By Sam Johnson Not since the TV mini-series "Roots" was broadcast back in 1977 has there been such an interest in genealogy and tracing one's family history. There seems to be
several reasons for this resurgence in popularity of genealogy. This is coupled with the tremendous wealth of information now available on the internet, making it easy to access family history information from home. One does not have to travel to far away cemeteries or court houses, or write dozens of letters to family members and officials to get copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates, or to obtain copies of obituaries, ship manifests, military or census records. CHECK BELOW FOR MORE INFO ON GENEALOGY & FAMILY HISTORY: "Family Search -- Discover Your Family History" https://www.familysearch.org/ "Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites" (regarded by many as a great collection for starters!) http://www.cyndislist.com/ The US Gen Web Project (a volunteer effort to provide free genealogy websites) http://usgenweb.org/ "History At Home: A Guide to Genealogy" "The Armchair Genealogist: 50 Most Popular Genealogy Websites" (includes free & for pay site) http://www.thearmchairgenealogist.com/2010/05/progenealogists-inc-announces-50-most.html "Family History and Genealogy: USA.Gov" https://www.usa.gov/genealogy National Archives Resources for Genealogists & Family Historians http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/index.html Ellis Island Genealogy Learning Center http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/genealogy_getting_started.asp (These Services and Products May Be of Interest to You. Use Back Button to Return here). |