~ Early Web Links ~

MEGenWeb is a free genealogical resource dedicated to Maine family history, serving as a gateway to county-level genealogical sites across the entire state. Part of the larger USGenWeb project, it offers histories, places, and research resources to help visitors trace their Maine ancestors.

DEGenWeb is Delaware's branch of the USGenWeb Project, offering genealogical records, historical documents, and research resources organized by the state's three counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. Visitors can search the Delaware USGenWeb Archives by surname or place name, access tombstone transcriptions, census records, African American genealogy resources, and links to state libraries and historical societies.

ORGenWeb is a genealogy resource hub dedicated to Oregon family history research, offering county lists, maps, archives, obituaries, vital records, and pioneer biography indexes. Coordinated by Bob Jenkins and Martha A. Crosley Graham, the site serves as a gateway to Oregon-specific genealogical records including birth, death, marriage, land, and cemetery data.

A genealogy and records resource focused on the Topp family census data, offering historical population and lineage information for researchers tracing this surname. Visitors interested in family history and census records will find this a useful reference for tracking the Topp name across regions and time periods.

The South Plains Genealogical Society (SPGS) is a Lubbock, Texas-based organization dedicated to helping people trace their family histories and ancestral roots. Their site offers resources for local, state, national, and world genealogy research, along with meeting info, surname research, an award-winning newsletter called South Plains Roots, and a podcast.

Created by Joe Beine, this comprehensive guide compiles hundreds of links to online birth, marriage, and divorce records indexes for every U.S. state, organized alphabetically for easy navigation. Researchers tracing American family history will find it an invaluable starting point, with direct links to resources on Ancestry, FamilySearch, and county-level databases spanning centuries of vital records.

Part of the TXGenWeb project, this site is dedicated to genealogical research for Robertson County, Texas, coordinated by Jane Keppler. Visitors can explore an extensive collection of records including cemeteries, census data, marriages, deaths, court records, obituaries, military records, and county history to trace their Texas ancestors.

Norway Heritage is a comprehensive genealogical and historical resource dedicated to documenting Norwegian emigration to America, featuring passenger lists, emigrant ship records, and detailed articles about life aboard transatlantic vessels. With databases spanning customs passenger lists, Canadian records, and newspaper arrival registers from 1870-1894, it serves both family history researchers and historians tracing the stories of Norwegian emigrants.

Susan LeBlanc, an accredited genealogist, shares decades of ancestral research through this blog covering family histories, book reviews, lectures, and published articles on topics ranging from French-Canadian roots to Revolutionary War families. The site offers both personal research discoveries and professional insights, making it a rich resource for anyone tracing New England and colonial American ancestry.

Run by Roberta Estes, DNAeXplained is a deeply detailed genetic genealogy blog covering DNA testing, inheritance patterns, ethnicity calculations, and how to use tools like Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and X-DNA to discover your ancestors. With hundreds of posts, guides on specific ancestral groups like Acadians and Native Americans, and tutorials tied to platforms like FamilyTreeDNA, this is an exceptional resource for anyone serious about DNA-based ancestry research.