Links

On the web are many thousands of websites.  It would be impossible to list them all or even to keep the list current.  However, there is such a list of genealogy/family-history websites.  It is called Cyndi’s list and currently has more than 337,000 links.  It started in 1995 by Cyndi in Milton, Washington.   Cyndi works every day searching for new sites and.users send her e-mail as they find new sites.  The site has about 250 categories.  I do not know the technical details of how she finds sites, but I suspect she may have data-mining software.  I know she works with a company that is involved in finding spam.  She also has software on her site that scans her many thousands of links to see if they are still active.  She can then remove dead sites.  Cyndi is the author of three books on genealogical research and the internet:

• Planting Your Family Tree Online
• Cyndi’s List: A Comprehensive List of 70,000 Genealogy Sites on the Internet 
• Netting Your Ancestors : Genealogical Research on the Internet 

Cyndi’s website is:  Cyndi’s List – United States

I have extracted or added a few links also that I think will help you:

Family Search

Family Search is the largest database of genealogical data in the world.  According to Wikipedia:  FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization and website offering genealogical records, education, and software. It is operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and is closely connected with the church’s Family History Department. The Family History Department was originally established in 1894 as the Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) and is the largest genealogy organization in the world.  Anyone can establish an account to access the data.  It is free.The FamilySearch website is:  FamilySearch • Free Family Trees and Genealogy Archives — FamilySearch.org

Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is a privately held online company based in Lehi, Utah, United States. The largest for-profit genealogy company in the world, it operates a network of genealogical, historical records, and related genetic genealogy websites.

The Ancestry.com website is:  Genealogy, Family Trees and Family History Records online – Ancestry®

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Other excellent websites for research are:

Genealogy & Family History | Search Family Trees & Vital Records (archives.com)

Trace your Family Tree Online | Genealogy & Ancestry from Findmypast | findmypast.com

A Complete Genealogy and Family History Resource Center (mytrees.com)

Find A Grave – Millions of Cemetery Records

Fold3 – Historical military records

Genealogy, Family History & Ancestry Search | GenealogyBank (search old newspapers)

https://www.myheritage.com.

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Following are some websites for Computer Genealogy Programs.  There are others.  Feel free to Google “genealogy programs” and check them out.

Ancestral Quest             Ancestral Quest family tree software/genealogy software for Windows and Mac (ancquest.com)

Legacy                                Legacy Family Tree Genealogy Software

Rootsmagic                     RootsMagic – Software to Unite Families

Family Tree Maker      Software MacKiev – Family Tree Maker

  This link is for members of The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  The church has contracts with a number of family history research sites that provide free access to members of the church.  If you are a church member, this is the link to gain access:  (Log into FamilySearch,  go to bottom of page, click on Site Map, then click on the Partner Access button)