{"id":15,"date":"2022-05-22T20:50:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T20:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box2261.temp.domains\/~fegeneal\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-02-16T00:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:21:57","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fegenealogy.org\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Ireland Resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualtreasury.ie\/\">https:\/\/www.virtualtreasury.ie\/<\/a>) &#8211;&nbsp;The Treasury re-imagines and reconstructs through digital technologies the Public Record Office of Ireland, a magnificent archive destroyed on June 30th, 1922, in the opening engagement of the Civil War.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Irelandxo<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/irelandxo.com\">irelandxo.com<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ireland Reaching Out is&nbsp;a volunteer-based, non-profit initiative which builds vibrant, lasting links between the global Irish Diaspora and parishes of origin in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Irish Genealogy News<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishgenealogynews.com\/\">irishgenealogynews.com<\/a>)<br><br><strong>Irish Ancestors<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/johngrenham.com\">johngrenham.com<\/a>)<br><br><strong>The National Archives of Ireland<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/census.nationalarchives.ie\">census.nationalarchives.ie<\/a>) &#8211; The National Archives of Ireland census<br><br>PRONI (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nidirect.gov.uk\/campaigns\/public-record-office-northern-ireland-proni\">https:\/\/www.nidirect.gov.uk\/campaigns\/public-record-office-northern-ireland-proni<\/a>) &#8211; The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)<br><br><strong>Irish Genealogy<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishgenealogy.ie\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.irishgenealogy.ie\/en\/<\/a>) &#8211; The website is home to historical records of Birth, Marriages and Deaths of the General Register Office&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Irish Genealogical Research Society<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishancestors.ie\">https:\/\/www.irishancestors.ie<\/a>) &#8211; Founded in 1936, the Irish Genealogical Research Society is a learned society widely recognized as holding the world\u2019s largest and most important collection of Irish genealogical material in private hands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Irish News Archive (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnewsarchive.com\">https:\/\/www.irishnewsarchive.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Griffiths Valuation<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askaboutireland.ie\/griffith-valuation\/index.xml\">https:\/\/www.askaboutireland.ie\/griffith-valuation\/index.xml<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IreAtlas Townland Database<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/thecore.com\/seanruad\/\">https:\/\/thecore.com\/seanruad\/<\/a>) &#8211; Townland website&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cork Genealogical Society<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.corkgenealogicalsociety.com\/\">https:\/\/www.corkgenealogicalsociety.com\/<\/a>)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>US Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>American Ancestors<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/americanancestors.org\">americanancestors.org<\/a>) &#8211; by New England Historical Genealogical Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctirishhistory.org\">https:\/\/www.ctirishhistory.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connecticut State Library<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/csl?language=en_US\">https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/csl?language=en_US<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CT Vital Records &#8211; Index of Deaths, 1897-2001<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/data.ct.gov\/History\/Connecticut-Vital-Records-Index-of-Deaths-1897-200\/psf6-3vsu\/about_data\">https:\/\/data.ct.gov\/History\/Connecticut-Vital-Records-Index-of-Deaths-1897-200\/psf6-3vsu\/about_data<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CT Vital Records &#8211; Index of Marriages, 1897-2001<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/data.ct.gov\/History\/Connecticut-Vital-Records-Index-of-Marriages-1897-\/fy7b-hj53\/about_data\">https:\/\/data.ct.gov\/History\/Connecticut-Vital-Records-Index-of-Marriages-1897-\/fy7b-hj53\/about_data<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CT digital newspaper archives free (<a href=\"https:\/\/collections.ctdigitalarchive.org\/node\/8440\">https:\/\/collections.ctdigitalarchive.org\/node\/8440<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early New Haven Irish and their Final Resting Places: The Old Catholic and Saint Bernard cemeteries digital book   (<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&amp;context=ciahsmonographs\">https:\/\/digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&amp;context=ciahsmonographs<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MA State Records<\/strong> online (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/divisions\/archives\/research\/family-history.htm\">https:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/divisions\/archives\/research\/family-history.htm<\/a>)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Middlesex Genealogical Society<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/mgsdarienct.org\">mgsdarienct.org<\/a>) &#8211; The Middlesex Genealogical Society was established in 1982 for the purpose of encouraging those interested in researching their family history and to provide guidance to that end<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New York Genealogical and Biographical Society<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org\/\">https:\/\/www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">English Resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1921 English Census<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20s-people\/the-1921-census\/#:~:text=On%2019%20June%201921%2C%20close,online%20for%20the%20first%20time\">https:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20s-people\/the-1921-census\/#:~:text=On%2019%20June%201921%2C%20close,online%20for%20the%20first%20time<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">England National Archives\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/help-with-your-research\/start-here\/\">https:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/help-with-your-research\/start-here\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free resource for English and Welsh vital record indexes BMD from the General Register Office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freebmd2.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.freebmd2.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Australian Resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trove (<a href=\"https:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/search\/advanced\/category\/newspapers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/search\/advanced\/category\/newspapers<\/a>)&nbsp;&#8211; Australian newspaper collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passenger Lists (<a href=\"https:\/\/guides.slsa.sa.gov.au\/immigration\/onlinepassengerlists\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/guides.slsa.sa.gov.au\/immigration\/onlinepassengerlists<\/a>)&nbsp; &#8211; Look on this site for the specific year and it has links to Australian passenger lists and other resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passenger Lists (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.sa.gov.au\/finding-information\/discover-our-collection\/migration-and-crew\/immigration-passenger-lists\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.archives.sa.gov.au\/finding-information\/discover-our-collection\/migration-and-crew\/immigration-passenger-lists<\/a>)&nbsp;&#8211; Another resource for Australian passenger lists<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tools:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ancestry<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/ancestry.com\">ancestry.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fairfield Museum &amp; History Center is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/locations.familysearch.org\/en\/search?qp=Fairfield%2C+Connecticut%2C+United+States&amp;lat=41.14168&amp;lng=-73.256165&amp;r=25\">https:\/\/locations.familysearch.org\/en\/search?qp=Fairfield%2C+Connecticut%2C+United+States&amp;lat=41.14168&amp;lng=-73.256165&amp;r=25<\/a>. Benefit is that logging in your laptop at Ffld Museum, you can see otherwise locked digital records. Need to make an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Family Search<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/en\/<\/a>)&nbsp;&#8211; This is the Mormon Church site, everything available is free. &nbsp;Note: in some cases you will have to go to a family search site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Family Tree Maker<\/strong> &#8211; (<a href=\"http:\/\/mackiev.com\">mackiev.com<\/a>) &#8211; This genealogical software has the ability to download and upload to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancestry.com\">Ancestry.com<\/a>.&nbsp;Also interacts with <a href=\"http:\/\/FamilySearch.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"FamilySearch.org\">FamilySearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Findagrave<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/findagrave.com\">findagrave.com<\/a>) &#8211; Worlds largest gravesite collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Find My Past<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/findmypast.com\">findmypast.com<\/a>) &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fold3<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fold3.com\">https:\/\/www.fold3.com<\/a>) &#8211; This is an excellent website for roofers records form the National Archives (subscription site)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GEDmatch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gedmatch.com\/\">https:\/\/www.gedmatch.com\/<\/a> Free online platform for genetic genealogy research. Can upload DNA data from various companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Genealogy Bank (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\">https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My Heritage<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myheritage.com\/\">https:\/\/www.myheritage.com\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>National Archives<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/immigration\">https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/immigration<\/a>) &#8211; US National Archives immigration records<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newspapers.com (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\">https:\/\/www.newspapers.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen P. Morse web site ( <a href=\"https:\/\/stevemorse.org\/\">https:\/\/stevemorse.org\/<\/a>) &#8211; Tools for finding immigration records, census records, vital records, and for dealing with calendars, maps, foreign alphabets, and numerous other applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>USGENWEB<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/usgenweb.org\">usgenweb.org<\/a>) &#8211; This site has various Free information for all of the United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fegenealogy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cropped-FEGenealogy-header-v4a-480x84-1.jpg?resize=480%2C84&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fegenealogy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cropped-FEGenealogy-header-v4a-480x84-1.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fegenealogy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/cropped-FEGenealogy-header-v4a-480x84-1.jpg?resize=300%2C53&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland Resources: Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland (https:\/\/www.virtualtreasury.ie\/) &#8211;&nbsp;The Treasury re-imagines and reconstructs through digital technologies the Public Record Office of Ireland, a magnificent archive destroyed on June 30th, 1922,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fegenealogy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fegenealogy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fegenealogy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fegenealogy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fegenealogy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fegenealogy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":428,"href":"https:\/\/www.fegenealogy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fegenealogy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}