USA

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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

Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas
California	Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware
Florida	Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho
Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas
Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi
Missouri	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada
New Hampshire	New Jersey	New Mexico	New York
North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio	Oklahoma
Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina
South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah
Vermont	Virginia	Washington	West Virginia
Wisconsin	Wyoming

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Nationwide Information

Archives and Libraries

• National Archives

• Nationwide Public Record Databases

• Jacksonville Public Library Genealogy. Some Online Databases, Maps and Directories

• LIBDEX The Library Index

• Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room

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Genealogical Resources

• Access Genealogy

• American History and Genealogy Project

• Ancestors. A Guide to Genealogical Research in the USA

• Genealogy Trails

• U.S.A. History and Genealogy site

• American Local History Project

• Resources: United States

• StateGenSites

• Kindred Trails

• USGenWeb Projects

• U.S.A. County Resources

• The Center for Columbia River History covering land in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming

• Mid Atlantic Roots Network covering Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia

• New River Genealogy and History - Upper New River Valley of Virginia and North Carolina

• Genealogy Magazine

• Footnote - The Place for Original Documents On Line

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Newspapers

• U.S. News Archives on the Web

People

• Search People Online

• Every Name Index

• Search and Find U.S.A People

• US Family Group Sheet Project

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Vital Records

• Vital Records in the United States

Birth Records

• Birth Records Search

• Birth Records

Census Records

• U.S. Census Record Archives Online

• Census Records Guide

Marriage Records

• U.S.A Marriage Records

• U.S.A Marriage Records

• The Western States Marriage Record Index

• U.S.A Divorce Records

Death Records and Obituaries

• Social Security Death Index

• U.S.A Death Records

• U.S.A Death Indexes and Records

• U.S.A Death Records

• Death and Obituary Records

• The National Hall of Records

• Newspaper Obituaries

• Obituaries Search

• Obituaries

Cemeteries

• Cemetery Records Guide

• The Tombstone Project

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Emigration, Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists

• See Emigration/Immigration, Shipping and Passenger Lists

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Family and Social History

• Making America

• America's Historic Asylums and Other Institutions

• American Cultural History

• Exploring the US through Family Papers - The Sophia Smith Collection

• Glossary of Colonial Occupations

• The Poorhouse Story

• Stone Quarries and Beyond

• The Mariners' Museum

African American Genealogy

• Also see the section on Slavery

• African American Cemeteries

• African American Coal Miners

• African American History

• African American Genealogy

• North American Slave Narratives

• The Large Slaveholder Project

• Africana Heritage Project

Native American Genealogy

• Native American Indian Genealogy Records and Databases

• American Indian Genealogy

• Cherokee Genealogy

• Cherokee Heritage Documentation Centre

• Contact Information for the Tribes of the USA and Canada

• Gateway to the Pamunkeys

• Marilee's Native Americans Resource

• Native American Nations

• Oneida Indian Genealogy

• Native American Genealogy

• Red Wolf's Native American Indian Genealogy

• South Eastern Native American Documents 1730-1842

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Maps and Photographs

• 1895 USA Atlas

• Map Collections from the Library of Congress

• Map Collection of the Perry-Castañeda Library

• Prints & Photographs Online Catalog

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Military History

• Military and Maritime History

• Military Records Guide

• U.S.A Official Military Records Provider

• U.S.A Military and War Records

• American Revolutionary War

• The American Revolution

• The Civil War

• Civil War Rosters

• Women in the American Civil War

• Bits of Blue and Gray: An American Civil War Notebook

• America in World War One

• WW1, WW2, U.S.A. Army and Navy

• Densho - Pearl Harbour and testimonies of Japanese Americans

• Memories of the 384th Bombardment Group (USA)

• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

• U.S.A. Military History Links

• See also War Memorials: USA

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Religion

• American Jewish History

• Local Catholic Church and Family History and Genealogy Guide

• The Mid-West Jesuit Archives: Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin

• The Lutheran Heritage Foundation

• The Society of Friends Historical Society

• Arthur and Kathleen Postle Archives and Friends Collection

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