Are you interested in finding out about your
ancestors?
In the past ten years, the Internet has exploded with
family history resources. As a result, many people are discovering
their roots. The Funk Heritage Center sponsors annual lectures and
workshops on genealogy and resources available to assist people in their
search for information about their family history. As a result, many
area residents have located interesting information through their
research and have learned about their heritage.
Websites for online genealogy research abound.
Websites that will be helpful in beginning your
search are
www.genebase.com,
www.rootsweb.com
and www.genweb.com.
Census information can be found on www.genealogysearch.org
and for information concerning ancestors who entered through Ellis Island
check out
www.ellisisland.org.
Native Americans interested in locating information
about their family history will find tribal records listed on
www.accessgenealogy.com.
The WorldGenWeb Digital
Library (Archives) was developed to present actual transcriptions of
public domain records on the Internet. This huge undertaking is the
cooperative effort of volunteers who either have electronically
formatted files on census records, marriage bonds, wills, and other
public documents, or are willing to transcribe this information to
contribute.
www.usgenweb.org.
The Georgia site can be accessed directly at
www.thegaproject.org.
People interested in ancestors who lived in Georgia and
the southeast may want to check
www.gagensociety.org.
Also, The Georgia Office of Secretary of State has a search function
for the Georgia Archives. Go to:
www.georgiaarchives.org
and from the left sidebar, select "search" and then "search the
Archives".
Good luck with your search!
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