Genealogy & Family History
140 sites
https://mtgenweb.com/
The MTGenWeb Project is part of the broader USGenWeb network and serves as the central hub for genealogical research in Montana, organized by county with dedicated volunteer coordinators. Visitors can access county-level research pages, military records, Native American research resources, a photo archive, mailing lists, and a query board to help trace Montana ancestors.
https://cagenweb.org/capioneer
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.
https://genealogybeyondthebmd.blogspot.com/
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.
https://kygenweb.net/
KYGenWeb has been preserving free Kentucky genealogy records since 1996, offering access to over 750,000 pages of county histories, biographies, cemetery data, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and school yearbooks spanning more than two centuries. Organized by all 120 Kentucky counties and maintained by dedicated volunteers, it serves as a comprehensive hub for anyone tracing Kentucky family roots.
http://nativeweb.org/resources/genealogy_tracing_roots_
NativeWeb's genealogy resource section curates links and references for tracing Indigenous ancestry, covering American Indian, First Nations, and African-Native heritage research. This specialized directory includes listings for Black Indian genealogy, the Five Civilized Tribes, the USGenWeb Project, and other tools for those researching Native American family roots.
https://familyhistorian.blogspot.com/index.html
Lori Thornton, a genealogist and librarian living near the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee, shares musings on family history, regional history, and book reviews spanning back to 2004. The blog blends genealogical research with reviews of mystery and historical fiction titles, making it a rich resource for anyone interested in Southern Appalachian heritage.
https://iagenweb.org/
The IAGenWeb Project is a volunteer-driven genealogy hub covering all 99 Iowa counties, offering free access to vital records, gravestone photos, census data, and historical military records. Part of the larger USGenWeb network, it receives over a million visits per year and features special projects ranging from Civil War rosters to Orphan Train rider records.
https://genealogy-links.co.uk/html/more.links.html
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.
https://okgenweb.net/
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.
https://adams.ohgenweb.org/family_records/wilson.html
Part of the Adams County, Ohio GenWeb Project, this page compiles genealogical records for the Wilson family including land records, death records, marriage and divorce filings, census data, military records, wills, and tombstone photos. Maintained by Pauli Driver Smith, it offers a rich collection of primary source documents and family photos tracing Wilson descendants in Adams County, Ohio from the 1800s onward.