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FamilySearch.org

This is the website of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Allen County Public Library, Genealogy Dept., Ft. Wayne, Indiana

NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration

Document Storage and Preservation

Provides a variety of preservation and archival storage materials.

Northeast Document Conservation Center

The NEDCC website also provides some specific information About Preservation

Photo Restoration

Heritage Photographs

Includes information on Preserving your old photographs

Genealogical Societies

Association of Professional Genealogists
There is a Directory of APG Members on the website, and all members must agree to ad here to the Association of Professional Genealogists' Code.
APG also specifically addresses the question Why Hire a Professional Genealogist? on their website.

Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG) There is a Directory of Members on the website that lists all current GSG members.  They also provide guidelines for Hiring a Speaker .

International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE)

National Genealogical Society

NGS also provides information on Genealogical Standards .

Board for Certification of Genealogists ®(BCG ®)

All BCG ®members pledge to abide by the BCG ®Code of Ethics and Conduct .

New England Historic Genealogical Society

National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)

Genealogy in the News

The U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative (11-24-2004)

Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter

Genealogy Research Sites

Below is a list of some of the major websites that offer original record images as well as derived sources. These sites each have their own search engine to help you find information.

Free Access Sites

BLO Land Patents

This site provides a searchable database of digitized images of the Federal Land Patents. Unfortunately, this site was taken offline on 4/8/2005 due to security concerns. The BLM (Bureau of Land Management) has stated that it is their intent to make this site available again as soon as possible, so you may still want to bookmark this URL and watch for this site's return.

Rootsweb.com

This is a whole collection of sites, and it is the largest free online genealogy site.

USGenWeb.org

This is a set of websites that are divided by State and then by County. The quality and quantity of information varies from site to site, but it is always worth checking the site for any new county in which you need to do research.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

Cyndi Howell’s site is a directory of web sites related to genealogy, organized by topic.

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