Links and Favorites

As you probably already know, there are hundreds if not thousands of sites on the internet related to genealogy. I have listed some of my favorites. I use these sites with fair frequency, checking back now and then... you never know what someone might have added. I believe these to be some of the most consistent and dependable sites, so I thought I'd share. 

Access Genealogy  One of my favorite sites. It doesn't come up in searches often enough, but has incredible FREE resources, including bible, biography, African American, cemetery, American Indian... on and on. A great resource and worth a look.

CAGENWEB or California genealogy web site  A most excellent site for information on the various counties of California. A great source for biographies of early California pioneers and important people.

CAGENWEB's Madera site  CAGENWEB's Madera County site, full of Madera County Information.

California Tombstone Transcription Project  One of the best for listings of California Counties and the cemeteries therein. Includes, of course, Madera county.

Find A Grave I use this site ALL the time. Genealogy wasn't its primary intent, but it has become an incredible place to find information, clues, and help verify information.

E Clampus Vitae - Grub Gulch  A great site with a bit of humor and some interesting history about the area. Worth a look!

Family Search  Loads of information. All free. A great place to find leads, but as with any site (even this one) do be careful. The information submitted is often not verified, and there may be discrepancies. As with all information you find, you should verify facts for yourself. Don't skip the site though, you'll be amazed at the clues and information you'll find.

Family Tree Guide An incredible, spam free, cost FREE place to put your family's genealogy, photos, histories, etc. Enter the data there, or upload your gedcom files. If you want to see what it looks like, my family tree site is MY own family genealogy. I have been very happy with the free version, but you can also pay for premium service.

People Finders Genealogy Resources Page Thank you to Melanie from Ms. Koehler's Summer Camp genealogy project for this great link of other links for all things genealogy related.