The links that I have chosen to include here are those that I have found particularly useful in my own research. My areas of interest include both family and local history in the U.S. (to narrow it down even further, New England), Canada (the Gaspe region and Maritimes), and the UK. And then there are the sites that are national or worldwide in scope. I do not personally endorse any commercial sites listed; I simply like what they have to offer.
This page will soon be sub-divided into categories.
Ancestry.com -- Find Your Ancestors Now!
Homepage of Ancestry.Com
- Acadian Genealogy Homepage
- An excellent. comprehensive site for Acadian and Cajun families
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- UK site. Register of military deaths from the World Wars, including civilian casualties of WWII.
Darlene's Genealogy Pages Includes databases for Bonaventure Co., Quebec and Restigouche Co., New Brunswick
- Boothbay Region Historical Society
- Includes Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport, Maine; home to Dodges, Wylies and allied families
- Bridgton Historical Society
- Bridgton, Maine, in the Sebago/Long Lake region; home to Grays and allied families.
- British Counties, Parishes, etc for Genealogists
- National Cemetery Administration
- Information on Veterans Administration national cemeteries
- Committee for Anglophone Social Action
- (CASA) to promote the culture of the English speaking people of the Gaspe region of Quebec. Gaspe info, history, genealogy and links
- Mayflower Families - Through the Looking Glass
- A tremendous site - not to be missed! A great deal of information on the early families, original documents and the history of the area.
- The Global Gazette
- Canadian online family history magazine. Excellent site. Tons of info. Great articles.
- Danish Emigration Archives
- For those with links to Denmark
- Dead Fred
- Genealogy Photo Archive
- Dodge Family Association
- An important site for my family, as we descend from both immigrant brothers - Richard on our paternal side and William on our maternal side!
- Dyer Families of New England
- English Origins
- A pay-per-view site for English records, in association with the Society of Genealogists in London
- Essex Record Office
- Terrific site for the collections of the Record Office at Chelmsford, Essex, England. Be sure to check out SEAX - Essex archives online. Americans should not overlook the wealth of information available in English county record offices.
- FamilyRecords.gov.uk
- Official UK government website for obtaining various records.
- Family Search
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon); extensive collection of contributed information
- Free BMD
- UK Birth, Death and Marriage Records - online, free and searchable! An on-going, vitally important project - one that is very welcome because viewing English records online is otherwise costly or simply not available!
- Fryeburg Historical Society
- Western Maine town society site includes cemetery, vital records, history and more
- Fun Stuff for Genealogists
- A commercial site of genealogy-related items
- Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
- Ancestral home of the Thayer and Wheeler families
- Horsmonden, Kent, England
- Home of the Willard family, along with nearby Brenchley. There is a drop-down menu that is titled "I'm only here for the- - - ". Click on genealogy. And also on history. Simon Willard was baptised at St. Margaret's Church in 1605. I have included photographs of Horsmonden on my website.
- East of England Tourist Board
- Covering the counties of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- US National Archives and Record Administration
- A federal agency preserving the nation's heritage. For genealogy info, use the 'Where is - - -' drop-down menu box on the top of the page.
- Heritage Books
- Historical and Genealogical sources
- History of Hingham, Massachusetts
- by George Lincoln, et al. Entire text online. Part of US GenWeb of Hingham, Mass.
- Hiram, Maine
- US GenWeb site. Juanita has transcribed the town's cemeteries for this site. I've found lots of my family there.
- Alden Kindred of America, Inc. & the Alden Historical Site
- Don't miss this site. Full of genealogy, biographies, documents, Alden house tour.
- My family descends, down our maternal line, from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins (via the Packard line)
- GENDEX
- World Wide Web Genealogical Database. Valuable resource. Some of it free, some for a fee.
- Genealogical Publishing Company
- "The World's Largest Publishers of Genealogical Reference Books"
- Genealogy Searching Center
- FREE online genealogy databases. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for 'Genealogy Free Stuff'
- New France
- Early information on the colonists of New France from 1534 onward. Fascinating historical background.
- Genealogy Today
- Genealogy help, essential information for everyone.
- Genealogy Today Canadian Edition
- News, tips, articles and tools.
- Gen-Link UK
- Click on the country of your choice, then the county for links. Or choose 'General'.
- GenLookUps
- Directory of Genealogy Lookup Volunteers. Also Genealogy in the News and Research Forms.
- GENUKI
- UK and Ireland genealogy resources
- Georgetown, Masssachusetts
- US GenWeb site. Home of Spoffords and related families.
- Hingham, Massachusetts
- US GenWeb site. Home of such families as Otis, Spofford, Farrar (Farrow) and others in our lineage.
- Historical & Genealogical Books on CD
- Toni Feeney's commercial site has books on my wish list and also offers some free downloads, including excerpts from 'The Libby Family in America', which I found particularly useful.
- Genealogy Books of Maine
- Covering York, Cumberland and Oxford Counties. "My" counties! I want every book on her list.
- I Dream of Genealogy
- A lot of great information here. Click on 'Databases'. I particularly liked the Maine cemetery records.
- My Danish Roots
- In development. Should be great.
- Irene's Genealogy and History Site
- Northern New Brunswick counties.
- Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
- A volunteer group that transcribes ship passenger lists. A tremendous and valuable undertaking.
- Jean's Maine Genealogy Page
- Transcribed 19th century deaths and marriages in Ellsworth, Maine newspapers.
- Conway Public Library
- Conway, New Hampshire. Click on 'Genealogy and History'. You will find cemetery inscriptions and vital records. Many families went back and forth from Maine to New Hampshire, so don't miss this site!
- Cornwall - Kernow
- Terrific site of links for those whose ancestry extends to Cornwall.
- Kent Genealogy
- Resource for researching ancestors of the County of Kent, England. Indexes, transcripts and links.
- Maine Genealogy & History Project
- A US GenWeb site. Lots of resources. Check the county you are interested in, too.
- Society of Genealogists
- London, England. The place to go for a day when visiting from the US. Admission fee. Library has manuscripts, family histories, church registers, local histories, various indexes and much more. Bookshop.
- S & N Genealogy Supplies
- UK supplier
- Phillimore & Co. Ltd
- British Local and Family History Books. UK site.
- Family Records Centre
- London, England. Birth, death and marriage records of the UK since 1837. Census records 1841-1891. More. Replaces St. Catherine' s House and Somerset House. Public Search Room.
- Public Record Office
- National Archives of the UK. Not the place for vital records, but tremendously fascinating and priceless collections.
- The McKusick Family Association
- Maine Old Cemetery Association
- MOCA. Dedicated to locating, encouraging the preservation of and gathering historical information on Maine's old cemeteries. A huge and valuable undertaking. Unfortunately, the bulk of information gathered was before the days of personal computers, so it is all down on paper; therefore, not searchable by computer - but they will search by hand for you. A master set is held at the Maine State Library in Augusta. Check the site for location of microfilmed copies around the country. I wonder if anyone has started a project of creating a computer database?
- Medieval English Genealogy
- Excellent and fascinating. Don't miss this in-depth look into the life of our ancient English ancestors.
- Maine Memory Network
- Images from the past. A wonderful site. You can send an image as an email postcard, or purchase a print.
- Oxford County, MEGenWeb Project
- Of particular interest (to me anyway), scroll down to 'The Oxford County MeGenWeb Register' which has some town vital records.
- US National Archives & Records Administration
- NARA Preserving the nation's treasures.
- Our Ancestors Down Home
- Northern New Brunswick and the Gaspe Peninsula.
- Portland Public Library
- Click on 'Site Index', then check out 'Search the Catalog' at the top. Then you can choose by which method you wish to search. Start with genealogy or a specific town. If you can visit the library, don't miss the Portland Room, which houses the library's special local history, document and genealogy section. Also, the library has an excellent collection of old newspapers on microfilm. Time-consuming to browse through, but they give a fascinating look at Portland and events in days gone by. A great way to search for old obituaries and notices.
- Windham, Maine
- US GenWeb site. Vital records, cemetery listings, etc
- Maine Preservation
- Protecting Maine's heritage
The Scots/Irish Immigration of the 1700s
- The Island Register
- Prince Edward Island's Premier Genealogy Home Page
- Sebago, Maine
- US GenWeb site. Great cemetery listings.
- The Family Jordan
- Memorial Hall Museum
- Old Deerfield, Massachusetts. Click where is says 'collections on-line'. Fabulous digital collection of images.
- The British Isles GenWeb Project
- BBC Your History
- Local and family history help and links from the BBC UK.
