Historical and/or Genealogical Societies of
Neighboring Counties

Cabell County, West Virginia (Gen Web site)
Jackson County, Ohio (Gen Web site)
Jackson County Genealogy Society OGS Chapter
Lawrence County, Ohio Genealogical and Historical Website
Lawrence County Genealogy Society OGS Chapter
Mason County, West Virginia Genealogy Society
Mason County, West Virginia (Gen Web site)
Meigs County Genealogy
Vinton County, Ohio (Gen Web site)
Vinton County Genealogy Society OGS Chapter

Kentucky Genealogical Society
National Genealogical Society (NGS)
Ohio Genealogical Society
Ohio Historical Society
Pennsylvania Historical Society
The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
Virginia Genealogical Society
Virginia Historical Society
West Virginia Historical Society

Sites for General Genealogical Information

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Church of the Brethren Network (A church site, but full of historical migration information)
English Handwriting 1500-1700 (Online course for deciphering old English handwriting)
Footpaths Across Ohio (Ohio county information)
Free Find (Put a search engine on your website)
Free Genealogy Resources (Links to some of the best free genealogy sites)
Genealogy Book Links (Online digitized genealogy books - free; Great resource!)
Genealogy Trails (Genealogy resources specific to the United States)
Genetic Genealogy (Using DNA to research your ancestors)
Google Translate (Copy & paste text to translate to and from other languages)
Inflation calculator (Today's value of old money 1800-2010)
Land Record Reference (Explains pioneer land acquisition)
Maptech (Historical topographical maps--incluldes Ohio)
Newspaper Directory Library of Congress (where to find old newspapers)
Ohio Genealogy Blog (Referrals to other Ohio genealogical resources)
Original Photos from the Civil War (From a Civil War re-enactment site)
Perpetual calendar (Find the day of the week for any date in any year)
The David Library of the American Revolution (For Revolutionary War researchers)

Sites for Specific Genealogical Information

Archives Records Information Access System (Pennsylvania State Archives)
Brigham Young University Library Family History Collection (Searchable surnames)
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (Civil War military personnel)
Cyndi's List  (A master list of genealogical web sites)
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
Familysearch.org (Comprehensive LDS genealogical site & Family History Library card catalog)
Findagrave.com (Tombstone photographs)
Ellis Island - Explanation & Links
Germany to America passenger lists from 1727-1776 (Alphabetized)
Ohio in the Civil War (Military units, includes regimental histories and where organized)
Ohiogravestones.org (Photographs of actual tombstones)
Pennsylvania German Pioneers Online (Excellent ship passenger lists 1727-1808)
Rootsweb.com
RB Hayes Obituary Index (Index to more than 2,000,000 Ohio obituaries)
Saponi Nation of Ohio (Native American history of Ohio Valley prior to European settlement)
Ships passenger database for 19th century immigrants (National Archives; new in 2008)
Social Security Death Index (Rootsweb)
Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)
The Olive Tree Genealogy (Especially good for passenger lists)
U.S. National Archives and Records (NARA)
Vinton County Cemetery locations
West Virginia Division of Culture and History (West Virginia vital statistics)

Bossard Library
Gallia County Courthouse (Office of the Recorder)
Gallia County USGenWeb (Subscribe to the Gallia County List)
Gallia County Chamber of Commerce
Gallia County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gallia County Probate Court
n₂genealogy (Gallia County history and information)

Ancestry.com
Archives.com
Fold3.com (Formerly Footnote.com, now focusing mainly on military records)
Genealogy.com (now a place to download genealogy forms)

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