Genealogy Directory

Worldwide

• Accuracy of family history sources article
• Ancestry.com [pay site]
• Archaic Medical Terms [useful for interpreting old death certificates]
• Census Finder [links to US, UK, Irish and Canadian censuses]
• Cyndi's List of genealogy websites
• Encyclopedia of abbreviations, diseases, occupations and genealogical terms
• Family History Archives
• FamilySearch
• Family tree software directory
  • Genealogy database design & its genetic basis [technical overview]
• Genealogical.com [bookshop]
• JewishGen
  • Communities database and shtetl seeker
• Map of the world [searchable - interactive - present day]
• RootsWeb.com
  • RootsWeb Surname List
• Starting your family tree [for beginners]
• WorldGenWeb Project
• WorldVitalRecords.com [pay site]

Africa

• AfricaGenWeb Project
• see also: South Africa

Asia

• AsiaGenWeb Project

Australia

• Australian genealogy directory
  • South Australian genealogy directory
• Searchable interactive map of Australia
  • Searchable interactive map of South Australia

Austria

• Austria Genealogy Resources (FEEFHS)
• Austrian Genealogy (AustriaGenWeb)
• German Genealogy: Austria
• Telephone Book [in German]

Benelux - Belgium, Netherlands [Holland] & Luxembourg

• Central Bureau for Genealogy
• Dutch Genealogy Links
• Dutch Indies Genealogical Association
• Gemeente Amsterdam Stadsarchief [Amsterdam City Archives]
• Nationaal Archief [National Archives of the Netherlands]
• Belgian Telephone Book

British Isles (UK)

• British genealogy directory
• Searchable interactive map of the British Isles

Canada

• Canadian Genealogy & History Links
• Canadian Genealogy Centre
• Canada411.ca [Canadian telephone directory]

Eastern Europe

• Federation of East European Family History Societies [FEEFHS]
• BLITZ [Baltic-Russian Research from St Petersberg]
• Croatia Genealogy
• Czech Republic Cross-Index
• Estonian Biographical Center
• Odessa: German - Russian Genealogy
• Petersburg Genealogical Portal
• Russian Ancestors

France

• Archives nationale
• Bibliotheque Nationale de France
• Genealogy in France

Germany

• German genealogy directory
• Searchable interactive map of Germany

India & Sri Lanka [Ceylon]

• Families in British India Society
• India Office Family History Search [British Library]
• Kabristan Archives [Indian & Irish memorial inscriptions]
• National Archives of India
• About the National Archives of Sri Lanka

Ireland

• IrelandGenWeb Project including 1864 birth registration index
• Irish Ancestors
• Irish Family History Foundation
  • Online Genealogy Databases for Ireland
• Irish Origins
• The National Archives of Ireland
  • 1901 & 1911 Censuses
  • Ireland to Australia transportation database [convicts 1788-1868]
• The National Library of Ireland
• RootsIreland.ie [pay site]
• see also: UK - Northern Ireland

Italy

• Italy Gen Web
• Italian Genealogy

Middle East

• Middle EastGenWeb

New Zealand

• New Zealand genealogy directory
• Searchable interactive map of New Zealand

Poland

• PolishRoots
• Polish Cross-Index

Scandinavia

• Danish Emigration Archives
• genealogi.dk
• National Archives of Finland
• National Archives of Norway
• Norwegian Historical Data Centre
  • 1865, 1875 & 1900 censuses
• Royal Library [Denmark]
• Statens Arkiver [Denmark]
  • Genealogy
• Swedish Church Records Online
• Swedish Department of the National Archives
• Swedish Emigrant Institute

South Africa

• Ancestry24
• Genealogical Institute of South Africa
• Genealogical Society of South Africa
• National Archives of South Africa

Spain

• Biblioteca Nacional de Espana
• Espana GenWeb

Switzerland

• Archives de l'Etat
• Swiss Genealogy on the Internet
• Swiss National Library

UK (British Isles)

• British genealogy directory
• Searchable interactive map of the British Isles

USA

• Genealogy.com
• Online Genealogy Resources [especially for Mrs McVey's grade 5 class]
• USGenWeb Project
• Note that several of the worldwide sites are located in the United States and specialize in US information.