LINKS TO HELP NEW WEB SURFERS

    B. LINKS TO FIND ANY SUBJECTS ON THE INTERNET:
  1. Starting Point MetaSearch Lets you input your search words or phases one time then select from a large number of Search Generators one at a time and by using the [back] button return to the "Starting Point" site before selecting another Search Generator.
  2. Webcrawler Search Generator Directory, which I rate as number one (1) because I seem to get more right-on sites for the words I search.
  3. Alta Vista Search Generator Directory of Sites which I rate as number two (2).
  4. Homepage Search Engine named "Fathead" limited to 5,000 homepages.
  5. EINet Directory which I find to be good for web sites on religion.
  6. Nerd World Media Directory which I still need to learn how to use effectively.
  7. One USA WHEELER Family Tree which is Linked to Nerd World.
  8. Open Text Search Generator Directory of Sites
  9. Inktomi Directory of Sites
  10. Infoseek Directory of Sites
  11. Alpine Forest-Unique & Amazing
    Alpine Forest presents one of the world's most unique collections created by original ideas. Click to amaze yourself!.
    C. GREAT GENEALOGY SITES:

    For Beginners:

  1. Genealogy Online to visit a very good training site for beginning genealogy surfers.
  2. Genealogy 101 should give you some help in getting started on your own tree.
  3. Soundex Codes if you would like to know your surname code.
  4. Genealogy Listservers, Newsgroups & Special Hot Homepages.
  5. FTM for a hugh collection of Surnames on-line and ways to buy CD's which just might have links to your family tree.
  6. Please go to this URL for the top ten genealogy web sites.
  7. at GeneaNet using your surnames & your BACK button to return here.

    Sites for Geographical Searches:

  8. The USGenWeb Project is organized by county and state with this site providing links to all state websites which, in turn, provide gateways to the counties.
  9. Search the USGenWeb Archives by surname after selecting a state then use your find button.
  10. Harden Political InfoSystem To find information about a particular county, (such as county courthouse address, list of schools, and other political and statistical information) try this site.
  11. Macoupin County, Illinois Genealogy is part of the GenWeb County Webpage system for doing online research. This is the county where James Stonewall was born.
  12. City of the Silent is the most complete and extensive cemetery site on the net. You can find information about cemetery symbols, epitaphs, history, tombstone rubbing, and other matters of cemetery culture.
  13. Cemeteries in Southern NM starting with Dona Ana County. (Under construction)

    Sites for Surname Searches:

  14. RootsWeb home page home of surname mailing lists and the RSL genealogy system.
  15. ShadCat's FREE Genealogy Listings for surname links to other genealogy home pages.
  16. Genealogy's Most Wanted may have a distant relative who could use your help on a surname question.
  17. "Genealogy And More Links Page..." for using the Ancestral Findings Web Site.
  18. List of Genealogy-related Sites Throughout the World Wide Web.
  19. THURMAN's QUEST is at http://www.megabits.net/~lthurman and expects to have 11,000 individuals loaded by the end of April 1997.
  20. Ancestry Home Town Web Site has our GEDCOM file of 1,300 individuals which can be freely downloaded by searching for "James Stonewall WHEELER Illinois 1850-1899" that will give you file #540.
  21. Newly-listed Genealogy Web Sites listed by Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.
  22. Journal of Online Genealogy will send you an e.mail each month when their journal is finished and you can read it online or download.
  23. A BARREL OF GENEALOGY LINKS is worth your time of checking it out.
  24. GENDEX to visit the Genealogy Home Page of the developer of GED2HTML and/or download the translator program. This is my favorite link so far.
  25. GenServ to visit what I know to be a very large GEDCOM database site. You have to submit a working GEDCOM file in order to use the on-line searching site but their annual fee is very low. GedCount, on the other hand, can be used by anyone. You will need to down load their GenServ Documentation 23 page manual and learn how to e.mail search requests. Any size GEDCOM file will be accepted, the larger the better, but updates are limited to one ever six moths. On May 13th I started using this site to find more links to my family tree.

  26. GENMATCH to visit the Genealogy Home Page of Chris K. Perry, who is the developer of GenMatch (which uses your GenDex files) and learn how to submit information (database) to him.

  27. FilePile is the world's largest collection of files. Go there for the latest shareware programs, graphics, and sound files!

  28. The goal of GeneaNet is to use the power of the Internet to build a database indexing all the genealogical resources over the world, on-line as well as off-line.

  29. For those who are interested in more on-line searches of details for this family and others, Everton's on line library site has the complete WHEELER GEDCOM file under submitter SDNWQ4Z1. Select GEDSRCH to visit Everton's GEDCOM site. They will want you to subscribe on a monthly or six month basis but you can sample what their database files look like for free. The amount of detail in each submiter's GEDCOM file varies greatly, but you always get an address for the submitter and can write for more details for a link up.
  30. Kindred Konnections To visit the Family History Research Center.
  31. Acadian Genealogy Homepage to visit an impressive site and check out a "Hotlist" of many other Personal Genealogy Home Pages.
  32. Genealogy Home Page to visit What's New With the Genealogy Home Page site.
  33. Helm's Genealogy Tool Box to visit a good size genealogical database site.
  34. Bill Holder's Web Page Site giving President Madison's Ancestor Chart and a very ourstanding genealogy web page layout.
  35. Pam for a genealogy home page with links that will take you weeks to check them all out.
  36. Strawn for a collection of Surnames & Queries Including: Ancestral Lines, The Researchers Page, Research Services Available, Links to Genealogy Home Pages and The Strawn Family Project.
  37. SURNAME SPRINGBOARD for an internet genealogy research adventure using your find button to locate surname websites.
  38. Genealogy Research for posting genealogy questions which can be searched using your FIND Button.
  39. Cyndi's List for a home page of a gigantic number of great links, indexed by numerous "First Names", to Genealogy WWW Sites.
  40. The Master Genealogist is a very good software recommended by many professional genealogists.
  41. Moneymaker website may give you some ideas.
  42. Features include an on-line database of over 7,000 names, on-line queries, early Pennsylvania settlers list, Pennsylvania-Dutch surname researchers' list, and a LOT of specialized links.
  43. GENEALOGY ROOTS CORNER by Bonnie Miller where you could list the earliest of your family tree branches.
  44. ADAM & EVE thru JUDAH to WILLIAM THE CONQUERER by C. MOORE without sources given.

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