Wayne County Genealogy Organization, Inc.
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Officers |
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Bobby Mills |
President |
| Margaret Carr | Vice-President |
| Margaret Carr | Secretary |
| Sarah Walters | Treasurer |
| Kathryn Stephenson | Newsletter Editor |
| Patsy Brewer | Project Chairman |
The History of Wayne County, MS 1809 - 1999,
published by the Wayne County Genealogy
Organization, Inc., is for sale at the library for a
cost of $62.50, or $67.50 postpaid. Checks can
be made payable to WCGO, Inc., 712 Wayne
Street, Waynesboro, MS 39367.
This is a 750 page hardback book featuring
cemeteries, military history, family histories,
church histories, clubs and organizations,
communities, old homes, as well as an extensive
history of Wayne County. As a second printing
has been published, copies are limited.
WCGO holds genealogy workshop for beginners
Web Sites for Genealogists
Family Search
The web site of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints contains the following computer databases: Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, and Family History Library Card Catalog. These files contain hundreds of millions of names.
RootsWeb
A large variety of free records online, including the Social Security Death Index, WorldConnect (GEDCOM files), help guides, and other databases.
NSDAR
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
MSSDAR
http://www.users.telepak.net/~dar
Mississippi State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
SCV
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Ancestry
The Ancestry.com site contains the Social Security Death Index (free), the Ancestry World Tree (free), and many other databases, many of which are a part of Ancestry's subscription service (including federal census images).
Cyndi's List
A listing of tens of thousands of genealogy links, organized by topic.
Family History
A bulletin board for the posting of genealogical queries, organized by subject, surname, or geographic location.
Family Tree Magazine
http://www.familytreemagazine.com
Discover, preserve, and celebrate your family history.
County Site for your County of Interest
Most USGenWeb county pages contain links to query boards and "lookups" for that location, buy may also provide additional information on your county of interest, including information on local sources and repositories.
National Archives and Records Administration
The web site of the National Archives contains a great deal of information for genealogists. However, with the exception of the data that is available in the National Archive Information Locator, or NAIL (http://www.nara.gov/nara/searchnail.html -- for descriptions of data included see http://www.nara.gov/nara/nailhi.html), most of the actual records are NOT online. The site includes: the "Genealogy and Family History Page" which contains a great selection of guides to various records (http://www.nara.gov/genealogy); online bibliographies of microfilmed materials in NARA's collection; and information on using records held by the various branches of the National Archives.
Allen County Public Library
This web site is one of the largest genealogical libraries in the Midwest and includes a searchable online catalog of materials in its collection.
American Family Immigration History Center
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/
Explore your family history at Ellis Island.
Bureau of Land Management
At this site, users can interactively search Federal land patents and download copies of images. If you have never used records of this type before, read the FAQ first.
GENUKI
The first site to visit in an attempt to learn more about research from areas in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.
German Genealogy
http://www.genealogy.net/gene/genealogy.html
This is a great site for those starting or continuing their German genealogical research. The list of frequently asked questions is an excellent place for beginners to start.
Irish Place Names
http://scripts.ireland.com/ancestor/placenames/index.cfm
An online searchable version of 1851 General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, parishes and Baronies of Ireland.
Library of Congress
The web site of the Library of Congress contains a great deal of information and online databases, including Library of Congress Card Catalog, American Memory Collection (excellent railroad maps), NUCMC (National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections -- http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html). Keep in mind that the online catalog may not include ALL materials in their collection.
Library of Virginia
This is an excellent site for those with Virginia ancestors. Includes a significant digital collection of colonial record images (most notably land patents and bible records) and images of various record finding aids.
National Genealogical Society
The web site for the National Genealogical Society contains information on membership in this national society, links to society standards for genealogical research, and information on upcoming conferences.
SuperPages.com
A nationwide online yellow page directory, which is excellent for finding libraries and churches that are still in existence. It's especially helpful for finding those libraries whose names do not include the city or town in which they are located (Tri-County Library, for instance).
"1790"/"1800" County Tax Lists of Virginia
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index.htm
Alabama Maps
American Local History Network - Attala County, Mississippi
http://usgennet.org/usa/ms/county/attala/index.html
Everton Publishers - Family History Network
Genealogy.com
Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History
U.S. Presidential Ancestor Tables
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/presidents/
Vital Records Information
http://vitalrec.com/index.html
Genealogy Forms
http://www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors/charts/
http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/census.htm
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