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US Resources
Is there a resource that is not listed here? If so please let me know and I will add to this list.
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The 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses: Catalog of NARA Microfilm |
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| 1895 U.S. Atlas | |
| African Ancestered Genealogy | |
| The
American
Colonists Library |
Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History: An invaluable collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals |
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| Census Links |
Has Census links in the US and all over the world |
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| You WILL find USGenWeb listed here | |
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| Civil
War - Ptomc65a.txt |
Report on the Joint Committee on the conduct of the war at the Second Session thirty-eighth Congress. |
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| Colonial Wars, 1755-63 | |
| Color Ladform Atlas of the US | |
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| The Genealogy Page | Immigrant and Passenger Arrivals Click on catalog of microfilm publications, then on immigrant and passenger arrivals you can find the immigration and passenger lists available on microfilm. |
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| Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild | |
| Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) History, Genealogy, and Education Pages | This well-organized section of the INS website provides researchers with record location information, historical background, helpful articles, a glossary of terms, and guides to various immigration records. Many of the guides are illustrated with images of actual records making it extremely helpful. |
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| Library of Congress Classification System | Classifying a Personal or Small Library |
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| Mailing list for those with Loyalist ancestors | |
| Making of America |
(MOA) a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction |
| This database is a catalog of American Civil War (ACW) photographs from the Special Collections Branch of MHI. | |
| Military Personnel Records - Military Medals and Awards |
The
original cards for the WW1 draft are at NARA Atlanta. NARA
Philadelphia has microfilms. They are arranged by draft boards.
Addendum The original draft card applications (registrations) for every state (the entire US) are at East Pointe. According to the Archive Staff there are no plans to split these cards and move any of them to any other NARA location since East Pointe has been charged with the "custody" of these records. It is only the original cards that are in state / county / alpha order. If you request a copy of your ancestor's draft card from any NARA branch other than this one they will be searching the LDS microfilm and you will have to know the state and draft board for them to make a copy. It is only at the East Pointe location that you can request a copy by state and then county and the copy will be made from the ORIGINAL card. |
| The Missing 1890 Census | |
| Moravian Church Genealogy Links | |
| NARA Pennsylvania | Before 1907, naturalization
could be in any court of record, trial or appellate, or before the U.S.
Attorney
General. There were many naturalizations in the state courts and the
federal courts sitting in PA at both the trial and appellate levels.
Post-1906, naturalizations are confined to the Attorney General and courts of record of general jurisdiction, meaning the highest trial courts in the area. 8 US Code section 1421 was changed again in 1988 to provide that the US Attorney General is the naturalizing authority, and that the AG is authorized to delegate the authority to administer the oath of citizen- ship to any US District Court and to any court of record of general juris- diction in any state or territory. Federal
Records
The National
Archives at 9th and Market in Phila. holds federal court
records
for VA, PA, MD,WV, DE
Indices to Philadelphia Federal Court naturalizations are on microfilm. They are at NARA Philadelphia and the National Archives in DC in room 400. In addition, the naturalization records themselves are on micro through about 1930 and available in both places. Post-1930 records may only be available at the Philadelphia NARA. |
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| NARA's website | will take you right to where you need to be to search.. 1. on the right side, click on the phrase 'ARC', 2. on the next page, click on 'What's New?' on the left side 3. on the next page, it will list the newest additions, as you scroll down...it will tell you the specific key word/s needed to access each set of documents, newly added 4. just click on a date and scroll down each list... |
| has an online catalog of their books -- The NGS is a national lending library and will lend books through the mail. Go to their catalog and enter "Carbon" | |
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| Obituary Links | |
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| Online Genealogical Database Index | The Genealogical Database Index contains links to
all known genealogical databases searchable through the Web. It is limited to searchable databases and does NOT include links to sites devoted to a family unless a database is available for searching |
| Passenger Lists on the Internet | Has many places to possibly locate your ancestors |
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| Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission | In some states (PA for one) a Bonus was granted to World War
I and
World War II veterans returning to their home state. PA [and other
states as well] has these applications for bonuses at their State
Archives. Other states may have similar records. The service number is also shown on these State Bonus Applications [However, Bonuses were paid by many jurisdictions. Veterans were usually required to furnish a copy of separation papers but not always. The biggest problem here is that a great many veterans never applied.] The VA may or may not have a service number because it isn't needed. The VA assign their own file numbers. You can send a request to the Pennsylvania State Archives for WWI Bonus Applications. Although the site only references WWII, you may receive a copy of the application. Mail requests require a $15 fee. WWI veterans were to receive their bonuses 17 years after the war; briefly said, protested and finally marched on Washington during the Depression, were finally granted their bonuses in 1934. |
| People
of Color in
the Old South |
A mailing list for folks with African American ancestors and is intended to focus on the "southern" states. |
| Philadelphia
Naturalizations PA Naturalizations |
From July 4,1776
time until
the ratification of the Constitution, naturalizations
were carried out by each state according to its own rules.
After ratification of the Constitution, the laws regarding
naturalization
were promulgated by the central government although any court of record
could naturalize someone in accordance with the central government's
rules.
In the early 20th century, all naturalizations were taken over by the
central government.
Before July 4,1776, foreign immigrants who wanted to be naturalized swore allegiance to the King of England. Around the time of the Revolutionary War, each colony had their own naturalization laws. In PA, if you served in the military you could bypass the Declaration of Intent step (this was also true if you arrived as a minor), but still had to go through the final process for naturalization certificate. |
| Pottsville Library - Census | |
| Recently Added NAIL Data | The new
additions to ARC for the 2008 are now available for searching at the
National Archives and
Records Administration's website. |
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| Search the Archives of RootsWeb mailing lists | |
| Search the daily file uploads to the USGenWeb Archives | |
| On-line library with DAR | |
| Search Systems.net |
Your public record information network |
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| Social Security Administration Office | You can use the site or snail mail Mark both the envelope and its contents: “FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST” or “INFORMATION REQUEST.” Be sure to include your name and address on your request. It is a good idea to include a daytime phone number or e-mail address in case they need to contact you about your request. Do not include a return envelope. There is a form available to request
copies of applications for a Social Security Number (Form SS-5) for
people who are deceased. Form SSA-711
may be used; however, you do not need to use the form. Social Security Administration OEO FOIA Workgroup 300 N. Greene Street P.O. Box 33022 Baltimore, Maryland 21290-3022 |
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| State-level Casualty Lists for the Korean War (1951-1957) | |
| State-level Casualty Lists for the Vietnam War (1957-) | |
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| Looking for a town within a county?? | |
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| For those who have have questions concerning the 2000 Census, a list has been started | |
| USGenweb | |
| USGenWeb Archives Census/carbon | |
| USGenWeb Archives Pension Project | focuses on transcriptions of Pension related materials for all American/U.S. wars prior to 1900. |
| Type in a name and it will locate the name on the USGenWeb list | |
| USGenWeb Census Images | |
| USGenWeb Census Project/Pa | |
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| USGenWeb Special Collections Project | |
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| Vital Records Information United States | This page contains information about where to obtain vital records from each state, territory and county of the United States. |
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| Women's Army Corps (WAC) Veterans' Association | |