Genealogy

GENEALOGY

African-American Research an introduction and links to resources from the National Archives	Litchfield County, CT Cemetery Page listing of people buried in Litchfield County cemeteries --alphabetical by town
Afro-American Genealogical Research: Introduction guidebooks, links and bibliographies from the Library of Congess	NARA Genealogy information from the National Archives and Records Administration
Connecticut Genealogy--New Milford genalogy and local history information--New Milford's piece of the USGenWeb Project	The Olive Tree Genealogy databases, tutorials, and resource guides
Connecticut State Library Research Guide to Naturalization Records at the State Library generally documents consist of two pages for each naturalization, information provided may include petition for citizenship, oath of allegiance, record of previous citizenship, place and date of birth, occupation, place and date of arrival in the US, name of ship, place of residence	National Archives Database provides passenger lists, prisoner of war information, military personnel details and much more.
CTGenWeb genealogy and family history online, Connecticut's section of the USGenWeb Project	Relationship Terms determine the relationships between family members--cousin, second cousin, etc.
Cyndi's List categorized index to genealogical resources on the internet with links	RootsWeb.com links to various genealogy sites, templates, etc.
Ellis Island Passenger Arrivals searchable database of passenger information	Social Security Death Index if data is available records contain last name, first name, social security number, birth and death date, and last residence--from Ancestry.com
Family Search from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--search for ancestors, share information, find a family history center	Surname Genealogy Search genealogy of your surname
Heritage Quest search census records, revolutionary war records, family and local histories--free through the State Library--you will need your library card barcode to use from home	US Census Guide how to use resources available from the US Census to do your genealogical research
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild immigrant ship passenger lists, etc.	TheUSGenWeb Project genealogy and family history online--internet sites for genealogical research in every state and county (including CT and Litchfield County)--noncommercial and free
Internment.net cemetery records from around the world	Where to Write for Vital Records state by state listing and rules for obtaining birth, death, marriage or divorce records--from the National Center for Health Statistics
Cyndi's List - Medicine and Medical - definitions to archaic medical terminology often listed as causes of death and includes other historical information on Diseases and Medical Terms, Doctors and Nurses, Epidemics and Plagues, Hospitals, Asylums & Sanitariums, and U.S. Civil War Medicine and Hospitals	Names of Old Time Illnesses - provides definitions to archaic medical terminology that were often listed as causes of death on death certificates
Unique Last Names - unique last names in the United States presented with their ranks, common meaning, origin and history	Newspaper Obituaries - newspaper obituaries in a multitude of newspapers and thousands of titles ranging from the 1800s to the early 20th century