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AfriGeneas - Good information about African-American genealogy
American-Canadian Genealogical Society - Suited for American-Canadian research
American-French Genealogical Society - Dedicated to American-French research
Ancestry.com - Premier website, dedicated to genealogy, good search tools
BehindTheName.com - Etymology and history of first names
Cemetery Junction - Information on thousands of cemeteries
Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Information on soldiers who died in WWI and WWII
Cyndi's List - Lists over 209,000 genealogical resources
FamilyCensus.com - Acadian-Cajun-Louisiana genealogy, history and culture
FamilySearch.org - A project of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Family Tree Search - Enter your ancestor information just once to search your ancestry at multiple online genealogy databases.
GenExchange.com - Genealogy exchange and surname register
GenGateway.com - More than 40,000 genealogical links
GenServ.com - Over 20 million names in 15000 databases in one place, great site
Genswap.com - Several searches, good tips
Genealogical Help Network - Good place to ask for and receive help
Genealogy Bulletin - Talk and tips for researchers
GenealogyLibrary.com - Large collection of databases
Genealogy Register - Surname databases and more
Genealogy Today - Family tree articles and search engines
Genealogy Toolbox - Tons of searches and information, very informative site
Interment.net - Over 25,000 browsable burial records online
JewishGen - Source for Jewish research
Library of Congress Genealogy Reading Room - Large government collection to browse
Lineages.com - Good resource center, includes good guides to follow
Mayflower passenger list - Good listing of passengers from the original Mayflower
National Genealogical Society - Another genealogy focused group
North American Genealogical Resources - Large categorized collection of links
Rootscomputing.com - Newcomer information, searches, more
Rootsweb.com - The oldest and largest genealogy site
Social Security Death Index - Find out if someone you are searching for had died
SurnameGuide.com - Good surname pages and links to family pages
United States Internet Genealogical Society - Excellent group to join
USGenWebProject - Good sized collection of genealogical links
US surname distribution - See how common your last name is
Vitalrec.com - How to obtain vital records (birth certificates, death certificates, etc.)
Yahoo genealogy clubs - Join a genealogy club, over 3000 to choose from
Yourfamily.com - Genealogy and family member resources