessee genealogy resources instead. Ancestry.com has a page that is filled with links to all of their Tennessee genealogy collections of records. In order to access these records, you will need to have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, a collection will be offered for free. Return to their page often. Ancestry.com does a great job … Continue reading →

South Dakota Genealogy Resources

South Dakota has the nickname of “The Mount Rushmore State”. Obviously, it is because South Dakota is the state where Mount Rushmore is located. Are you looking for more information about your ancestors who once lived in South Dakota? If so, then here are a bunch of South Dakota genealogy resources that can help you. Ancestry.com has a page that is filled with links to all of their South Dakota record collections. In order to access these collections, you must have an Ancestry.com membership. Once in a while, a collection or two may be offered for free access. Return to … Continue reading →

South Carolina Genealogy Resources

South Carolina has the nickname of “The Palmetto State”. Are you looking for more information about your ancestors who once lived in South Carolina? If so, then this blog will help you. Here are several online South Carolina genealogy resources for you to use. Internment.net has cemetery records online. You can start using the website by putting your ancestor’s first and last name into the search engine at the top of the page. Or, you can start by selecting one of the counties in South Carolina. At a glance, it looks like about half of the counties have a link … Continue reading →