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Newspapers

Big news - New York Times Online for Free, 1851-1922; 1981-1987 : http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/nytarchive.html Both the US and English governments are committing to digitizing old newspapers now! US project: http://www.loc.gov/preserv/ndnp.html (millions of pages, 1836-1922, first images ready by 2006). Update: more than 226,000 pages of public-domain newspapers from California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, Virginia and the District of Columbia published 1900-1910 : http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/ . England: http://www.bl.uk/collections/britishnewspapers1800to1900.html (2 million pages, 1800-1900) British Library Online Newspaper Archive: http://www.uk.olivesoftware.com/ (HORRIBLE interface, not accessible with Firefox, my browser of choice). US and world current newspapers : http://newslink.org/metnews.html , http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html , http://www.onlinenewspapers.com FREE, $$$ Newspaper Archives , most 1990+: http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/int

Ontario

Archives of Ontario : http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/     Research Guides : http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/index.html OurOntario.ca : explore digital collections of libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, community groups, government agencies and private collections in Ontario, all in one search. While you may find some surnames, you are much more likely to find places, groups and institutional names. http://www.ourontario.ca/ Ontario GenWeb : http://www.geneofun.on.ca/ongenweb/ Ontario Birth Registrations, 1869-1906 : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~births/index.htm Gateway to Ontario Cemeteries : http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~silentguardians/ Ontario Obituaries : http://www.ontarioobits.com/ Northern Ontario Canada Gravemarker Gallery : over 300 cemeteries completed. Work is continuing, and Murray welcomes your help! Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Algoma, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Nipissing, Renfrew, Parry Sound, Muskoka, Temiskaming, Cochrane

Timelines

Create your own timeline : http://www.ourtimelines.com/ , HistoryWorld : http://www.historyworld.net/default.asp Step-By-Step: Creating A Timeline : http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=6529&o_iid=831&o_lid=831&o_it=831 Food - what people ate: http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food.html This Day in American Weather History : http://www.weatherforyou.com/history/ American (Smithsonian): http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/timeline.htm    Interesting animated timeline/atlas: http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie2.html - great little 10 minute brush-up on the highlights of US history Australian : http://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/timeline/ British : http://www.britannia.com/history/time1.html     BBC : http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/     Ulster : http://www.cruithni.org.uk/ Scottish : http://members.aol.com/skyelander/timeline.html Upper Canada - later Ontario, Canada : http://www.uppercanadagenealogy.com/chronologyS.html Celtic : http://www.art-with-a

Creating Simple Websites

National Genealogy Society's Guidelines For Publishing Web Pages On The Internet Recommended by the NGS, May 2000: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comstandweb.cfm Also available as a PDF: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/gswebPages.pdf Genealogy Web Creations - Website Design for the Genealogist : http://www.genealogy-web-creations.com/ HTML Tutorials and Validation Elsie's Tutorials : http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~elsi/ Help for the Beginning Web Author : http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~pasher/ Writing HTML : http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/ W3Schools : http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp HTML Goodies : http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/basics.html HTML for People Who Want to Learn : http://www.geocities.com/abcs_html/ HTML Help JUST for Kids : http://www.lissaexplains.com/ Webmaster Freebies : http://www.thefreesite.com/Webmaster_Freebies/ Symbols in HTML : http://www.perlscriptsjavascripts.com/tutorials/html/chapappa.html Use Meta Tags Properly : http://w

Continuing Education for Genealogists

Annually, both the Federation of Genealogy Societies (FGS) and the National Genealogy Society (NGS) hold conventions. Both are full of excellent classes and workshops. Also, the Association of Profession Genealogists (APG) holds a Roundtable or Conference before these national conferences. FGS : http://www.fgs.org/ NGS : http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/    Home Study Course also available on CD APG : http://www.apgen.org/conferences/roundtable.html , http://www.apgen.org/conferences/    The APG list is also essential: http://www.apgen.org/publications/apg-l/ National Institute on Genealogical Research : http://www.rootsweb.com/~natgenin/    An-depth look at federal records of genealogical value located primarily in Washington, D.C. Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy : http://www.infouga.org/ Samford Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research , Samford Univ., Birmingham AL: http://www.samford.edu/schools/ighr/ighr.html UWExtension offers a 9-month Certificate Program in Genealogy and Fam