~ Early Web Links ~

Becky Thompson's genealogy blog traces her family connections through cemetery visits, historical records, and FamilySearch research across Idaho and beyond. Posts feature surname studies, headstone photography, and discoveries like unusual naming patterns in 19th-century families that bring ancestors to vivid life.

The First Settlers of the Shenandoah Valley is a non-profit lineage society founded in 2009 to honor and memorialize those who arrived in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley prior to January 1, 1800. The organization collects and preserves family histories, lineages, and historical records while connecting descendants of early settlers and offering professional genealogy research services for Augusta County, Virginia.

The Driscoll and Linkletter family share their corner of the web with this simple homepage, featuring separate sections for family members Gary and Slink alongside a recurring leopard theme. A classic early-web household page offering a peek into the personal spaces and interests of two people sharing a home.

Granite in My Blood is a dedicated genealogy and cemetery research blog focused on gravestone photography, surname research, and ancestral lines spanning Rhode Island, Scotland, and beyond. The creator digs deep into family histories including the Aiken, Stewart, Parmenter, and Mayflower-connected lines, offering tips on cemetery research and gravestone symbols alongside personal ancestral discoveries.

The Consolidated Jewish Surname Index (CJSI), presented by Avotaynu, provides searchable access to over 699,000 surnames drawn from 42 genealogical databases containing more than 7.3 million records. Using the Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex System for phonetic grouping, it is an invaluable tool for anyone researching Jewish family history and tracing surname variants across historical records.

Census Online has been the web's largest directory of links to online census records since 1996, covering federal, state, territorial, and international records across the U.S., Canada, and U.K. Visitors also find handy research tools like birth year calculators, a soundex converter, and links to blank census forms and CD-ROM vendors for serious genealogical research.

A focused genealogy research guide dedicated to ship passenger lists and immigration records for ancestors arriving at U.S. ports from the 1800s through the 1960s. The site provides port-specific quick guides for major cities like New York, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New Orleans, along with search strategies and articles about iconic immigration stations like Ellis Island and Castle Garden.

The TNGenWeb Project bills itself as the single best free online resource for Tennessee genealogy and history research, active since 1996 as part of the broader USGenWeb Project. Visitors can browse county-by-county records, search a cemetery database, submit genealogy queries, and find volunteer opportunities to help expand the project.

Kent Ahrens built this early-2000s personal homepage on Tripod as a hub for sharing his life, including family photos, pet pictures, vacation albums, and a resume. The site is a classic old-web personal page with sections covering his interests, favorite links, and plans for future blogging.

Part of the ALGenWeb project, this page presents transcribed Circuit Court minutes from Bibb County, Alabama spanning 1826 to 1836, compiled by Jacquelyn Cox Otts in 1993. Researchers tracing Alabama ancestors will find case-level details including names, dates, and legal proceedings such as divorces, land disputes, and criminal matters drawn directly from the original record books.