HELPFUL WEBSITES FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

State Archives & Libraries http://statearchives.us/index.htm

USA.gov https://www.usa.gov/genealogy
Library of Congress : https://loc.gov/

• Ask a Librarian – https://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib
• How to do Genealogy research at the Library of Congress
  – http://loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/research.pdf

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Home page: https://www.archives.gov/

• Genealogy and Historical Research at Washington, DC
  – https://www.archives.gov/dc/research
• Online research tools and aids
  – https://www.archives.gov/research/start/online-tools

Census

• An historical account of the US decennial census from 1790 to 2000 was written by Jason G. Gauthier and issued April 2002. It is fascinating account of the whys and wherefores of the census & is a free download.
  –http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/pol02-ma.pdf

For immigrant arrival records from 1892-1924.
https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger Use the Steve Morse website (next) for easier searches.

One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
Find your ancestors more effectively in the Ellis Island database and the U.S. and N.Y. census. A wealth of other genealogical material.
Home page: https://stevemorse.org

• About the website and how to use it
  – https://stevemorse.org/onestep/onestep3.htm

Finding your Immigrant Ancestors
–https://secureservercdn.net/198.12.144.78/ba9.c9c.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/immigration-NARA-article-2013.pdf

comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links.
Home page: https://www.cyndislist.com/

• Jewish websites – https://www.cyndislist.com/jewish

World’s largest collection of genealogical records available on microfilm and online.
Home: https://www.familysearch.org/en

JewishGen
“The first source to go to for Jewish Genealogy.” Info files by topic and country. A non-profit organization affiliated with the Museum of Jewish Heritage whose mission is to preserve Jewish family history. Family Finder, Family Tree of the Jewish People, Yizkor book translations and more. First Timer videos for the beginner. Enhanced functions with paid membership/contribution.
Home: https://www.jewishgen.org

• Burial Registry (JOWBR) – https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/
• Research – https://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen/Research.html
• Databases – https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/

External databases – JewishGen also provides links to some external databases, including:

• LitvakSig’s All Lithuania Database – https://www.litvaksig.org/search-ald/
• Jewish Records Indexing – Poland database
  – http://www.jri-poland.org/jriplweb.htm
• Gesher Galicia’s All Galicia database – https://search.geshergalicia.org/

• Yad Vashem : http://yadvashem.org/
  Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names – http://yvng.yadvashem.org/
• American Joint Distribution Committee Archives – The JDC Archives documents the relief, rescue and rehabilitation activities of the JDC from its founding in 1914 to the present. Its holdings include over 3 miles of text documents; over 100,000 photographs; a research library of 6,000 books; and approximately 1,500 audiovisual materials, including 200 oral histories.
  • Archives – https://archives.jdc.org/
  • Names Index – https://archives.jdc.org/our-collections/
• International Tracing Service – Arolsen Archives https://arolsen-archives.org/en/
  Searching the Archive –
  https://arolsen-archives.org/en/search-explore/search-online-archive/

Some interesting links and articles compiled by Hal Bookbinder
https://www.jgscv.org/pdf/Practicing%20Safe%20Computing%20Articles.pdf

Located in NYC; a partnership of major institutions: American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum; genealogy
home: https://www.cjh.org/

These resources offer both free and enhanced subscription services. Some may also be freely accessible from a library. To get more information, visit the home page of each listing of interest, or inquire about genealogical resources from your local library.

Ancestry.com – The largest for-profit genealogy company in the world, it operates a network of genealogical, historical record and genetic genealogy websites.
Home page: https://www.ancestry.com/

• Card catalog
  – https://search.ancestry.com/search/cardcatalog.aspx#ccat=hc=25&dbSort=1&sbo=1&
• Jewish records filter – https://www.ancestry.com/search/?priority=jewish
  • Access to Military records through Fold3 – https://www.fold3.com/

Avotaynu – leading publisher of products of interest to persons who are researching Jewish genealogy
Home page: http://www.avotaynu.com/

• Jewish websites – http://www.avotaynu.com/wwwsites.html
• Jewish surnames Index – http://www.avotaynu.com/csi/csi-home.htm

Geni.com — empowers users to create the world’s single family tree
Home page: https://www.geni.com
MyHeritage.com — global destination for discovering, preserving, and sharing family history

• Home page: https://www.myheritage.com/about-myheritage.com/
• SuperSearch – https://www.myheritage.com/research

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island (JGSLI) offers an award winning video site, hosted on YouTube, that presents 8 videos on how best to utilize genealogical documents.
–http://jgsli.org/youtube/

Free Webinars from Legacy Family Tree Webinar, beginning early January 2016
–http://familytreewebinars.com

Genealogy Notes
A Gold Mine of Naturalization Records in New England
–https://secureservercdn.net/198.12.144.78/ba9.c9c.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Naturalization_immigration-records-in-New-England.pdf

Changes in Naturalization Law applied to Women – 2015
–https://secureservercdn.net/198.12.144.78/ba9.c9c.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/US-Naturalization_Immigration-and-2015.pdf