Worldwide Family History Directory

Worldwide

• Accuracy of family history sources article
• Ancestry.com [pay site]
• Archaic Medical Terms [useful for interpreting old death certificates]
• BYU Family History Archives
• Census Finder [links to US, UK, Irish and Canadian censuses]
• Encyclopedia of abbreviations, diseases, occupations and genealogical terms
• FamilySearch
  • Record Search (beta)
  • Search all resources
  • Search the 1880/1 censuses
  • Search the International Genealogical Index [IGI]
• Family tree software directory
  • Genealogy database design & its genetic basis [technical overview]
• Genealogical.com [bookshop]
• Map of the world [present day - searchable and interactive]
• 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 family history directory
  • South Australian family history directory

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 family history directory

Canada

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

Central and 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

• Bundesarchiv Online
• Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
• Genealogy.net
• German Genealogy Cross-Index
• Internet Sources of German Genealogy

India

• Kabristan Archives [Indian & Irish memorial inscriptions]

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
• see also: UK - Northern Ireland

Italy

• Italy Gen Web
• Italian Genealogy

Middle East

• Middle EastGenWeb

New Zealand

• Archives New Zealand
• Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records
  • Birth Search [including still births]
  • Death Search
  • Marriage Search
• National Library of New Zealand
  • Papers Past 1839-1932
• New ZealandGenWeb
• New Zealand immigrant ships [passengers not listed]
• New Zealand Society of Genealogists
• New Zealand Yesteryears [includes passenger lists]
• NZ Telephone Directory

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 family history directory

USA

• Genealogy.com
• USGenWeb Project
• Note that several of the worldwide sites are located in the United States and specialize in US information.