Genealogy Sites

Ancestors

Ancestry HomeTown - blocked by Bess

Caribou in the Early 1900s - Courtesy of Allan Hewitt and the Caribou Public Library, these photographs show a fascinating look at Caribou's early days

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The church has amassed the largest collection of genealogical data in the world.  This site's Family History Resources section has a directory of Family History Centers around the world.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Start here!  This is one of the largest collections of links anywhere on the Web.  Different countries and ethnic groups are covered.  Updated weekly.

Everton's Genealogical Helper

Family Tree Maker

Freedman and Southern Society Project

Heritage Quest - Not a free site, but plenty of information to peruse.  Also, a newsletter with new information added each month. 

Immigration Resources - Library of Congress historical and present-day resources with timelines and maps.  

Library of Congress

Maine Geneology Sites

People:  Biographies and Genealogy from Teacher Oz.

RootsWeb - Billing itself as "The Oldest & Largest FREE Genealogy Site," RootsWeb includes search engines and databases, family trees (over 70 million names), surname and geographical mailing lists, and message boards. The site also hosts other volunteer projects such as the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild and Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness.  Although it remains free to users, RootsWeb is now sponsored by Ancestry.com, whose databases (both free and pay) can also be searched from this site.  Subjects: Genealogy -- Directories

Progeneologists - Search dates as far as 1850s.  Search for your surname here with good results.

USGenWeb Project - Linked information about every state and county in the U.S.  

Vital Records Information United States - A directory of state, county and town offices that can be contacted.