Genealogy Sites  

Ancestry.com - Ancestry World Tree database composed of pedigree files submitted by visitors, it is the largest collection of its kind on the Internet with over 40,080,471 names. Also search selected historical records free.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Probably one of the most comprehensive sites on the Net. Over 65,000 links.

Family Treemaker - Broderbund Software, Inc. site, makers of Family Treemaker software. Many links, online research, archive collections. Internet "Family Finder".

Family Treesearcher - Find Family Trees Easily. Enter your ancestor information just once to search for family trees at multiple online genealogy databases.

Genealogy Advice for Effective Searches - Answer a series of simple questions and get free, customized advice on the most effective next steps for searching your ancestors

Genealogical Research at the National Archives - genealogical microfilm holdings, provides many of the finding aids, guides, and research tools that can prepare you for a visit to one of their facilities or for requesting records from NARA.

Genealogy - The Internet Public Library guide designed for people who are looking for information regarding genealogy and their family tree. The hardest part of researching your family tree is knowing where to begin. This Pathfinder will help you find your way among the intimidating amounts of genealogy resources available in print and on the Internet.

Heritage Quest - Sierra On-Line, Inc. site, makers of Generations Family Tree software. Record rentals available.

Historical Dates: Great for building "time-lines"
   On This Day - The New York Times
   This Day in History - This History Channel
   This Day in Life - Life Magazine

Irish Research - Guide to Irish research, local and Parish histories list and links

Melvyl Homepage - University of California online catalog and guide to databases, electronic journals and Internet resources 

RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative - Oldest and largest free genealogy site. Search by surname, keywords, Social Security death index, WorldConnect Project with over 31million records, 500,000 documents, tips, how-to's, guides, famous ancestor tables/pedigrees, links, much more.

Journal of Online Genealogy - site appears to be no longer updated but has book reviews, articles, back issues

The USGenWeb Project - Genealogical information from each state and for each county in the union, utilizing volunteer contacts or "coordinators".