Welcome Message
February 17, 2006
Hello Family & Friends,
For me the best way to start doing Family History is:
1. Interview the oldest relatives in your family. Writing a questionnaire that can be sent or done in person or videotaping or audio recording the interview would work. Also copy their photos, family tree in their Bible, vital documents such as birth, marriage & death, etc. I have learned that even if you are not able to spend lots of time currently that these things will help you later when you do want to organize your families’ history. Get this done as soon as possible, it maybe too late if you wait and some questions may never get answered!
2. On the website of “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints” at www.familysearch.org there are many helpful & detailed or simple ways on how to get organized, useful resources, a free family tree software download which is called “P.A.F. 5.2” or “Personal Ancestral File 5.2”. Also note that at your local “Family History Center” you will find great free help from the volunteers & insights to finding relatives.
3. There are several ways to find info. such as using “genealogical societies” or by going to a newspaper’s office. I found that my local library & even libraries that are not in the city in which I live would give out free cards. This has been valuable because I use their online resources at home and research in the “historical” newspapers, censuses, etc. Note that just because your relative did not live in New York does not mean that they are not listed in the “New York Times”, or other popular newspapers. Some libraries have a “genealogical section” with lots of books such as “old church records” listing memberships, marriages, or baptisms that are not available online yet. Remember to “ALWAYS” verify for yourself the resources because researchers make mistakes!
4. Periodically I will be updating these web pages at www.wansend.com. Note that the listed surnames in my favorite websites are either in my Patriarchal or Matriarchal branch therefore you may not recognize them. My email is ctoomey@wansend.com & I will email you back when I can.
Sincerely,
Crystal Toomey
General Links
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Ancestry.com- links & reference info.
- Cyndi's List.com- lots of links
- Orange Co. Gen. Society- OCCGS @HB Library
- RootsWeb.com- some personal web pages & free info.
- US GenWeb Project - many links & mostly free
- US GenWeb-partial free Censues
- Utah Genealogical Assoc.- many links
- VitalSearch-Worldwide.com- state records links
- Ellis Island Passenger Arrivals
- Immigrants to USA- 1820 to 1920
- GenCircles.com- many family names here
- Tracing Mormon Pioneers- indexed names
- freewebs.com/toomey- all Toomey families
- distantcousin.com- military & many links
- Family Crests & Surname Histories
Cemetery & Death
- Cemetery Photos
- Death Indexes.com- many links for death info.
- Find A Grave- cemetery photos
- ourcornermarket.com- Memorial Plaques
Libraries & Family History Centers
- FamilySearch.org- LDS site
- HB Library- Heritage Quest & search pages
- NewportBeachLibrary.org- NY Times, etc...
- LA Regional FHC-lots of films here
- Orange County Public Library- search page
- California State Library- lots of info.
- Carlsbad Library- online databases
- UC Irvine Library- online database
- Internet Public Library
- Utah Valley FHC- in BYU Library
- Special Collections- in BYU Library
- BYU Library- lots of books
Maps
- Google Maps
- MapQuest.Com
- Multimap.com
- RealBird- aeriall & distance maps
- TerraServer.microsoft.com- satellite
- Yahoo Maps
Newspapers
- Newsbank.com- newspapers
- Newspaper Abstracts.com- old newspapers
People Living & Age Finders
- agsnet.com- Age Calculator
- Infobel.com- world phone book
- Yellow Pages- people, ages, maps
- ZABAsearch.com- people & age finder
Reference & Translators
- PAF Insight- tools for the PAF User
- About.com- misc. info on everything
- Infoplease.com- maps, encyclopedia,lots of info.
- Wikipedia- Encyclopedia
- SparkNotes.com- study anything guides
- Dictionary.com- language translaters
- Google Translater
California
- Inglewood Park Cemetery
Georgia
- rootsweb.com- Wilkes county, Boswell & Bates family
Idaho
- Huatulco - Re: Sharks in bays-Pocatello Kid
- BYU Library- Eastern Idaho death records
Illinois
Illinois- Belleville region
Illinois- Mabry family
- Marian Co., AR- 1812 War Lieutenant Bates
Illinois- Salisbury family
Montana
- Pomeroy Family- via Craig Pedlar
- RootsWeb Message Boards- Craig Pedlar link
New York
New York- Salisbury family
- Salisbury Center, NY- map
- Rensselaer County, NY- Salisbury & Coster
- Barbara's Rensselaer County, N.Y.- Salisbury links
- Scipio, NY Rural Cemetery- Salisbury
Oregon- Salisbury family
- Oregon Historical Records Index- Umatilla county
Tennessee
- Wilson County Tennessee Genealogy
Texas
- Texas GenWeb Project
- Tarrant County, Texas Clerk- database
- lib.utexas.edu- Historical World Maps
- Texas State Historical Association- articles
- Kellmeyer Family- Wisrock relatives
Washington
Wisconsin
- Waukesha County Gen Web- Salisbury links
- Wisconsin Historical Society- links & images
England
- freecen.org.uk- Free partial UK census
- Old-Maps.co.uk- old English maps
- Streetmap.co.uk
England- Cornwall region
England/ Wales- Liverpool/ Barmouth region
- liverpoolcemetery.co.uk- Anfield Cemetery
- www.glamorganfamilyhistory.co.uk/maritime!-UK Mariner links
France & Germany- Alsace region
- German Empire Map- 1871 to 1918
- German - English Dictionary
- genealogienetz.de- Alsace links
- german_unified_1815_1871.jpg (JPEG Image, 996x1516 pixels)
Ireland
- goIreland.com- Irish info.
