~ Early Web Links ~

Past Times Project is a British community hub dedicated to reconnecting people with their past, offering tools to find old friends, schoolmates, and former colleagues alongside a library of nostalgic 20th century memories. Visitors can also explore heritage attractions across the UK, trace family history through the Gene Junction feature, and contribute their own life stories to a permanent memoir archive.

The Texas Czech Genealogical Society is a membership-based organization dedicated to helping people research and discover their Czech ancestry from regions including Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. The site offers a master surname index, cemetery records, information on Czech pioneers in Texas, and resources for tracing family history across nearly two decades of organized research efforts.

A comprehensive genealogy and family history resource dedicated entirely to Lamar County, Texas, compiled by a team of local researchers. Visitors can explore census records, cemetery records, marriage records, Bible records, military pension records, family trees, and much more, all organized for tracing ancestry in this northeastern Texas county.

UK Genealogy-Links is a comprehensive link directory curating hundreds of genealogical resources for researchers tracing British family histories, with a focus on census records, parish registers, probate records, and county-specific archives. It covers national and international sources alongside dedicated sections for Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Suffolk.

Zara's personal homepage from the Tripod era covers her biodata, family, friends, and a variety of interests including Java programming, zodiac signs, and computer tips. The site reflects a Malaysian university student's online presence, with connections to UiTM, Universiti Utara Malaysia, and a TKC alumni page for the class of 92/93.

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.

OKGenWeb is the Oklahoma chapter of the USGenWeb Project, providing free online genealogy resources organized by all 77 Oklahoma counties and Indian Territory tribal nations. Researchers can explore records covering cemeteries, marriages, military service, slave narratives, land openings, and Native American heritage spanning dozens of tribes.

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.

The Piscataqua Pioneers is a historical and genealogical society dedicated to descendants of the original settlers of the Piscataqua River watershed who arrived before 1776, covering the seacoast region of New Hampshire and Maine. Visitors can explore pioneer biographies, place name histories, early settlement records, the Lamson Collection archives, and information on joining this heritage preservation community.

Cousin Russ runs this practical blog dedicated to helping users navigate Family Tree Maker software, covering versions FTM2017 and FTM2019 on both PC and Mac. Posts address real reader questions on topics like census source templates, relationship settings, citations, and undocumented features, making it a handy reference for genealogists using the program.