Genealogy Research Guides - Finding People & Places

People Searching

• People Searching - Tips for Finding Living and Recently Deceased People (USA)
  includes online address and telephone directories, vital records indexes, and other resources

Finding Places - Online Gazetteers

• Geographic Nameserver - MIT out of date, but very basic and easy to use

• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) more comprehensive

County Histories and Biographies

• Online County Histories, Biographies and Indexes (USA)

Using the Freedom of Information Act for Genealogy Records

• Research Guide: Using the Freedom of Information Act for Genealogy Records