Tennessee Genealogy Resources

The nickname of the state of Tennessee is “The Volunteer State”. Are you searching for more information about your ancestors who once lived in Tennessee? It’s always nice to have a volunteer help you with your research. Lacking that, you could try using some of these Tennessee genealogy resources instead. Ancestry.com has a page that is filled with links to all of their Tennessee genealogy collections of records. In order to access these records, you will need to have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, a collection will be offered for free. Return to their page often. Ancestry.com does a great job … Continue reading →

South Dakota Genealogy Resources

South Dakota has the nickname of “The Mount Rushmore State”. Obviously, it is because South Dakota is the state where Mount Rushmore is located. Are you looking for more information about your ancestors who once lived in South Dakota? If so, then here are a bunch of South Dakota genealogy resources that can help you. Ancestry.com has a page that is filled with links to all of their South Dakota record collections. In order to access these collections, you must have an Ancestry.com membership. Once in a while, a collection or two may be offered for free access. Return to … Continue reading →

South Carolina Genealogy Resources

South Carolina has the nickname of “The Palmetto State”. Are you looking for more information about your ancestors who once lived in South Carolina? If so, then this blog will help you. Here are several online South Carolina genealogy resources for you to use. Internment.net has cemetery records online. You can start using the website by putting your ancestor’s first and last name into the search engine at the top of the page. Or, you can start by selecting one of the counties in South Carolina. At a glance, it looks like about half of the counties have a link … Continue reading →

Rhode Island Genealogy Resources

The state of Rhode Island has several nicknames. One is “the Ocean State”. Are you searching for more information about your ancestors who once lived in the state of Rhode Island? If so, then check out the many Rhode Island genealogy resources that I’ve included in this blog. They are good starting points. Ancestry.com has a page that is filled with links to all of their Rhode Island collections of records. To access most of these records, you will need an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, a collection will be offered for free. Return to their page often. Ancestry.com does a good … Continue reading →

Pennsylvania Genealogy Resources

The state of Pennsylvania has several nicknames. One of them is “The Keystone State”. Do you have ancestors who once lived in Pennsylvania? Are you trying discover more information about them? If so, then here are several Pennsylvania genealogy resources for you to try. Ancestry.com has a page with links to all of their Pennsylvania genealogy collections. In order to access the majority of these collections, you will need to have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, a collection or two will be offered for free. Return to their page often. Ancestry.com does a good job of making it clear when a … Continue reading →

Oregon Genealogy Resources

The state of Oregon has been given the nickname “The Beaver State”. Have you ever heard the phrase “Busy as a Beaver”? That’s how many genealogists are when they are doing research on their ancestors – very busy! Are you looking for more information about ancestors that lived in Oregon? Here are a few Oregon genealogy resources to start with. FamilySearch has a Wiki Page about the state of Oregon. You can find links to more FamilySearch Wiki pages for each and every county in the state. There is a box called “Oregon Topics” that is filled with links to … Continue reading →

Oklahoma Genealogy Resources

The nickname for Oklahoma is the “Sooner State”. The term Sooner goes back to the Land Run of 1889. Are you searching for information about your ancestors who lived in Oklahoma? Try some of these Oklahoma genealogy resources. Cyndi’s List might be the most comprehensive list of genealogy links online. If it is on the internet, then Cyndi’s List probably has a link to it. They have a page called “United States – Oklahoma”. Start by selecting the category you want to browse through. Some include: “Birth, Marriage, Death”, “Census”, “Counties”, “Military”, “Newspapers” and more! GeneaLinks has a search engine … Continue reading →

Ohio Genealogy Resources

The nickname for the state of Ohio is “The Buckeye State”. Do you have ancestors who once lived in the state of Ohio? Genealogists who are searching for information about their ancestors who were “Buckeyes” should check out this list of Ohio genealogy resources. Ancestry.com has a page that is filled with links to their Ohio collections of records. In order to access these collections, you need to have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, a collection will be offered for free (often for a limited time). Return to their page often. Ancestry.com does a great job of making it clear when … Continue reading →

North Dakota Genealogy Resources

The nickname of North Dakota is “The Peace Garden State”. The nickname was officially adopted in 1957. Are you looking for more information about ancestors who lived in North Dakota? Try some of these North Dakota genealogy resources. Who knows? Maybe one of your ancestors had an interest in gardening! FamilySearch has a Wiki page about North Dakota. You can find a link to a FamilySearch Wiki page to each and every one of the counties in the state. The page also has links to more FamilySearch Wiki pages about major record repositories within North Dakota. There is information about … Continue reading →

North Carolina Genealogy Resources

One of the nicknames of North Carolina is “The Old North State”. This was to differentiate it from South Carolina. Are you searching for more information about your ancestors who once lived in North Carolina? Try some of these genealogy resources for the state of North Carolina. Perhaps one of them has what you are hoping to find. Cyndi’s List is probably the most comprehensive list of links to online genealogy resources. If it exists online, Cyndi’s List probably has a link to it! They have a page called “United States – North Carolina”. Start by selecting any of the … Continue reading →