FAVORITE LINKS

USGenWeb Project

These are a few of our favorite links. (Our apologies to Julie Andrews.) The list is not meant to be comprehensive but, instead, a collection of useful sites that we actually use. If you try any of these sites and they have moved or disappeared, let us know.

[This page updated August 13, 2007]

New River Notes by Jeff Weaver
http://www.newrivernotes.com
A great resource for NorthWest N.Carolina, SouthWest VA & East Tennessee!
Cheek Family in Alleghany County
  http://www.moonzstuff.com/Cheek/index.html
In addition to Cheek family info, this site includes lists of books, maps and resources of interest to Alleghany Co. researchers.
The USGenWeb Archives
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/

The North Carolina USGenWeb Archives
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nc/ncfiles.htm

National Trust for Historic Preservation
http://www.nationaltrust.org/

Preservation North Carolina
http://www.presnc.org

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
http://www.cyndislist.com/
This is the mother of all genealogy lists, over 236,100 links, categorized and cross-referenced in over 150 categories. If it's not here, you probably don't need it!

Cyndi's Genealogy Home Page Construction Kit
http://www.cyndislist.com/construc.htm

Genealogical Research in North Carolina
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/genealog.htm
Prepared by the Genealogical Services Branch of the State Library of North Carolina.
North Carolina County Development
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/counties.htm
Info on how North Carolina ow counties were formed
North Carolina Genealogical Resources on the Internet
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/NCSource.htm
North Carolina State Archives
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/
National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.archives.gov/index.html
Family Tree Maker Online
http://familytreemaker.genealogycom/
Bureau of Land Management
General Land Office Records
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Federal land patents issued by the General Land Office between 1820 and 1908 for public domain states in the eastern United States
Family Search Internet Genealogical Service
http://www.familysearch.org
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)

Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc
http://www.genealogical.com 
A great source for genealogy books.


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