Genealogy and Family History Resources

Here's my list of tools and resources that I use when doing research and working on family history.

TOP TOOLS:
Ancestry.com
Family Tree Maker
Findagrave.com

FAMILY TREE SOFTWARE:
Crestleaf.com
Family Tree Maker
OneGreatFamily.com

NEWSPAPERS:
Chronicling America
NewspaperArchive.com
Newspapers.com

MILITARY RECORDS:
Fold3.com

VITAL RECORDS:
General Register Office: England and Wales
Missouri Digital Heritage
Hall County Nebraska Marriages
Omaha Nebraska Obituaries

​CENSUS RECORDS:
Censusrecords.com
Ancestry.com
Archives.com

UNITED STATES SITES:
US National Archives

IMMIGRATION:
Ellis Island

DANISH SITES:
Danish State Archives
Danish Demographic Database
Danish Names
Museum of Danish America

IRISH SITES:
National Archives of Ireland
Irish Genealogy Sites via Nat'l Archives of Ireland

CHICAGO RECORDS:
Cook County Vital Records
Chicago Ancestors
Cook County Online Historical Directories

NAMES:
Behind the Name

WEBSITE CONSTRUCTION AND HOSTING:
Bluehost
Weebly.com