top.gif

about us | ask a librarian | search Home
Home Calendar Catalog Databases Resources Services View Your Record


Internet Genealogy Links
 

www.bplonline.org/sou/ComputerGenealogy.asp
Selected sites from a class on using the Internet for genealogical research.

Alabama GenWeb Project

www.rootsweb.com/~algenweb
The Alabama page for the above US GenWeb Project.

American Memory

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
This Library of Congress site includes maps, photographs, and other sources that document various aspects of America's history.

Ancestry Search

Subscription service available as AncestryPlus in any branch of the Birmingham Public Library system. This site offers over one billion names in over 3,000 unique databases.

Bureau of Land Management

www.glorecords.blm.gov
U. S. Government site that allows searching for information and documentation of original land purchases in the "public land" states.

Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

www.CyndisList.com
One of the most extensive collections on the Internet of genealogically related sites.  Most listed under general subject categories.

Death Indexes

http://www.deathindexes.com/
Online searchable death indexes and records.

Documenting the American South

http://docsouth.unc.edu/
The University Library at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has compiled this site of primary sources for the study of Southern history, culture, and literature.

The Genealogy Home Page

www.genhomepage.com
A general listing of many links to genealogy sites.

Poorhouse Records

http://www.poorhousestory.com/records.htm
Learn how to locate poorhouse records and see the laws governing the relief of the poor.

Rootsweb

www.rootsweb.com
Extensive listing of free genealogy sites including mailing lists.

US GenWeb Project

www.usgenweb.com
Major undertaking by volunteers to list genealogical data by state and county locations. Includes three special projects  on censuses, tombstones, and archives.

 

BPL
     
Ask a Librarian

Birmingham Public Library
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
(205) 226-3600

BPL Logo

[home] [calendar] [catalog] [contact us] [databases] [resources] [services] [view your record]

 

COPYRIGHT©1996-2006 The Birmingham Public Library.