Ancient Wanderings ... Genealogy of the Upper Great Lakes, Canada, New England, Scandinavia, Europe .... and more

 

I am including links that I have found helpful or have found information.
I do not beleive in re-inventing the wheel, so for an extensive list of genealogy sites check out

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

General Links and Research :

• NARA - National Archives and Records Administration

Imigration

• CastleGarden.org CastleGarden.org offers free access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. Over 73 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this early immigration period.
• Ellis Island Located in the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and on the World Wide Web, the American Family Immigration History Center (AFIHC) allows visitors to explore the extraordinary collection of immigrant arrival records stored in the Ellis Island Archives.
• Angel Island Immigration Station FoundationLocated in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Angel Island Immigration Station was routinely the first stop for immigrants crossing the Pacific Ocean.
• Canadian Passenger List Records
• inGeneas DatabaseThe inGeneas Database contains Canadian passenger and immigration records from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Free to search, fee for copies of results
• French Canadian Emigration to the United States, 1840-1930

Genealogy Sites

• GeneaNet
• Kindred Trails
• Census Finder Census Finder is a tool designed to help you find sites which offer free census records online.

Illinois

• ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 , Statewide Death Index Pre-1916 and (1916-1950)
  Databases of Illinois Veterans: War of 1812, Winnebago War, Black Hawk War, Mexican War, Civil War, Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy, Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units, Spanish-American War, 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor

Cook County

• Cook County History and Genealogy
• Cook County Clerk's office Genealogy Records

Chicago

• 1895 CHICAGO DIRECTORYLimited partial listing only
• Chicago Genealogical Society
• Illinois Trails is a not-for-profit ALL-VOLUNTEER organization whose goal is to put genealogical and historical information online for the free use of all researchers

Michigan:

• 1870 Michigan Census Free, indexed and searchable, actual census page
• mifamilyhistory.org Michigan Family History Site
• A History of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan and its People Volume II. Its Mining, Lumber and Agricultural Industries. --- Online directory
• A history of the northern peninsula of Michigan and its people;, Sawyer, Alvah L. (Alvah Littlefield), 1854-1925. Searchable Online Text
• Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Houghton, Baraga and Marquette Counties, Michigan. -- Online Directory
• French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
• Biographical record; this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Houghton, Baraga and Marquette Counties, Chicago, Biographical Publishing Co., --- Searchable Online Publication 1903.
• Michigan Naturalization Archives Indexes

GENWEB:

• Michigan Gen Web
• Michigan Tombstone Photo Project

Counties:

• Baraga
• Delta
• Dickinson
• Marquette
• Marquette County Records - (Order)
• Schoolcraft

Native:

• Native Americans In Michgan Gen Web
• Native Americans in Michigan
• Library of Congress Catalogs
• Michigan Live the state's most comprehensive listing of obituaries
• Native American Births in Leelanau County, MI 1867 - 1920
• Native American Genealogy
• Native American Sites by Lisa Mitten
• Rose's Genealogy Homepage
• The Nokomis Learning Center in Okemos, MI
• Tribal Directory
• Genweb Census Project

Wisconsin:

• French Canadian/Acadian Genealogists of Wisconsin

Counties:

• Manitowoc Great site with lots of Information,

Canada

• Dictionary of Canadian Biographies Online
• New Horizons: Canada-France Archives This database contains descriptions and reproductions of documents related to New France (correspondence, reports, maps and plans, and drawings) included in fonds and series conserved at the Centre des archives d'outre-mer (Aix-en-Provence), the Centre historique des Archives nationales (Paris), and Library and Archives Canada (Ottawa).
• French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan

Filles du Roi

• Encyclopedia of Genealogy. An alphabetical listing of all the Filles du Roi and their husbands.
• Kings Daughters
• Canadian Museum of Civilization
• A Scattering of Seeds
• King's Daughters and Founding Mothers: The Filles du Roi, 1663-1673 by Peter J. Gagné

Quebec

• Genealogie.co Birth and baptism records for French and foreign migrants who came to Quebec between 1621 and 1865 (In French, $)

Ireland

• TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association) is a nonprofit organization established to develop and promote the growth, study and exchange of ideas among people and organizations interested in Irish genealogical and historical research and education.

County Cork

• County Cork Genealogical Society
• Cork County Guide Geneology Info
• Pigot & Co's Provincial Directory of Ireland 1824 Scanned images (PDF) of Pigot & Co's Provincial directory of Ireland 1824. Pigot & Co's directory goes through the towns of Ireland alphabetically. It lists a detailed description of the town or city, post office information and shows the names of nobility and gentry living in or close to the town. The traders of each town are arranged according to their trade.
• Ginni Swanton's Web SiteCounty Cork Genealogy Information and Records
• Cork Ancestors - Aspects of Cork Genealogy & History
• Irish Ancestors Some general information available free, Most is Pay
• Fáilte Romhat List of links for the Families of Hayes, O'Connor, Brown, Fox, Santry, Callaghan and Murphy
• Chicago Irish Families, 1875-1925
• Irish Death Notice Index
• Clans Of Ireland
• Irish Times

Family Lines

O'Connor

• O'Connor Names Listed in Vol I- VII of " The Famine Immigrants "

Finland

• Finland Map & Placename Index
• Virtual FinlandInteractive Map of Finland
• Finland Links Maintained by the Genealogical Society of Finland.

Norway

• Norwegian Site with many names -- Schytte Line
  På de følgende sider presentres noen av familiens aner. De yngste generasjoner av familien kommer fra Troms fylke, hovedsaklig fra Tromsø, Lenvik og Astafjord.
• Per Nermo - Nordic Genealogy Site spanning four centuries
  From Norway, Sweden, Denmark
• Norwegian - American DictionaryThis list contains Norwegian words with their English translations. The words included here are those that you are likely to find in genealogical sources.
• Norwegian Census abbreviationsCensus abbreviations used in the on-line 1865-1900 census records
• Norwegian Genealogical Word List on Family Search
• Norwegian words for family relations
• Norway List IGI Batch Number Index Project

Belgium - België

• Digital Resources Netherlands and Belgium Extensive list of resources
• Genealogie in België Belgium - World Gen Web
  • Search for names here
• Belgium Roots-Web
• Historical Primary Documents

Netherlands

• Genlias Genlias gives you a quick way to find your Dutch forebears from as far back as 1780. Your search is in the most accurate source for Dutch genealogy, the Civil Register.
• Danish Demographic Database
• International Institute of Social History
• The History of Holland
• History of Holland by George Edmundson --- FREE eBOOK
• Denmark Jews - Jewish Web Index
• Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie Central Bureau for Genealogy - CBG) is the Dutch information and documentation center for genealogy, family history and related sciences.
• http://www.stamboomsurfpagina.nl/ Dutch site with many links to genealogy sites from the Netherlands.

Germany - Deutschland

• Jewish Genealogy Germany
• Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
• National Archives of Germany

Ireland

• Desmond's Concise History of Ireland
• Map of houses, castles and gardens of Ireland
• Old Irish-Gaelic Surnames

County Cork

• The Territories of the Ancient Irish Families County Cork.

Families

Pilon

• Association des Pilon d'Amérique inc.

Varied Family Trees Online

• Quenneville Family Research

Historical Research

• History of International Migration Site
• European Royal Houses
• The History Files An extensive collection of information which includes detailed breakdowns of the rulers and key dates for almost all historical states, plus comprehensive features and maps


• Vikings, Normans & Englishmen A brief history of Viking Conquests
• Genealogy Within the Viking World

Histrical Documents Online of England and Wales

More Brittish Documents -- Some free, some paid access

Old World History Maps

Genealogical and Historical references for European Royalty

FEMALE DANISH LEADERS Women in positions of influence in Denmark throughout the ages

WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIPinformation Images and Biographies of many of the early Queens

HABSBURG BIOGRAPHIES list of major persons in the Habsburg dynasty with brief biographies and illustrations where possible.

Royal Genealogy information held at University of Hull

Beginnings of the Polish State, and Monarchy

Internet Sacred Text Archive Includes the old Norse Kigs sagas

Viking Coinage

Viking World

World Statesmen.org is an encyclopedia of the leaders of nations, dependencies, international and religious organizations. Included are detailed chronologies, maps national anthems, flags and indexes which will guide your historical research. Austria, Bohemia, Denmark, Finland Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal , Russia, Sweden, The Netherlands ,

Genealogy words Lists and Online Translators-

• Belgium Genealogy words

Military Records

• U.S. National Archives and Records Center (Pre-World War I Military records)
• U.S. National Military Personnel Records Center (Records of Veterans from World War I to the present)
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, National Park Service

HOSTING SITES:

• USGenNet http://www.usgennet.org/