Genealogy,
History, Biography Links
Biographical Information
Genealogy HistoryDead People ServerArticles on over 20,000 personalities and suggestions for classroom use -- from the popular A&E television program.
A website dedicated to identifying which celebrities have passed away, and refuting rumors about those who have not.
Gale's
Biography Resource Center
(Click here to search from
outside a library.)
Presidents of the United StatesA comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people.
A substantial resource about U.S. presidents, including personal, electoral, and presidential data, and links to other sites.
Ancestry Library Edition is a genealogy research tool with more than 4 billion names. Sources include the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories and passenger lists. These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day.
A comprehensive site for African American genealogy. Subject collections devoted to African American, Native American, and Hispanic genealogy resources, genealogy societies, historical societies, state archives, and census information.
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
A collection of more than 81,000 links that have been organized and cross-referenced in over 140 categories.
Created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this site includes a “Search for Ancestors” database and research guidance.
HeritageQuest
(Click here to search from
outside a library.) A collection of 25,000+ family and local history books that are searchable.
Every page of each book can be downloaded or copied. Material is included from
all 50 states and Canada. The complete U.S. Federal Census from 1790 - 1930 is
also available. It can be searched by name, place of birth, age, or ethnicity.
Also included are full-text entries for obituaries from over 150 newspapers in
the ProQuest database.
Lee County Genealogical Society
The Library and the Lee County Genealogy Society have developed a partnership to provide access to library genealogy resources. The Genealogy Society site contains research resources for Lee County, Florida. The society hosts an online listing of reference material (the Genealogy Shelf List) that can be found at the downtown Fort Myers Library. The Society also hosts Study Guides on a variety of genealogical topics as compiled by the library system genealogy coordinator, Bryan L. Mulcahy, as well as details on the organization's activities and events
This Southwest Florida Pioneers Historical Society site includes Lee County public records, obituaries, and information on local cemeteries.
The Social Security Death Index
Contains names, birth dates, death dates, social security numbers and other information on more than 60 million people.
This comprehensive site provides links to all the state genealogy Web sites which provide links to the counties. There are special projects which include putting all U.S. census data online, transcribing cemetery tombstone information, and genealogy for kids. There is also a guide to doing genealogy research.
Where to Write for Vital Records
Links to the different states and information on where to write for birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates.
An exploration of the ongoing development of the United States from its pre-colonial origins, westward expansion, social movements, internal conflicts and modern-day defining moments.
American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.
Information on the 50 states. Each state's page includes basic information and links to sites with more information. You can find the text of the state songs, pictures of many state flowers and birds, maps, parks, and more.
The purpose of this site is to index and or make available all public data regarding the Civil War. More than 2100 links.
A worldwide perspective ranging from the dawn of prehistory through the great ancient empires to the beginning of the Renaissance. This includes ancient Africa, the Muslim world and the Orient.
Encompasses the evolution of modern Europe since the Renaissance; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa and the Islamic world, the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last hundred years of conflicts and international cooperation.
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