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How-to’s

Genealogy.com’s getting started screen
 Get help here! For beginners & experienced genealogists alike, classes & shortcuts & more.
In the first person
 Search an index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narrative.
Meta Sites

CanGenealogy
 Locate your Canadian relatives through this meta-site.
Genealogy Archives
 Link to many other genealogy sites - sponsored by Ancestry.com.
RootsWeb
 Comb the Internet’s oldest and largest genealogy site providing an interactive search of the Social Security Death Index in addition to many other links.
National

Access to Archival Databases (AAD) System
 Select from nearly 50 million historic electronic records created by more than 20 federal agencies on a wide range of topics such as specific persons, geographic areas, organizations, or dates. AAD allows you to search for and retrieve specific records from selected series and data files over the Internet. Part of the National Archives and Records Administration.
Ellis Island Records
 Search the immigration records from Ellis Island.
FamilySearch.org
 Connect to the Latter Day Saints family history center.
National Archives and Records Administration’s Genealogy Page
 Access what NARA has and doesn’t have & find out how to get what you need
US GenWeb Project
 Provides websites for genealogical research in every county in every state.
Where to Write for Vital Records
 Look here to find state contacts for copies of birth or death certificates, marriage licenses, and divorce certificates
Washington State

Washington State Library
 Unearth those long lost relatives here by using the State Library’s digital archives.

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