These sites are jointly recommended and maintained by librarians at Westminster Public Library and Front Range Community College Library.

GENEALOGY

Beginning your search	Census United States	Charts and Forms	Dictionaries, glossaries and abbreviations
Immigration	General sites	Volunteer Genealogy Projects	Land Records
Local Societies	Message Boards	Periodical Source Index (PERSI)	Searching by Ethnic Group and/or Locality
Vital Records

   

Beginning your search (tutorials)

• RootsWeb.com
  http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson1.htm
   
• Genealogy.com
  http://www.genealogy.com/101/lesson1/course1_01.html
   
• Cyndi's List
  http://www.CyndisList.com/beginner.htm#Guides
  

Census (U.S) 

• Census Finder - Links to all the FREE census online
  http://www.censusfinder.com/
   
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Genealogy Page
  http://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/index.html
   
• Census Links
  http://censuslinks.com
   
• CensusDiggins - FREE Census Online, Marriage and Civil War Databases
  http://www.censusdiggins.com/
   
• Historical United States Census Data Browser
  http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/

Charts and Forms

• Ancestral Chart
  http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/ancchart.aspx?
   
• Family Group Sheet
  http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/familysheet.aspx?
   
• Census Extraction 1790-1930
  http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/census.aspx?

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Dictionaries, glossaries and abbreviations 

• Dictionaries and glossaries
  http://www.cyndislist.com/diction.htm
   
• Abbreviations
  http://rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/abbrev.html

Immigration

• Ellis Island
  http://ellisisland.org/
   
• Castle Garden
  http://castlegarden.org/
  

General Sites

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
  http://www.cyndislist.com/
   
• FamilySearch (LDS Family History Center)
  http://www.familysearch.com/
   
• Footnote
  http://www.footnote.com
   
• RootsWeb.com Home Page
  http://www.rootsweb.com/
   
• GenSource exclusively for genealogists
  http://www.gensource.com/
   
• Family Tree Searcher
  http://www.familytreesearcher.com/
   
• DistantCousin
  http://www.distantcousin.com/
   
• "We Relate" Genealogy Wiki
  http://werelate.org

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Volunteer Genealogy Projects

• WorldGenWeb Project
  http://www.worldgenweb.org/
   
• US GenWeb
  http://usgenweb.com/

Land Records

• Bureau of Land Management
  http://www.glorecords.blm.gov

Local Genealogical and Historical Societies

• Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies
  http://www.cocouncil.org/
   
• Foothills Genealogical Society
  http://www.foothillsgenealogy.org/
   
• Boulder Genealogical Society
  http://www.rootsweb.com/~bgs
   
• Colorado Genealogical Society
  http://www.cogensoc.us/
   
• National Society of Hispanic Genealogy
  http://www.hispanicgen.org
   
• Westminster Historical Society
  http://www.westminsterhistory.qwestoffice.net/1801.html
   
• Westminster History
  http://www.ci.westminster.co.us/ExploreWestminster/AbouttheCity/WestminsterHistory.aspx
   
• Broomfield Genealogy Society
  http://www.rootsweb.com/~cobgs/
  

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Message Boards

• Ancestry.com
  http://community.ancestry.com/default.aspx
   
• Rootsweb.com
  http://boards.rootsweb.com/
   
• Genealogy.com
  http://genforum.genealogy.com/index.html

Searching by ethnic group and/or locality

Colorado
United States
International

Colorado

 
• Colorado State Archives Family History Page
  http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/geneal.htm
   
• Tri-County Health Department - Birth & Death Certificates
  http://www.tchd.org/birthcertificates.html
   
• Denver Public Library: Genealogy and Obituaries
    http://history.denverlibrary.org/research/genealogy.html
• United States
   
  • Afrigeneas (African-American genealogy)
    http://www.afriGeneas.com
     
  • Freedman’s Bureau Online
    http://www.freedmensbureau.com

• International
   
  • The National Archives of Ireland homepage
      http://www.nationalarchives.ie/
     
  • Dublin City Public Libraries - Home Page
    http://www.dublincity.ie/living_in_the_city/libraries/index.asp
     
  • FreeCEN : UK Census Online Project
    http://freecen.rootsweb.com/
     
  • Origins.net - Genealogy data for family history research in England, Scotland and Ireland
    http://www.origins.net/
     
  • Public Record Office | The National Archives
      http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm
     
  • Scots Origins - Genealogy data for family history research in Scotland
    http://www.scotsorigins.com/
     
  • State Archives in Poland - english version
    http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/?CIDA=43
       
  • Canada NA- ArchiviaNet
    http://www.archives.ca/02/0201_e.html
     

Vital Records

• Social Security Death Index
  http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
   
• Vital Chek — Access to Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates
  http://www.vitalchek.com
   
• State-by-State Access to Birth and Death Records
  http://www.cyndislist.com/deaths.htm#States
   
• World Vital Records
  http://www.worldvitalrecords.com

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Updated: 1/23/12