~ Early Web Links ~

The HIGenWeb Team's Hawaii genealogy hub is part of the USGenWeb Project, offering county-level records, databases, and historical background on the Hawaiian Islands for family history researchers. Coordinated by Doreen Harunaga-Ewing and Bob Jenkins, the site organizes resources by county and provides free access to materials for those tracing Hawaiian and Polynesian ancestry.

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.

DCGenWeb is a volunteer-maintained genealogy resource dedicated to collecting records, histories, and research tools for tracing Washington D.C. family history. Part of the USGenWeb Project, it features place histories, archival records, a searchable name database, and contributions from over a decade of work by coordinator Ray Gurganus.

NVGenWeb is Nevada's chapter of the USGenWeb Project, offering a comprehensive resource guide for genealogical and historical research across the Silver State. Visitors can search records covering cemeteries, census data, military history, vital records, obituaries, and much more, with county-level links and a clickable state map for easy navigation.

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.

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.

DEGenWeb is Delaware's branch of the USGenWeb Project, offering genealogical records, historical documents, and research resources organized by the state's three counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex.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.

Randy Seaver's long-running genealogy blog chronicles his daily research sessions, covering ancestor discoveries, DNA matches, and tools like RootsMagic, AncestryDNA, and MyHeritage. With hundreds of posts dating back to 2007, it offers a detailed personal record of active family history research alongside news and commentary from the genealogy community.

INGenWeb is Indiana's branch of the USGenWeb Project, providing a county-by-county gateway to genealogical records, obituaries, cemeteries, military records, and historical resources for all 92 Indiana counties. Volunteers coordinate research materials including census projects, orphan train records, historical maps, and a concise 1926 history of Indiana, making it a comprehensive hub for anyone tracing Hoosier ancestry.

Donna DeHoyos shares her personal world on this late-1990s Tripod homepage, introducing her four adult children, granddaughter Sophia, and her passion for online bingo. The site includes a family photo album, a links collection covering Avon and earning-money sites, and a heartfelt mention of her battle with emphysema and support for the EFFORTS community.