More Resources for Researchers

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Cyndi’s List

Steve Morse website

National Archives catalogue

PERSI (periodical source index)

Cyberdrive (Illinois specific)

Ellis Island databases

General Land Office Records

GenWeb

Helpful Stuff

Abbreviations & Acronyms for Genealogy

Free genealogy forms and charts

Kinship chart

genealogy & the law

Adoption research (Illinois)

free resources at the National Genealogical Society

The World Your Ancestors Knew

Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Convicts, Apprentices, Indentured Servants & Redemptioners

Disasters & epidemics

Genealogy Trails

Old occupations

Library of Congress (maps)

Internet Archive

Expand your Knowledge Base

FamilySearch Learning Center

FamilySearch wiki

Genealogy classes on-line

National Genealogical Society (classes)

Information about DNA testing

Frequently Asked Questions (How does it work, and what does it all mean?)

What are my options?

FamilyTreeDNA

23andMe

AncestryDNA

Research for a Specific Place of Origin

FamilySearch wiki (specific)

Irish Genealogy Toolkit

Polish research

Austrian research

Prussian/German research

Scandinavian research