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Links
Our extensive collection of genealogy links may prove helpful to those searching for both
Loughrey family ties and other genealogical information (updated frequently -- check
back soon!):
General Genealogy Resources
- Ancestors Home Page
Companion page to the PBS television series, "Ancestors," on family
history and genealogy.
- Ancestry.com
"The largest collection of family historical data online." Search
240 million names in 1,602 separate databases.
- Cyndi's List
41,700 categorized and cross-referenced links to genealogy resources
on the web. Voted "Best Genealogy Site on the Web" by Eastman's Online
Genealogy Newsletter, November 1998.
- Deja
News
Read or subscribe to 42 different genealogy-related news groups.
- Distant Cousins
General resources, surname search resources, links to specialized
databases and areas of geographic interest.
- Family Tree Maker
Family Tree Maker's home page, with links to purchase genealogy software
and database CDs.
- Family Workings
Links, query opportunities, lists of volunteer researchers, chat forums,
etc.
- Free Stuff
for Genealogosts
Links to free publications, research guides and census sites.
- Genealogy.com
Comprehensive new site launched by Mattel's Learning Tree division.
Includes search engine covering 420 million names, free software for
creating online family trees, very comprehensive list of links to
all types of genealogy resources, articles and tutorials, Q & A forum
and much more.
- Genealogy Gateway
Links to 60,000 genealogy resources on the web, including directory
of family surname sites.
- Genealogy
Help Network
Extensive collection of resources, including specialized databases
(passenger lists, migration trails, etc.), downloadable forms and
genealogy tutorials.
- Genealogy Lady
Submit and receive answers to specific genealogy and research questions.
- GenealogyLinks.net
Formerly known as "A Thousand Genealogy Links." Contains links to
more than 4,300 ships' passenger lists, church records, cemetery transcriptions,
military records and censuses for USA, UK, England, Scotland, Wales,
Ireland, Europe, Canada, Australia & New Zealand.
- Genealogy Online
Free services and databases for researchers.
- GenealogyPages
Geocities portal to a variety of genealogy resources on the Web.
- Genealogy Portal
Offers eight specialized search engines for genealogy archives and
libraries, surname sites on the web, databases of primary information,
and more.
- GenForum
Family Tree Maker's list of genealogy-related message boards.
- GenSearcher
Links to 150 genealogy search engines.
- GenSwap
Links to professional genealogists, bulletin boards for posting specific
research queries, volunteers willing to do free look-ups in specific
databases, links to large variety of resources, including vital statistics
sites, military records, cemeteries, obituaries, church records, land
records, wills and probate records and an interesting list of miscellaneous
resources, including bibles, jury lists, rent lists and orphan lists.
- Heraldry on the Internet
Extensive resources for researching surnames, coats of arms, heraldric
terms and symbolism, etc.
- I Found It! Genealogy
Search Engine
Directory of genealogy related sites on the Web.
- Internet Genealogical Directory
Resources including associations, databases, family histories, etc.
- Lineages
Combines genealogical tips and educational tools with "research rooms"
containing links to specialized information and databases, as well
as connections for professional search services.
- National Genealogical Society
Provides an introduction to genealogy, genealogy standards, and information
about events such as genealogy conferences.
- RootsWeb
"The Internet's Oldest and Largest Genealogy Site."
- The Tombstone Transcription
Project
Join a project to help create a national database of information from
cemetery tombstones.
- The U.S. GenWeb Project
Volunteer project to create and list free genealogy websites for all
50 U.S. states.
Specialized Databases
- American Battle
Monuments Commission - Korean War Veterans Database
New database of Americans who died in the Korean war.
- America's First
Families
Database containing thousands of confirmed 1600s residents of the
original 13 colonies.
- California
Birth Index
Database listing 24,596,236 public records, for 984,961 surnames,
from 1905-1995.
- California
Death Index
Database containing 9,366,786 public records, for 498,701 surnames,
from 1940-1995.
- Cemetery Junction
Access a list of 13,000+ U.S. cemeteries...and more.
- Cemetery Records on the Internet
Links to databases, search tools, burial records, obituaries and cemetery
tours.
- Census Microfilm Expeditors:
Federal Census Microfilm from 1790-1920
Purchase copies of microfilmed census records for your personal use.
- DAR Library
Search the catalog of the Daughters of the American Revolution's collection
of genealogy and history publications, maintained since 1896.
- Ellis Island's American Family History
Research Center
Ships' passenger records, family scrapbooks, information on the immigrant experience,
etc.
- Entertainment
Genealogy
Lists of circus, theater, music hall, vaudeville, traveller and gypsy families. (United
Kingdom)
- Everton's Guide to Family
History Centers
Searchable list of thousands of family history centers, both U.S.
and worldwide.
- Family Search Internet Genealogy
Service
Searchable database maintained by the Mormon Church. (Note: Use
information found through this site carefully. At least one member
of our organization has found errors in data obtained here.)
- GenServ Genealogical GEDCOM Server
System
Extensive collection of GEDCOM databases.
- Illinois
State Archives
Access records and documents from all 84 Illinois counties, as well
as holdings from the Illinois Regional Archives Depositories.
- Immigrant Ships Transcribers'
Guild
Homepage for group of volunteers dedicated to transcribing immigrant
ships' passengers lists and other maritime data. Includes passenger
lists from more than 2,000 ships, searchable by name, as well as links
to other maritime and immigration databases.
- International
Black Sheep Society of Genealogists
Site for "all those who have a dastardly, infamous individual of public
knowledge and ill-repute in their family...within 1 degree of consanguinity
of their direct lines."
- Library of Congress
Search the nation's central library for either general or specific
genealogy resources.
- Lutherans
Online Genealogy Exchange
Family registry service and genealogy message board aimed at helping
Lutherans researching family ties find and connect with one another.
- National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) Archival Information Locator
Search the collection of the federal agency dedicated to managing
all U.S. federal documents (includes pictures, film and video collections).
- National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) Genealogy Page
Contains many of the "finding aids," guides, and research tools that
can prepare you for a visit to one of the NARA facilities or for requesting
records from NARA.
- Online
Searchable Death Indexes for the USA
Searchable collection of death record databases.
- Pennsylvania Original
Land Records
Land records, survey maps, surname indices, etc. Concentrates on York
County, but provides links for resources throughout Pennsylvania.
- Railroad Retirement Board
Genealogy Information
Instructions for submitting genealogy queries to the U.S. Railroad
Retirment Board.
- Roots
Web's Social Security Death Index Interactive Search Engine
Innovative SSDI, which lets you attach notes to listings in the database,
so that people who may be searching for the same names can find each
other.
- Surname
Heirlooms
Site devoted to reuniting family bibles, documents, letters, photos,
etc., found at flea markets, yard sales and antique stores, with the
families they came from.
- U.S.
Army Military History Institute Civil War Photo Collection
Search the MHI Civil War Photo collection. Scanned photos not yet
available for viewing online, but can be ordered from the website
index.
- U. S. Department of the
Interior/Bureau of Land Management Federal Land Patent Records
Search photocopies of land transfers from the U.S. government to individuals,
filed between the years 1820 and 1908 (newer records coming soon).
- Vital Chek
Instructions for obtaining vital records from various sources.
- Vital Records Information
Search 100 million birth, marriage and death records, from each U.S.
state, territory and county.
Surname Research
Loughreys & Cousins on the Web
- Family Tree Maker CD #8
Order the CD containing the version of the Loughrey family tree published in 1996.
- Jan McCrackin's Home Page
Includes list and photos of her Laughrey ancestors.
- The Loughary Lines
Genealogy, stories and photos of the Loughary family, courtesy of Jack Loughary.
- Loughry Family History
History of the Loughry family of America, beginning with Jeremiah Loughry, who was born in Ireland and moved to Pennsylvania sometime before 1740.
- Loughry Family of Tennessee History
From Cannon Loughry: "Joseph Nelson Loughry came to Tennessee in 1849 from Blairsville, Pennsylvania. I believe Joseph Nelson Loughry is a descendant of Jeremiah Lockery who immigrated to the United State from Derry County, Ireland around 1730. The following is my research on the Loughry family in Tennessee and Pennsylvania."
- The Lowary Family Home Page
Home page for the Lowary family, including list of alternate spellings (including "Loughrey"), links to other genealogy research sites.
- Ryland/Riley Family Message Board
Research information and messages for those interested in the Reylandt/Ryland/Riley families.
Irish Research
- The
A-Z of Irish Genealogy
More than 300 links, arranged alphabetically, to Irish surname sites,
genealogical societies, databases, etc.
- Genealogical Society
of Ireland
Society founded in 1990 to promote an interest in genealogy in Ireland
by organising Open Meetings, lectures, workshops and publishing genealogical
material.
- Genealogy
Ireland-Eire-Irish History
Long list of links and resources for researching Irish history and
genealogy.
- Genseek
Genealogical Services - Useful Irish Links
Extensive list of links to sources and databases of Irish genealogy
information.
- The Irish Ancestral Research Association
(TIARA)
Nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and promoting Irish
genealogical and historical research and education.
- Irish Ancestors
Guides to Irish surnames, place names, heraldry, databases, etc.
- Irish Family History Foundation
Portal and coordinating body for a network of government approved
genealogical research centres covering 32 counties in the Republic
of Ireland (Eire) and Northern Ireland which have computerized tens
of millions of Irish ancestral records.
- The
Irish in America
Companion site to PBS television series; contains Q&A format tips
on how to start researching Irish ancestors.
- National
Archives of Ireland
Guide to genealogical resources, collections and contacts held in
the National Archives of Ireland.
- O'Lochlainn's Irish Family Journal
and Irish Genealogical Foundation
Monthly journal, Irish surname research, used and rare Irish family
book service, organized research trips to Ireland, etc.
- Searching for
Your Irish Roots
Tips, techniques and sources for finding genealogy information in
Ireland, provided by Historical Research Ireland.
- Your Irish Roots
Irish genealogy, history, surnames and coats of arms.
Tips & Techniques
- Cyndi's Genealogy
Home Page Construction Kit
Everything you need to know (tips, tools, resources, etc.) for building
your own genealogy-related home page on the 'net.
- Dave's Root
Cellar Genealogy Starting Point
Comprehensive beginning-level tutorial on genealogy in general, and
web-based genealogy in particular. Includes links to many basic online
tools, with descriptions and instructions for their use.
- Deciphering
Old Handwriting
A handy guide to techniques for reading old hand-written documents.
Adapted from a course taught by Sabina J. Murray.
- Dr. Barbara Denny
George's Online Instructional Site
Low cost genealogy classes (including one in Internet-based genealogy
techniques), taught online.
- Finding
Treasures in the U.S. Federal Census
Article by Judy Hanna Green, giving census history and background,
research tips, Soundex information, etc.
- A Genealogy Primer
Simple steps for beginners: where to start, research tips, census
information, etc.
- How to Do Tombstone
Rubbings
Step by step instructions, including proper tools, papers, etc.
- Privacy
Tips from Cyndi's List
A good list of articles on maintaining family privacy when posting
genealogical data on the Web.
- RootsWeb's
Guide to Heraldry for Genealogists
Easy-to-follow lesson on heraldry terms, symbols, etc.
- RV-n-Genealogists
Site dedicated to the specialized breed of genealogist who practices
the hobby from an on-road recreational vehicle.
- The Tombstone
Traveller's Guide: Death and Symbolism
Thorough article on how to decipher icons and other symbols on old
tombstones.
- Twenty Ways
to Avoid Genealogical Grief
Handy list of genealogical dos and don'ts.
- Vital Chek
Instructions for obtaining vital records from various sources.
- Vital Records Information
Where to obtain vital records (birth, marriage, divorce, death) for
each U.S. state, territory and county.
Publications
- Amazon.com
Search for "genealogy" results in a list of 6173 books available for
purchase.
- Blair's Book Service
More than 15,000 titles (searchable on the Web), specializing in genealogy
and local history.
- E-Books Gen
Electronic publishing company specializing in genealogy books.
- Everton's Genealogical Helper
Magazine
Subscribe to or read one of the major genealogy publications. Site
also contains links to resources, products and services, as well as
a search-engine for online databases.
- Family Chronicle
Subscribe to "The Magazine for People Researching their Roots."
- The Journal of Online Genealogy
Online magazine devoted to the subject of researching family history
on the Web.
- The Library of Congress
Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
A wide variety of books, CD-ROMs, periodicals, research guides and
more, including sources for research on specific countries of origin.
- Missing Links
Free weekly genealogy e-zine, published by Roots Web.
- Treasure Maps
Free monthly genealogy newsletter, delivered via e-mail.
Genealogy Products & Tools
- "Ancestors"
Charts and Records Forms
Free, downloadable pedigree charts, family group sheets, etc., courtesy
of the "Ancestors" program home page.
- Ancestral and Family
Tree Genealogy Quilts
Have your family tree stitched into a beautiful, custom-designed patchwork
quilt.
- Census Microfilm Expeditors:
Federal Census Microfilm from 1790-1920
Purchase copies of microfilmed census records for your personal use.
- Family
Group Sheet
Free, printable family group sheet form.
- Family
Tree Chart
Free, printable family tree form.
- Ged H Tree Software
Free, downloadable software for converting GEDCOM files to easy-to-view
family tree charts and group sheets. Also translates to HTML for easy
viewing on websites.
- Global Genealogy
Purchase books, software, genealogy supplies, charts, maps, atlases,
forms, etc.
- My Ged-com.com
Free server for publishing personal GEDCOM files -- no file too big
or too small!
- Old Maps, Etc.
Old maps of counties in New York, Pennsylvania, California, etc.
- Old Maps of New England
Framed or unframed parchment maps from New York, Massachusetts, etc.
- Snap.com
Genealogy Software Downloads
Downloadable shareware and freeware programs for organizing genealogy
data, building family trees and displaying family tree data.
Genealogy Services
- Ancestral and Family Tree Genealogy Quilts
Have your family tree stitched into a beautiful, custom-designed patchwork
quilt.
- Brick Wall Genealogy Services
Washington, D.C.-based service specializing in document retrieval from the National Archives, Library of Congress, DAR Library, Georgetown University Research Library, etc.
- Family Reunion.Com
Information, resources and services for planning, announcing and publicizing family reunions.
- Genealogy Pro
Worldwide directory of professional genealogy researchers, adoption searchers, translators, etc.
- Just Black and White
Photograhpic restoration, duplication and enhancement service, specializing in genealogy and archive applications.
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