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Revision as of 22:53, 3 March 2009
Contents
Capital Washington DC
Currency US dollar
Language English
In 1620, the Mayflower was one of many ships to bring the Pilgrims to the New World, and what we now know as the USA came into being. The country is divided into 50 states (the 48 contiguous states as well as Alaska and Hawaii) and Washington DC is the capital of the whole country. The USA provided significant help to the allies in World War II, after declaring war when the Japanese Empire attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour. A rich nation, the USA has made great strides into space exploration although it has suffered major devastation in recent years through terrorist attacks.
The States
General USA Links
- Ancestors A guide to genealogical research in the USA with many useful addresses and links
- Genealogy Today a links database, organised by state
- New River Genealogy and History Covers the Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina. Includes the Ashe, Alleghany, Watagua and Wilkes Counties of North Carolina : Grayson County, Virginia : some other areas of North East Tennessee and South West Virginia.
- USGenWeb Project Organised by State and County
Archives
- Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy Section Has some online databases, maps and directories
- Kindred Trails Has links to many on line records - searchable
Includes links to Birth, Death, Marriage, Church, Divorce, Wills, Probate, Military, Census and Land Records
- The Mid-West Jesuit Archives Covers Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin
- The Western States Marriage Record Index Marriages from Arizona, California, western Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, eastern Washington and Wyoming
Native American Genealogy
African American Genealogy
see also section on- Slavery
Family and Social History
Maps and Photographs
Military History
- Women in the American Civil War with links to other related sites.
- The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund Includes a searchable database of names
Religion
Cemetery Records and Obituaries
Emigration/Immigration and Shipping and Passenger Lists
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