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Wikipedia article discussing genealogy software

Search for surname distribution throughout the U.S. or narrow your focus to individual name, address and phone listings in a particular state.

Genea-sleuths, dig up the live ones for a change! Put in a surname, search "All States" to see the nationwide distribution, then pick a state that interests you. At the bottom of that state's page, there's a link that will bring up all the individual listings in that state. Sure, there are more direct ways to look up a phone number, but they won't take you on an interesting surname odyssey like this will.

Library Search

This is a great all-around reference site. I'd never heard of it but I'm very glad you've added it to our collection. I'm sure I'll be stopping by there quite often.

From the National Archives

Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it,

Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it.

Since 2003, The Free Library has offered free, full-text versions of classic literary works from hundreds of celebrated authors, whose biographies, images, and famous quotations can also be found on the site. Recently, The Free Library has been expanded to include a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications covering Business and Industry, Communications, Entertainment, Health, Humanities, Law, Government, Politics, Recreation and Leisure, Science and Technology, and Social Sciences. This collection includes millions of articles dating back to 1984 as well as newly-published articles that are added to the site daily. The Free Library is an invaluable research tool and the fastest, easiest way to locate useful information on virtually any topic. Explore the site through a keyword search, or simply browse the enormous collection of literary classics and up-to-date periodicals to find exactly what you need.

A site that shows you how to piece together the past from the fragments that have survived. Our case study: Martha Ballard.

Collection of various genealogy resources on the web.

"The panoramic map was a popular cartographic form used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Known also as bird's-eye views, perspective maps, and aero views, panoramic maps are nonphotographic representations of cities portrayed as if viewed from above at an oblique angle. Although not generally drawn to scale, they show street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective. "

"The Mapping the National Parks collection documents the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas that eventually became National Parks. The collection consists of approximately 200 maps dating from the 17th century to the present, reflecting early mapping of the areas that would become four National Parks, as well as the parks themselves. Production of this collection is being supported by a generous gift from The Rockefeller Foundation. "

"The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress holds more than 4.5 million items, of which Map Collections represents only a small fraction, those that have been converted to digital form. The focus of Map Collections is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress. These images were created from maps and atlases and, in general, are restricted to items that are not covered by copyright protection."

"This presentation focuses on the various documents-from maps to newspapers to cultural artifact-that help to describe the region of North America that stretched from as far east as Alabama into what is now the state of Montana. The 119 items presented here come from the various special and general collections of the Library of Congress. "