State Project Information State Map State History County Histories and Research Town Histories and Research
USGenWeb Special Projects – Archives Project – Tombstone Project – Family Group Sheet Project – African American Griots – Genealogical Events – Kidz Project – Lineage Project
Navigating around in the Project
USGenWeb Home Page is where to start
The Navigation Bar is the best way to start your searching STATES
Click on any state like Idaho
Links Bar Drop Down List for Counties
All state pages will have a link to each county
You will find most county sites have a dedicated location where they posted links to records pertaining to that county.
Many counties also have histories of county. You might also have histories of towns.
To visit the special projects, go back to the USGenWeb Home Page.
To get to the special project at the home page click on Projects.
T USGenWeb has 6 Main project and a number of sub project
USGenWeb Archives Project – This project is setup by state, then by county for all 50 states. – Some of the records you can find in the archives are. Military Records – world war 1 draft registration Cemetery Records Directories – Each state has different records in the archives.
USGenWeb Tombstone Project – This project is broken down three ways States each state is listed, and each state lists each county. Military Cemeteries Foreign cemeteries – This list foreign cemeteries with American buried in them.
Searching the Archives – You can search the archives in three ways. First search in the special collections. Second search the special project site by state. Third is the national archives.
Research Suggestion – Look around each site you visit to see what they have. – If you find a link that doesn’t work please let the coordinator know. – Always remember to write down where you have been.