~ Early Web Links ~

The Idaho GenWeb Families page collects contributed Family Group Sheets, pedigree charts, descendant records, and historical photos for dozens of Idaho family surnames. Visitors can browse PDF documents for families like Steunenberg, Ledford, and Wilde, or explore pedigree charts submitted by researchers tracing their Idaho ancestral lines.

Part of the NJGenWeb project, this page focuses on genealogical resources for Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, including cemetery listings, historical newspapers, church records, and local history collections. Volunteer coordinator Leilani Cummings maintains this community hub for researchers tracing family roots in the Plainfield area.

Genealogy: Beyond the BMD is a research blog where the author digs deep into family history records far beyond basic birth, marriage, and death certificates, covering Scottish poor law registers, WWI/WWII military records, DNA findings, and Canadian and Irish ancestry. Posts follow real brick-wall problems and discoveries, making it a rich resource for anyone researching similar lineages.

The USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project is a volunteer-driven effort to record, photograph, and preserve cemetery inscriptions across the United States and beyond, including military and foreign cemeteries. Coordinated by Rebecca Maloney and Debra Crosby, the project offers resources for joining, submitting surveys, and registering cemeteries to help genealogists trace their ancestors through preserved gravestone records.

SDGENWEB is a genealogy resource hub dedicated to South Dakota county records, offering county-by-county navigation, historical chronologies of the Dakota Territory, and searchable archives including census records, naturalization indexes, and Civil War veterans lists. Researchers tracing ancestors in South Dakota will find links to birth records, Grand Army of the Republic pension lists, and county maps spanning both historical and present-day boundaries.

The California Pioneer Project maintains a crowdsourced list of settlers who migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880, compiled from genealogical researchers across the country. Visitors can browse pioneer names by county, access Gold Rush-era diary bibliographies, search county biographical indexes, and connect with other researchers through a contact directory.

Part of the ILGenWeb project for Alexander County, Illinois, this page documents the history and photos of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cairo, tracing its founding in 1866 by German immigrant settlers through its decades of pastors and renovations. It includes rare interior photographs, a detailed congregational history written by church historian Mrs. H. Brinkmeyer, and notes on early founding families like the Lohrs, making it a valuable resource for local and genealogical research.

A scholarly database dedicated to Afro-Louisiana history and genealogy, built around Dr. Hall's research into enslaved and free Black populations in Louisiana. Visitors can search original historical documents, view primary sources, and explore Dr. Hall's calculations relating to this specialized archival record.