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Genealogical Links

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General Genealogy Websites

Ancestry.com (Commercial, Fee based site)
http://www.ancestry.com/

Google
http://www.google.com/

Rootsweb
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

Family Search : Free Public site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
http://www.familysearch.org

Archives.com (fee based site)
https://www.archives.com/

Libraries

Allen County Public Library Genealogy Department
http://www.genealogycenter.org/Home.aspx

Fiske Genealogical Library (Seattle)
http://www.fiskelibrary.org

Genealogical Research at the Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/research.pdf

The Newberry Library
http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/collections.html

Genealogical Research at the New York Public Library
http://www.nypl.org/search/apachesolr_search/genealogy

Seattle Public Library Genealogy Section
http://www.spl.org/library-collection/articles-and-research/genealogy

Sno-Isle Library Genealogy Databases and Research
https://www.sno-isle.org/resources/genealogy/

Tacoma Public Library
https://www.tacomalibrary.org/

San Francisco Public Library
https://sfpl.org/

Public Facilities

Genealogical Societies

National Genealogical Society including previous FGS
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
http://www.dar.org/

Washington State Genealogy Society
http://www.wasgs.org/

https://www.archives.com/

Washington State Historical Society
https://www.washingtonhistory.org/

Olympia Genealogy Society
https://olygensoc.org/

Society of Mayflower Descendants - Washington State Chapter
http://www.washingtonmayflower.org/

Washington State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
https://www.dar.org/national-society/become-member/chapters-by-state/WA

Genealogical Directories

Cyndi's List
http://www.CyndisList.com/wa.htm

Island County Genweb Archives
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wa/county/island/

LDS Family History Library Catalog
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Introduction_to_the_FamilySearch_Catalog

Migrations
https://www.legacytree.com/blog/migration-patterns

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Genealogy Page
http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/index.html

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/

Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History
http://www.landofthebrave.info/important-documents-in-american-history.htm

Rootsweb Genealogy Mailing Lists Index
http://lists.rootsweb.com

Social Security Death Index Interactive Search (No longer available on Rootsweb)
http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693

The Soundex System
http://www.archives.gov/publications/general-info-leaflets/55-census.html

Vital Records Information
http://vitalrec.com/index.html

Genealogical Standards and Guidelines

From the National Genealogical Society:

Genealogy Instruction

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