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This
article marks the 6th of the articles associated with the World Wide
Web. Since the beginning of this series, I have received some help. This
article includes some of that input. Thanks for remembering me when you come
across some interesting websites.
Ships
lists are always of interest and I’ll have to admit I have not been successful
at this. Perhaps this is why I’m encouraged by this contribution from Larry
Haas. Please go to these and learn what you can about searching lists.
To
join that mail list and learn specifics on locating ships, people, etc. send an
email to:
TheShipsList-L-equest@rootsweb.com.
Make
sure you print and save the letter they send you acknowledging you are on the
list. Read it very carefully. It has lots of good information on it. This is a
never-ending learning process to find your ancestors. Do not despair. In time
you will have your answers. It just may take you lots of searching.
Other
websites worth mentioning include:
Lou
Alfano's Database of Ship Description's and Histories
at: http://www.fortunecity.com/littleitaly/amalfi/13/ships.htm
Cyndi's
List - Over 26,000 Genealogy links in over 70 categories at: http://www.CyndisList.com
National
Archives and Records Administration - Genealogy Section at: http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/
Canadian
Archives - Immigration Records at: http://www.archives.ca/www/svcs/english/ImmigrationRecords.html
The
National Archive of England, Wales and the United Kingdom(PRO) at: http://www.pro.gov.uk
Here
are a few other miscellaneous websites to consider :
Maps
and References at: http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/servers/servers_references.html
Further
information from Judy Huber is as follows: "I found a really interesting
site for everyone looking for features in
Swabian GR dialects site: http://www.architektur.uni-stuttgart.de:1200/users/tk/sw/swab.html. I’d be
very interested in what you find in this site.
Go
here http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ndfahtml/ngphome.html This is the Library of Congress site with over 900
photographs of rural and small town life at the turn of the century, including
sod homes and the people
who
built them, schools, farms, etc.
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