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Getting Started

Beginner's Genealogical Research on the Internet
A Web-based hands-on workshop that teaches students the basics of genealogical research and using the Internet for genealogical research. Work at your own pace, registration is free, but requires an e-mail address for contact with the instructor.

Genealogy.com: Genealogy Learning Center
How-to articles, genealogy classes and other resources to develop research skills. Tips on using federal, state and local records as well as libraries and archives.

How to Start Your Family History
Step-by-step guide to getting started in researching a family history. From Familysearch , the genealogy site sponsored by the Latter Day Saints.

Preserving Your Story
Tips and techniques for preserving your family history, from the Minnesota Historical Society.

General Genealogy Sites

1930 Census Microfilm Locator
A comprehensive guide to the 1930 census, released to the public on April 1, 2002. Includes information on how the census was taken, which records survive today, and how to find microfilm that may contain your family's records. From the National Archives and Records Administration.

American Family Immigration History Center - EllisIsland.org
Information on the 22 million immigrants and ships' crews who arrived at Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1898 and 1924. The site also includes "The Peopling of America," a "timeline showing forces behind immigration and their impact on the immigrant experience." Some parts of the site require free registration.

Ancestry.com
This popular genealogy and family history site includes the Social Security Death Index, message boards, and numerous links to military records, census information and genealogy guides. Includes both free and fee-based information.

Ancestry Library (In library use only)
Library version of Ancestry.com. Features comprehensive information for genealogical research. Includes digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the Social Security Death Index, the American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and much more.

Census Finder
This directory links to over 29,000 free census sites. Primarily focused on the U.S., there are also some links to Canada, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom. Also a guide to historical museums in the U.S. and Native American census information.

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors
Free search site for Civil War troops, both Union and Confederate. Searches may be made for soldiers, sailors, regiments, prisoners, cemeteries, battles, Medal of Honor recipients, and parks. This site is maintained by the National Park Service.

Cyndi's List
List of over 180,000 genealogical web sites, categorized and cross-referenced.

Family History Research
Step-by-step guide to researching your family history. Some of the information is Minnesota-specific, but the tips can be applied to genealogical research anywhere.

FamilySearch
The genealogy site sponsored by the Latter Day Saints, offering extensive search features, genealogy guides, forums for sharing information, and a link to the Social Security Death Index.

Finding Your Native American Ancestors
A list of links was compiled and annotated for people interested in tracing their Native American Ancestry.

GenForum
Searchable by family name, with links to regional and country of origin sources. Especially useful for sharing information and drawing upon genealogical work done by others.

Hispanic Genealogy Reference Center
Site on getting started in Hispanic genealogy. Put out by the Hispanic Genealogical Society of New York.

Interment.net
Burial records and tombstone inscriptions for cemeteries worldwide. The site also features and links to articles and other resources for those researching family history.

National Archives and Records Administration - Genealogy Page
Information on research facilities and online resources, including tips on beginning your genealogical research, catalogs of census microfilm available from NARA, and links to other genealogical resources on the web.

Rootsweb
With copious links to genealogical and family history resources as well as its own database of information, Rootsweb is notable for the breadth of its resources. Both Rootsweb & Ancestry.com are searchable from this site. Includes access to the Social Security Death Index .

U.S. GenWeb Project
Several freely-accessible genealogical projects from a group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States.

Where to Write for Vital Records
An alphabetical directory of state and territorial agencies to contact when looking for birth, death, and marriage records. The site lists addresses, phone numbers, fees, and internet sites.

Minnesota Genealogy

City Directories
Directories for Saint Paul and area cities, dating back to 1856. Available in print (1936 - present) and microfilm (prior to 1936) at the Central Library.

Dakota County Historical Society
Information about the history of Dakota County, and a set of online databases including Dakota county obituaries and other records.

KinSource
Finding aids to the 1910 Federal Census for several Minnesota cities, including street layouts and other information for Saint Paul.

Minnesota Birth Certificates Index
An online index of birth certificates for births in the state from 1900 to 1934, provided by the Minnesota Historical Society. Copies of birth certificates can be ordered online.

Minnesota Death Certificates Index
An online index of death certificates for deaths in the state from 1908 to 2001, provided by the Minnesota Historical Society. It also indexes death cards from 1904-1907. Copies of death certificates can be ordered online.

Minnesota Genealogical Society
Has information on family, state, county and local history. Has links to interest groups researching various ethnic heritages.

Minnesota Historical Society Library & Collections
Gateway to the vast collections of the Minnesota Historical Society. Links to family history research tips, online personal records, and a list of other resources.

Minnesota Genealogical Resources
Links to resources for researchers looking into their Minnesota families. Includes links to obituaries, historical societies, churches, cemeteries, mailing lists, and more.

Minnesota Genealogy
Links to local genealogical information, historical societies, maps, and other information helpful to researching Minnesota families.

Obituaries & Birth Notices; Birth & Death Certificates

Ramsey County Historical Society
Includes information about exhibits, its library and and the history of St. Paul and Ramsey County. Has a link to St. Paul neighborhoods.

Saint Paul Newspapers on Microfilm
Complete runs of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch, as well as other city newspapers. Available at the Central Library.

Wisconsin Genealogy

Genealogy Resources at the Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsins Name Index, historical images, Civil War rosters, local history and biography articles and the Wisconsin Online Genealogy Service - providing accees to vital records search for records prior to 1907.

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