Recommended Websites for Genealogy Research

These websites are helpful in researching family history in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, and other areas:

Fond du Lac County

Wisconsin

United States

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Fond du Lac County

The Reporter via Newsbank Fond du Lac newspaper 2002 to date, selected coverage

Pedrick Historical Collection Resources about past Ripon residents

Fond du Lac County Wisconsin Genealogy & Local History USGenWeb project page for Fond du Lac County

Linkpedium Fond du Lac County Linkpendium page for Fond du Lac County

Fond du Lac County Biographies Project Submitted biographies that are part of the Wisconsin Biographies project

Fond du Lac County Local History Web Part of the Wisconsin local history network includes links to area historical societies and Fond du Lac County historical information

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Wisconsin

Genealogy at the Wisconsin Historical Society The State Historical Society has numerous resources online including the Wisconsin Name Index, Pre-1907 Vital Records Index, and Wisconsin Local History & Biography articles

Area Research Center Network Links to each of the Area Research Centers in Wisconsin and their holdings

Wisconsin GenWeb Project Part of the USGenWeb project, genealogy links for every Wisconsin county

Wisconsin Death Index 1959-1979 Virtual-fiche listing and index of Wisconsin deaths between 1959 & 1979

Links to the Past Genealogical and historical information on Milwaukee County and the surrounding area, information about Wisconsin in the Spanish American War, and a History of the Great Lakes

Wisconsin Local History Network Volunteers compiling historical and genealogical information relating to Wisconsin

WI Roots Genealogy and History Resources A collection of genealogical and historical resources browsable by county

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United States

Heritage Quest Online U.S. census information, family and place histories, Revolutionary War information, and PERSI. Available for use in the Fond du Lac Public Library and remotely to Fond du Lac library cardholders

Ancestry Library Edition U.S. census information, passenger lists, birth, death, marriage and military records, family and local history collections and more. Available for use only in the FDL Public Library.

USGenWeb Project Links to state genealogy websites. It also includes helpful information for researchers such as caring for old documents, repairing old books, and preserving old photographs

Social Security Death Index Provided by Rootsweb, this searchable database of the records since the mid-1960’s from the U.S. Social Security Administation is updated monthly

Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records Links to online death indexes, browsable by state and county

U.S. National Archives (NARA) Information on resources for the genealogist available from the NARA, the Federal agency which oversees the management of all federal records

Ellis Island Passenger Arrivals Searchable database of more than 22 million immigrants arriving at Ellis Island and the Port of New York between 1892 & 1924. Free registration is required to view the full records

ProGenealogists Links to online searchable resources used by genealogists from the Family History Research Group for US genealogy research

General Land Office Records Access to more than 2 million scanned images of land patent records from 1820-1908

Where to Write for Vital Records How to obtain birth, death, marriage and divorce records from each state

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System National Park Service’s computerized database of more than 6 million Civil War soldiers & sailors

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RootsWeb.com Now supported by Ancestry.com, this large free genealogy resource includes search engines, databases, family trees, mailing lists and message boards. The site also hosts other volunteer projects

Linkpendium Directory of genealogy links for the United States and a worldwide surname index

FamilySearch Comprehensive genealogy resource from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS)

Cyndi’s List 258,300+ links related to genealogy, organized in 180+ categories. It is continually updated and expanded

Guide to Tracing Family Trees Guides on a variety of topics help beginners learn the basics of research from RootsWeb

WorldGenWeb Project Worldwide volunteer organization providing genealogical and historical records. Divided into regions, it is searchable by countries, provinces, states and other administrative districts

NewspaperARCHIVE Elite Full-text of some historic newspaper worldwide. Includes selective coverage of Fond du Lac newspapers from 1846 to 1977. Available for use in the Fond du Lac Public Library and remotely to Fond du Lac library cardholders

Soundex Converter Find the Soundex code for any surname from RootsWeb

Abbreviations Found in Genealogy Listing of common abbreviations found in genealogical resources from RootsWeb