Mendocino County Historical Society Genealogy Links
Local Genealogical Research Web Pages
| Site | Subject(s) |
| Mendocino County Genealogical Resources | Part of the USGenWeb Project and the California USGenWeb Project. Features links to some great resources. |
| Griffith Family History | A few generations of Ukiahans mixed into the bag. |
| Prouty Family | "Family history of our Prouty, Heiken, Lovejoy, and Duval Ancestors" |
| Gard's Grassroots Genealogy | The Stanley Family from Ukiah and vicinity. |
| Dechman-Dightman Family | Site index states, "Logging industry Mendocino County late 1800's" |
| Pages may change or move without notice. MCHS is not responsible for content on third-party pages. | |
Genealogical Search Pages
| Site | Subject(s) | ||
| GenForum | Forums (or message boards) relating to specific surnames, states, countries, or topics. | ||
| FamilySearch | The official LDS family search site. You can tap into the worlds largest genealogical source and find individual entries, full pedigrees, or links to family history pages. | ||
| RootsWeb | Searches, message boards, family trees, mailing lists, and more. Great metasearch engine. | ||
| Ancestry | World Tree, online family tree, "printables", temporary free databases, etc. | ||
| USGenWeb | Incredible volunteer effort across the US in an effort to get everything online. They have census records, vital records, marriage bonds, wills, and lots more. Because it's a volunteer effort, things are always being added. Keep checking back and you will find something. | ||
| Cyndi's List | Massive, amazing collection of links to everything relating to genealogy. You could spend several hours browsing this page just to see everything she links to. | ||
| Family Tree Maker | Home to the FTM software, but they have some very good search engines as well. | ||
| Kindred Konnections | Although this is a commercial web site, it does have a useable search. | ||
| SSDI (Social Security Death Index) | From Ancestry | From FTM | From Rootsweb |
| Pages may change or move without notice. MCHS is not responsible for content on third-party pages. | |||
Other Useful Search Pages
| Site | Subject(s) |
| Find A Grave | Interesting tool for finding graves, cemeteries, and other fun stuff. |
| Ebay | I know this is probably a surprising addition to a list for genealogical research, but there is a surprising amount of information on this web site. For example, I was researching my grandfather, a coal miner from Frostburg, MD, and I found photographs for sale of coal miners in Frostburg, MD. I also found old postcards, newspapers, and local history books from the area. Check it out. |
| The Ultimates | This is an incredible tool for finding people or businesses online. If you want a book store in Sikes, LA or just want to see if there's anybody with your last name living in Goobertown, NJ, it's here. |
Subject-Specific Search Pages
Useful (and FREE) Genealogy Research Forms
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