Identifies and describes the state, federal, and private records pertaining to Florida’s Civil War era (1860-1865) housed at the State Archives of Florida.

AccessGenealogy.com contains the largest collection of free genealogy for your United States research. Find hundreds of thousands of free websites with billions of names you can use to further your family genealogy! Specifically, we provide sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, church records, court records, military records, historical newspapers, cemeteries, and ethnic records. We also provide some historical details about different times and people in America’s history. Our specialty, however, is Native American genealogy and research. You can always access our Native American collection of material, by using the link at the top of every page.

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Florida Adoption Reunion Registry (FARR) under the Florida Department of Children & Family:  "The Florida Legislature established in the FARR in 1982 to support people affected by adoption in Florida. This allows birth family members the opportunity to reunite."  This site also contains information on how to request non-identifying information about birth parents, and who is eligible to make the request. 

This link will take you directly to the African-Amerian Research Library & Cultural Center's website for all information.

Educating, Empowering, Evolving. State Adoption Legislation page shows all of the U.S. States and what the access is for each one. Kept up as it changes! Legislation: State, Federal and Canadian . International Adoption Links... And much more!

New England Historic Genealogical Society

Sample ACS & PRCS Forms and Instructions Browse sample American Community Survey (ACS) and Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) forms (or questionnaires) in English and Spanish with instruction guides from 1996 through present.

Tests autosomal DNA collected by spitting into a tube. Results are tied to your Ancestry.com account and family trees. AncestryDNA provides ethnicity results, cousin matches, migration groups, and ancestor groups.

A subscription site, but free to patrons at most county and state libraries and most Family History Centers. Has Federal census records 1790-1940 and many state census records, including Florida for 1885, 1935, and 1945. The Federal census is now available on Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.com/cs/1940-census

Remember people through photos and stories. Collaborative biographies keep the memory of them alive and help us discover more. Our loved ones and ancestors are more than names in family trees. Their stories deserve to be told.

Strives to bring you the very best set of records available online. From census and military records to yearbooks and newspapers, easily search more than 623 of the most essential collections with Archives.

The world's largest resource for searchable GPS cemetery data, and is growing bigger and better every day. You can help by collecting headstone images from local and other cemeteries, and then by transcribing the personal information found on the images.

Slave payroll records and access to much more. From RG: 109 This series is comprised of payrolls for slave labor on Confederate military defenses, including forts, entrenchments, obstructions on navigable rivers, "nitre" works, harness-making shops, ordnance works, and arsenals, in Alabama, Florida,... Creator: War Department. The Adjutant General's Office. War Records Office. 1874-7/1/1899

British Newspaper Archive dating from the 1700s.

Provide live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1788 and the present. We also have images of survey plats and field notes, land status records, and control document index records. Due to organization of documents in the GLO collection, this site does not currently contain every Federal title record issued for the Public Land States.

This links those users who want direct access to individual state and territory information. To use this valuable tool, you must first determine the state or area where the birth, death, marriage, or divorce occurred, then click on that state or area. Please follow the provided guidelines to ensure an accurate response to your request. The federal government does not distribute certificates, files, or indexes with identifying information for vital records.

Where to Write for Vital Records (Birth, Death, Marriage by state) The links below are provided for those users who want direct access to individual state and territory information. To use this valuable tool, you must first determine the state or area where the birth, death, marriage, or divorce occurred, then click on that state or area. Please follow the provided Application Guidelines to ensure an accurate response to your request.

The official website of the Charlotte County Genealogical Society, Inc., a non-profit corporation serving Charlotte County in Southwest Florida since 1976. Their mission is to assist and educate their members and their community in their quest for genealogical and historical information.

Hundreds of Thousands of newspapers, indexed 1690 to current

A database of 6.3 million names of soldiers from both sides. Names are linked to regimental histories and short histories of battles.

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With over 90 Million family records in the United States alone, Crestleaf is a leading provider of free genealogy information and free online collaboration tool for families to document their family history - create family trees, digitally preserve family photos, documents and oral traditions. Provides Research tips and resources.

A comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online. Cyndi's List is free for everyone to use and it is meant to be your starting point when researching online. Cyndi's List has been in existence for more than 15 years

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This service calculates the duration, counting the day count and the number of days, months and years between two dates. Among other things, it can be used find how many days old you are and the weekday you were born. It also enables you to add or subtract days, months and years to a date to calculate a past or future date.

DAR members come from a variety of backgrounds and interests, but all share a common bond of having an ancestor who helped contribute to securing the independence of the United States of America. Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible to join.

Award-winning DearMYRTLE Genealogy Blog, consistently among the top 5 family history blogs internationally, where the focus is beginning genealogy topics. Pat Richley-Erickson has provided practical, down-to-earth advice to family historians online since the winter of 1984/5.

This website is a directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death notices and registers, obituaries, wills and probate records, and cemetery burials. You can also find information here about searching the Social Security Death Index online.

This website is a directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death notices & registers, obituaries, probate indexes, and cemetery & burial records. You can also find information here about searching the Social Security Death Index online.

This is the place to find the latest newsletter articles, a discussion forum where you and others may read and write* genealogy-related question, answers, and more. You will also find hints, suggestions, "look for" messages, and much more.

Records, biographies, articles, books, oral histories, images videos, countries and searchable historical maps. (Strongest on the Civil War"

"The goal of Elephind.com is to make it possible to search all the world's online historic newspapers from one place. We aren't there yet, but we are adding more newspapers every day."

You will find a list of all the class schedules as well as webinars that will be taught. A webinar is a class that is broadcast over the internet, anyone interested can attend. In order to attend a webinar, find the class from the list. The classes are organized according to geographical region.

FamilyTree is a genealogy, ancestry, and family tree research website. We offer reviews, articles, surname research, and genealogy advice. Genealogy tips for the beginner to the advanced researcher. Find site reviews, technology tips, DIY family tree ideas, information on cultural and local heritage, and an active social community. Our blogs are rich in research tips on primary and secondary sources, the latest in technology, and the latest trends in genealogy. Sign up for our monthly emails and join our FamilyTree family on Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and Pinterest. Find Ancestors. Build your Family Tree.

Family Tree Magazine is a publication about genealogy and family history published by Yankee Publishing, Inc. in Blue Ash, Ohio and Dublin, New Hampshire.

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars popular webinar website for genealogy and DNA testing, where you can enjoy a robust offering of live and recorded webinars presented by top speakers

This free site is constantly being updated. It currently has the 1850-1900 census available, with the 1920 census under construction. No images for the 1880 census. The site also currently has some state census records from these states: Florida, (1885, 1935, 1945), Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Microfilms of county records are currently being digitized and records are being added on a regular basis, so this should not be considered a complete list of their assets.

Whether you are struggling to read old handwriting or working in an unfamiliar language, they have resources to help you!

A free Genealogy Resource Guide 95,156 articles. Find the birth, death, marriage, census records, and other genealogy resources for your ancestor by selecting the region and country.

Provides kits for testing yDNA (for patrilineal research), mtDNA (for matrilineal research), and autosomal DNA (called Family Finder). DNA is collected by scraping your cheek. FamilyTreeDNA provides cousin matches and a chromosome browser.

The Federation of Genealogical Societies links the genealogical community by: serving the needs of its member societies, providing products and services needed by member societies and marshaling the resources of its member organizations FGS was founded in 1976 and represents the members of hundreds of genealogical societies. FGS links the genealogical community by helping genealogical societies strengthen and grow. To do this, FGS publishes FORUM magazine, filled with articles pertaining to society management and genealogical news. FGS also publishes an extensive series of Society Strategy Papers, covering topics about effectively operating a genealogical society. FGS also links the genealogical community through its annual conference -- four days of excellent lectures, including one full day devoted to society management topics.

Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc. Also see the graves of thousands of famous people from around the world.

Trace your ancestry and build a family tree by researching extensive birth records, census data, obituaries and more with Findmypast.

Interment.net is a publisher of cemetery transcriptions for use by genealogists and local historians. Visitors use our online library to help them locate burials of their family and friends, trace their family history, and learn something about cemeteries in general. Some sites herein are fee based.

Online Cemetery Resources for Florida: Tombstone Transcriptions Online, List of Cemeteries in the State, Jewish Cemeteries, Military Cemeteries, and additional resources at the Family History Library.

Provided by Florida State Archives, this database has digital images of approved and denied pension claims from 1885 to 1954. Typical files contain the original application, any supplemental applications, proof of service and residency, etc.

Birth, death or marriage certificates can be obtained from the State of Florida, Once on their website click on Certificates. GSBC will not obtain or provide birth, death or marriage certificates.