Location Research

 

 

Canada

ResourceDescriptionLink
The Ancestor Hunt by Location (Canada)https://theancestorhunt.com/by-location.html

 

Europe

ResourceDescriptionLink
European Church RegistersCurrently Austria, Germany, Poland, Serbia, and Sloveniahttps://data.matricula-online.eu/en/
European Historical Mapshttps://www.euratlas.net/history/europe/1300/index.html

 

England/United Kingdom

ResourceDescriptionLink
Mapshttps://pastmap.org.uk/map
Sussex County MapsOld Links:
1) https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_queries
2) http://sfhg.org.uk/newmap_of_parishes.html
Is the new link the intended link?
https://sfhg.uk/resources/all-other-reference/parish-maps
The Location of Names in the UKhttp://named.publicprofiler.org/
Parish Registershttps://www.freereg.org.uk/search_queries

 

Germany

ResourceDescriptionLink
Sites for Translating Old GermanBrigham Young University: The German Script Tutorial

FamilySearch Wiki: Germany Handwriting

Genealoger: German Genealogy - Language, Handwriting, and Script

My Ancestors and Me: Helps for Translating that Old German Handwriting

Omniglot: German

Sutterlin Schrift: German Handwriting
https://familytreemagazine.com/heritage/german/6-websites-for-old-german-script/

 

Ireland

ResourceDescriptionLink
List of resources for Irelandhttp://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/useful-links?cid=social_20160314_59252446&adbid=10153313534241039&adbpl=fb&adbpr=328754391038
Irish Family DetectiveList of Irish Terminologyhttps://www.irishfamilydetective.ie/a-z
Free Irish Recordshttps://www.irishfamilydetective.ie/useful-links
Irish Town Land SiteLink is no longer valid. Placed here for further research -->www.townlandsite
Irish Genealogyhttps://www.irishgenealogynews.com/2020/04/select-irish-collections-free-this.html?fbclid=IwAR20wUibWbDfYlJ4IFj00E92jVb3GzQbTv5XGRsUFUnr_h7HajBiXYzwj1A
Irish Church Recordshttps://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

 

Scotland

ResourceDescriptionLink
Scottish Genesundefinedhttps://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2020/04/free-access-to-records-from-uks.html?fbclid=IwAR2XQFuMh34vlsdsRfI07vcPS4EMLY6pDCyTNuwMwR2-YGjZyPC2ZtxNb9U

 

United States

ResourceDescriptionLink
County Boundary Mapshttp://www.mapofus.org/
Journals of the Continental Congresshttps://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwjc.html
Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789Thirty-four volumes Published by the Library of Congress, 1904-1937https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwjclink.html
The Ancestor Hunt by Locationhttps://theancestorhunt.com/by-location.html
Western States Records (BYU Idaho)http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/index.cfm
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) LibrariesHistorical U.S. Newspapers Onlinehttps://libguides.bgsu.edu/USNewspapersInternet
Deed Mapper ProjectLink is no longer valid. Placed here for further research -->http://www.map-maker.org/DM/Baltimore/map.html?fbclid=IwAR1UBxh-tNh-rozGpz6-cSWQHQM2d9VD0sR72CIKH7BWSFHR3Lr6UaGtbhA

 

California

ResourceDescriptionLink
California Newspapershttps://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=q&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1

 

Colorado

ResourceDescriptionLink
Colorado Historic Newspaper Collectionhttps://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org

 

Illinois

ResourceDescriptionLink
Illinois State Death Index Pre-1916http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/deathsrch.jsp
Illinois State Death Certificates 1916-1950http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/idphdeathindex.html
Macoupin County Genealogyhttps://www.macoupingenealogy.org/
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois Newspaper ArchiveLink appears to be no longer valid. Placed here for further research -->http://archive.quincylibrary.org/Olive/APA/QPL/default.aspx#panel=search

 

Indiana

ResourceDescriptionLink
Indiana State Library
Genealogy Database: Marriages Through 1850
https://digital.statelib.lib.in.us/legacy/search.aspx?index=3
Family Search Org
Indiana Marriages 1811 - 1959
Not all counties availablehttps://familysearch.org/search/collection/1410397
Randolph County, Indiana Resourceshttp://www.ingenweb.org/inrandolph/
Wayne County Indiana MarriagesMarriages 1811-1903http://co.wayne.in.us/marriage/retrieve.cgi
Wayne County, Indiana ResourcesIndiana Genealogy Trailshttp://genealogytrails.com/ind/wayne/
Wayne County, Indiana ResourcesWayne County INGenWeb Projecthttp://www.ingenweb.org/inwayne/
Wayne County, Indiana ResourcesWayne County Genealogical Research Resourceshttps://www.waynet.org/people/genealogy/wayneco-resources.htm#earlyinrecords
Indiana Digital ArchivesLink appears to be no longer valid. Placed here for further research -->https://www.in.gov/iara/services-for-public/search-archives-holdings/indiana-archives-digital-index-records/
Indiana History (We Do History)http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16797coll20

 

Iowa

ResourcesDescriptionLink
IAGENWEB Quick Reference to:
COUNTY VITAL RECORDS
http://iagenweb.org/state/research/bmdguide.htm
1874 Lee County Iowa Plat bookhttp://www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/7711/Lee+County+1874/
1897 Lee County Iowa Plat bookhttps://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui:atlases_3109
1916 Lee County Iowa Plat bookhttps://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui:atlases_10062
1930 Lee County Iowa Plat bookhttps://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui:hixson_996

 

Kansas

ResourceDescriptionLink
Kansas Memoryhttp://www.kansasmemory.org/
Chautauqua County Atlashttp://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209400/page/1
William J. Cutler's History of the State of Kansashttp://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/
History of Bourbon County, Kansas (1894)
By Thomas F. Robley
To the close of 1865http://ksgenweb.org/archives/bourbon/history/1894/index.html
History of Bourbon County Kansas (1894)
By Thomas F. Robley
To the close of 1865https://archive.org/details/historyofbourbon00robl
Chase County History & Genealogyhttp://genealogytrails.com/kan/chase/
1906 Crawford County Kansas Plat Bookhttps://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209423
Kansas Genealogy and History Guidehttps://www.kshs.org/p/genealogy-indexes/18943
Kansas Military RecordsInformation and links for each conflict. Some of the key searchable databases are linked below, but others may be linked to the site.https://www.kshs.org/p/research-military-records/11183
Spanish-American War Searchhttps://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-adjutant-general-s-report-1898-1899/11174
WWI Searchhttps://www.kshs.org/p/world-war-i-bounty-claims/15808
WWII Searchhttps://www.kshs.org/p/wwii-kansas-draft-board-records-index/11208

 

Kentucky

ResourceDescriptionLink
Kentucky GenWeb
Mason County, Kentucky
http://kykinfolk.com/mason/

 

Maine

ResourceDescriptionLink
Maine Genealogyhttps://www.mainegenealogy.net/

 

Missouri

ResourceDescriptionLink
Missouri Resourceshttp://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/missouri-birth-marriage-and-death-bmd-record-links#.WsgeedTwYdU?platform=hootsuite
The State Historical Society of Missouri
Digital Collections
http://digital.shsmo.org/cdm/
Missouri Digital Heritage - Death Certificateshttp://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/#searchdeat
Jackson County Records (Marriage Licenses)https://aumentumweb.jacksongov.org/Marriage/SearchEntry.aspx

 

Nebraska

ResourceDescriptionLink
Syracuse NewspapersLink is no longer valid. Placed here for further research -->http://syracuselibraryne.advantage-preservation.com/
Otoe County Newspapershttps://otoecountyne.advantage-preservation.com/search?t=35505&i=t&d=01/01/1857-12/31/2019&bcn=1

 

New York

ResourceDescriptionLink
New York Historic Newspapershttps://nyshistoricnewspapers.org

 

North Carolina

ResourceDescriptionLink
North Carolina Digital Collectionshttps://digital.ncdcr.gov
Genealogy and History of North Carolina and Beyondhttps://piedmonttrails.com/2020/01/30/early-settlements-surnames-of-tennessee-1756-1780/?fbclid=IwAR2eOULj8yAk8Jpi45n1w-l8lrqrkBhbAaWoGw9YMNS4cT2u3x6W9OkbkDA

 

Ohio

ResourceDescriptionLink
Seneca County Digital Libraryhttps://www.ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p15005coll27
Salem Ohio Obituary Indexhttps://www.salempubliclibrary.org/obituary-index
Ohio Newspapers and Morehttps://ohiomemory.org/digital/search/collection/p16007coll67!p16007coll74!p16007coll53!p16007coll34!p16007coll38!p16007coll37/searchterm/mccracken/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/order/nosort/ad/asc/page/2

 

Oklahoma

ResourceDescriptionLink
Oklahoma Vital Recordshttps://ok2explore.health.ok.gov

 

Pennsylvania

ResourceDescriptionLink
Philadelphia Land OwnershipLink appears to be no longer valid. Placed here for further research -->http://philadox.phila.gov/phillyhistoricalindex/index.html
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mapshttp://www.mapsofpa.com/pittsburgh.htm
Allegheny Cemetery Searchhttps://alleghenycemetery.com/index.php/genealogy/name-search/
Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archiveshttp://usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm
Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 2
By John Woolf Jordan
https://archive.org/details/colonialfamilies02jord
History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
By Cushing, Thomas, b. 1821
Published 1889
Including its early settlement and progress to the present time ; a description of its historic and interesting localities ; its cities, towns and villages; religious, educational, social and military history ; mining, manufacturing and commercial interests, improvements, resources, statistics, etc. ; also, biographies of many of its representative citizenshttps://archive.org/details/historyofalleghe1889cush
History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon
By Egle, William Henry, 1830-1901
Published 1883
In the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogicalhttps://archive.org/details/cu31924028852675
List of Links to published Pennsylvania Archives: Genealogy DecodedNeed to verify new link -->http://genealogydecoded.com
List of Links to published Pennsylvania Archives: HathiTrusthttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009818892
List of Links to published Pennsylvania Archives: Mid-Atlantic RootswebNeeds updated link -->
List of Links to published Pennsylvania Archives: Archive.orghttps://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Pennsylvania+--+History+Sources%22&page=2
Minutes of the Supreme Executive Councilhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009797062
1777 Philadelphia Land Ownership Maphttp://maps.archives.upenn.edu/WestPhila1777/map.php
Philadelphia Wardshttps://www.phila.gov/phils/docs/inventor/graphics/wards/wards2.htm
Montgomery County Township maphttp://www.usgwarchives.net/maps/pa/county/montgo/usgs/
Pennsylvania Newspaper Archiveshttps://panewsarchive.psu.edu/
The State Library of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Historic Newspapers

Link needs updated
http://digitalcollections.powerlibrary.org/cdm/search/collection/sstlp-newsp
Pennsylvania Photos and Documentshttps://powerlibrary.org/collections/
Philadelphia Land OwnershipNeed to identify new link

 

Tennessee

ResourceDescriptionLink
Tennessee Electronic Libraryhttps://www.tntel.info/news/2018-09-29/read-190-years-tennessean-todayhttps://www.tntel.info/news/2018-09-29/read-190-years-tennessean-todayhttps://www.tntel.info/news/2018-09-29/read-190-years-tennessean-todayhttp://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Home
Tennessee State Library and Archiveshttps://tslaindexes.tn.gov/search-all-collections?fbclid=IwAR1F_NP2z_C039e3xnDyqqnDixcOEH6MqkbvyxhWlrzt7xzUhGEBR0Ssowk

 

Virginia

ResourceDescriptionLink
Virginia Historical SocietySearch for Document Collection
The Generall Historie of VirginiaJamestown - David Ellis on p 151http://www.humanitiesweb.org/spa/hcp/ID/28456
Henrico County Vestry BookHenrico Co Vestry
Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia Vol. II
By Bishop Meade
https://archive.org/details/oldchurchesminis003253mbp
Henrico Co, VA Records
The Douglas Register
Notes of the Rev. William Douglas
1750 - 1797
New York Virginia GenealogyLink appears to be no longer valid. Placed here for further research -->http://nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/virginiarecords.html

 

Washington

ResourceDescriptionLink
Digital Archiveshttp://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Home