Free Online Resouces

Octocber 2008

Here are a list of resources available online that I have been bookmarking for the last few years. Most of these sites are free although some do require registration of a username and password. If you would like to report a broken link or add to this list, please contact me.

AUSTRALIA

• Immigrants to South Australia
• National Archives of Australia

CANADIAN LINKS

• Pier 21
• Archives Canada
• Ontario Marriages
• Olive Tree Genealogy
• Canadian Forum
• The Saturnia
• Nova Scotia Records

ENGLAND

• Julies Genealogy Pages
• Kent Family History Society
• Roger Vaughan Picture Library - Date an Old Photograph
• UK Census Online
• Search the FreeBMD Records

ELLIS ISLAND ARTICLES, SEARCH FORMS AND SHIP ARRIVALS
(1892-1924)

• History of the Statue of Liberty
• Ellis Island Ship Manifests
• Manifest Markings
One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
• The Immigration Experience

FINDING YOUR ITALIAN NAMES

• Italian Surname Database
• Italian Surname Database Blog
• Pagine Bianche - Italian White Pages
• Italian Surname Locator
• Names and Surnames in Italy
• Italian Surnames of Calabria

ILLINOIS

• Cook County Illinois Genealogical Database
• Illinois State Archive Databases
• Chicago Ancestors.org
• Chicago Genealogy.com

IRELAND

• Irish Family History Foundation Website

ITALIAN SITES

• Calitri CONNECTIONS
• Italian State Archives
• Italian State Archive Addresses
• Italian Records Extraction - An Instructional Guide
• Libby's Italian Records Page
• Palermo Marriages
• Researching Italian Military Records

LDS SITES

• Family Search Records
• Family Search
• Requesting Photocopies
• Italy Events and Time Periods

MILITARY

• WW2 Casualties: 1937 - 1945

NATURALIZATION RECORDS

• Naturalizations: Researching Philadelphia Records

NORWAY

• Norway National Archives

PRESERVING YOUR DOCUMENTS

• Scanning Tips and Bits

RESEARCH GUIDES AND PORTALS

• Calabrian Genealogy
• Calabria Exchange
• Carini Exchange
• Catanzaro Exchange
• Cindy's List
• Cosenza Exchange

SCOTLAND

• Talking Scot
• SCOTS ORIGINS
• Scotlands People

SOUTH AMERICAN & SPANISH GUIDES

• Apellidos Italianos
• Governo do Estado de São Paulo - Memorial do Imigrante
• Passengers Database
• Projeto Imigrantes
• The Data Bank-Argentina Records

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY FOUNDATION

• Ellis Island-FREE Port of New York Passenger Records Search
• Passenger Arrival Log
• Pedigree Chart
• Family Group Sheets
• Manifest Extraction Forms

UNITED STATES

• The US National Archives
• Castle Garden Passenger Lists

VITAL RECORDS

• N C H S- Where to Write Home Pages

WEST VIRGINIA

• West Virginia Vital Records