Cedar County, Iowa
Links to Free Genealogical Research Websites

    BIOGRAPHY

    http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/bdi/Default.aspx (Biographical Dictionary of Iowa. It has search capabilities and full text.)

    https://www.biography.com/ (Biography Website---bios of famous people)

    CEMETERY PRESERVATION

    http://sapiciowa.org/ (State Association For the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries)

     

    CEMETERIES, DEATH INDEXES, GRAVESTONES

    http://www.interment.net/Default.htm (Cemetery Transcription Library)

    http://www.cem.va.gov/hmm/ (US Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration)

    https://www.histopolis.com/ HISTOPOLIS is a free, collaborative source for genealogy and history information about people and places in the United States and Puerto Rico.

    https://www.jewishgen.org JEWISH GEN SITE (Search for your Jewish ancestors)

    https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/ Online Worldwide Burial Registry Project site which includes over 1.76 million burial records from over 65 countries worldwide

     

    CENSUS

    http://iagenweb.org/census/ (IAGenWeb STATE CENSUS PROJECT)

    https://www.us-census.org/index.htm USGenWeb FEDERAL CENSUS PROJECT

    Iowa State Census Schedules, 1885- 1925 (FAMILYSEARCH.ORG)

    Iowa, Non-Population Census Schedules, 1850-1880 (FAMILYSEARCH.ORG)

    https://archive.org/details/us_census (ARCHIVES.ORG is a non-profit site with free access to scanned images of U.S. Federal Census pages)

    GENEALOGY COPYRIGHT

    http://www.interment.net/column/commentary/19990915.htm (Genealogy Copyrights)

    GENEALOGY MAGAZINES

    https://familytreemagazine.com/ (Family Tree Magazine)

    GENEALOGY SCAMS

    https://www.cyndislist.com/myths (Myths, Hoaxes and Scams----On Cyndi's List)

    HELPFUL GENEALOGY WEBSITES

    FamilySearch.org has databases that contain census, vital records and probates on line. Once you set up an account, scroll down to the bottom of the page to the Browse all Published Collections and click on UNITED STATES, then under IOWA

    http://genealogy-quest.com/glossary-terms/diseases/ (Name of Disease and what it means)

    http://images.google.com/ (Helps in finding photos on the Internet—just type in what you want to search)

    https://publiclibraries.com/state/iowa/ Listing of Iowa's libraries. It gives the city, library name, address, phone number, etc and a link if they have a web site.

    https://www.worldcat.org (Find which library owns a book that you are looking for.)

    HISTORICAL and GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES

    https://history.iowa.gov/history (State Historical Society of Iowa)

    https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ (Federation of Genealogical Societies)

    IMMIGRANT SHIPS and PASSENGER LISTS

    https://www.statueofliberty.org/discover/passenger-ship-search/ (Explore your family history at Ellis Island)

    http://www.theshipslist.com/ (List of ships that maybe brought over your ancestors)

    MAPS

    https://www.mapquest.com/ (MapQuest---to find a U.S. map)

    NEWSPAPERS

    http://iagenweb.org/iowaoldpress/newspaperIAlist.html (List of Free Iowa Newspaper Archives with Scanned Images)

    http://westbranch.advantage-preservation.com/ West Branch Times Newspaper with searchable scanned images 1878 to 1934)

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/local/iowa/des-moines-area (The Des Moines Register Newspaper)

    https://qctimes.com/tncms/xrds/ (Quad-City Times newspaper)

    https://muscatinejournal.com/tncms/xrds/ (Muscatine Journal Newspaper in Muscatine, Iowa)

    OBITUARIES

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_newspaper_archives (Newspaper archives for not just Iowa, includes other states and lots of foreign countries.)

    https://www.arrangeonline.com/ (National Obituary Archive)

    POPULAR WEBSITES

    http://www.bing.com/translator/ (This site converts other languages to English and from English to other languages….Works for websites also….Just type in a URL for an website that is in German, and this site will convert it to English.)

    https://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml (A very nice website with lots of links)

    https://www.familysearch.org/en/ (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints-----very good genealogy website.)

    https://www.cyndislist.com/ (This is the best genealogy website out there---over 116,000 links---it’s a MUST!!)

    https://www.loc.gov/ (Library of Congress website)

    https://www.cwgc.org/ (Commonwealth War Graves Commission)

    http://mayflowerhistory.com/ (Mayflowers Web Pages)

    PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGIST

    https://www.apgen.org/ (APG----Association of Professional Genealogists)

     

    SEARCH ENGINES

    http://www.google.com/ (Search Engine)

    http://www.searchforancestors.com/ (An Interactive Directory of 400 Genealogy Search Engines)

    TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES

    https://www.superpages.com/ (This is a White and Yellow Pages Telephone Directory)

    USGENWEB AND RELATED LINKS

    https://www.us-census.org/index.htm (The USGenWeb Project site)

    http://iagenweb.org/ (The IAGenWeb Project)

    http://iagenweb.org/state/archives.php (Iowa GenWeb Special Projects)

    http://iagenweb.org/state/links.htm (IAGenWeb links)

    http://iagenweb.org/state/countygrid.htm (IAGenWeb Genealogy Message Boards)

    http://usgwarchives.net/ (Search the USGenWeb Archives)

    http://iagenweb.org/state/jointeam.htm (The Iowa GenWeb Project----Join Our Team)

    Page updated April 7, 2024

    Return to Cedar Co. IAGenWeb Home Page