The excellent Access to Archival Databases facility has a vast number of subjects. By no means all of them are directly relevant to genealogical research, but a fair few are. Here are the best examples, but there are others – and it’s worth keeping an eye on the list from time to time to see what else is being added:

• Germans to America Passenger Data File, 1850-1897
• Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File, 1846-1851
• Italians to America Passenger Data File, 1855-1900
• Russians to America Passenger Data File, 1834 – 1897

(NB Poland was divided between the German, Russian and Austrian Empires in the 19th century, so if you have Polish ancestors who emigrated during that time you may well find themin the German or Russian records.)

You can find out more at the US National Archives Access to Archival Databases home page:
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/

Beginning Genealogy

Genealogy on the Internet

Jumpstart Your Genealogy

For more information see:
http://www.east-tennessee-history.org/

They have masses of resources including:

Birth Certificates Index

Death Certificates Index

They also have a dedicated section for researching family histories, with “how to” guides as well as online records, information about how to use your search results, and much more. This is a must-visit site if you’re searching for your ancestors in Minnesota.

For more information see:
http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm

EMILE is a project about the importance of emigrant letters as a historical source. Their website contains lots of interesting information, including an excellent article about why these letters are such an important and useful resource.

For more information see:
http://www.emigrantletters.com/

The Centro di documentazione sulle popolazioni e le culture italiane nel mondo (Centre for Documentation on Italian populations and cultures in the world), set up by the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation in 1993, offers three separate data banks containing the transcription of the information contained in the passenger lists of the ships that arrived in New York, Buenos Aires and Vitoria (Italian nationals only).

For more information see:
http://www.italians-world.org/Italy/BancaDatiGb.htm

They have community outbound activities, a calendar of events, information and training about genealogy in general, a couple of genealogy quizzes, and lots more.

For more information see:
http://www.aagsnc.org/

They have research databases and a service where you can hire a professional researcher. There are free downloads plus a free question and answer service. Also check out their Free Genealogy Center while you’re there.

For more information see:
http://www.everton.com/

They also have several genealogy forms and charts which you can download for free, to help you document your research.

For more information see:
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/

These adverts have now been compiled into a searchable database online. As well as providing a great source of information, it also gives a fascinating insight into those people’s lives and Irish immigration. In some cases the men had gone on ahead to take construction jobs and the wives who followed were anxiously seeking to find them.

For more information see:
http://infowanted.bc.edu/

They offer translations, reunion planners, historians, lectures. Too much really to list it all here. This is one of these “must-see” websites. Even if you’re not specifically looking for an American genealogist it’s still well worth a look for ideas.

Visit their website:
http://www.apgen.org/