United States Resources: District of Columbia

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    ROOTS-L Databases and Files

  • District of Columbia Surnames in the RootsWeb Surname List

    Surname to search for:
  • District of Columbia Books We Own
  • genealog.natarch1: A short discussion of the DAR Library and the National Archives geared towards individuals who will be in the Washington area for a limited amount of time and who need to decide whether to just go sight-seeing or maybe try to do some genealogy. See also the home page of the National Archives.
  • genealog.lc-dc: Books in the on-line Library of Congress catalog with the subject "District of Columbia--genealogy."
  • genealog.vit-dedc: Where to write for District of Columbia vital records, DC genealogical and historical societies, and the national archives. Information about the Delaware is also included. Or check District of Columbia Vital Records Information for more current info on where to write for vital records.
  • Tables of Contents, National Genealogical Society Quarterly:
    • toc.nehgr95d: December 1995

    Other D.C. Genealogical and Historical Resources on the Net

    Other D.C. Genealogy and History Pages

  • Linkpendium District of Columbia County Links
  • Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - U.S. - District of Columbia
  • The District of Columbia GenWeb Project

    General Resources

  • District of Columbia Mailing Lists
  • USGenWeb Archives: District of Columbia
  • LDS Research Outline for the District of Columbia
  • From Ancestry.com
    • 1800 U. S. Census
    • 1820 U. S. Census
    • 1830 U. S. Census
    • 1840 U. S. Census
    • 1850 U. S. Census
    • 1860 U. S. Census
    • 1870 U. S. Census
    • 1880 U. S. Census
    • 1890 Census Fragment Q, S, 13th, 14th, RQ, Corcoran, 15th, SE, and Roggs streets, and Johnson Avenue
    • 1900 U. S. Census
    • 1910 U. S. Census
    • 1920 U. S. Census
    • 1930 U. S. Census
  • The USGenWeb Census Project: District of Columbia
  • The 1901 Plan for Washington D. C.
  • NEIC: Earthquake History of District of Columbia
  • District of Columbia Tornadoes, 1950-1995
  • History of DC
  • Growing Pains Changing Landscapes
  • Washington History
  • Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
  • Washington, D. C. AM Station History
  • Historic Medical Sites in the Washington, DC Area
  • The Road to Washington - British Army Style
  • Tour D. C.: A Walk through history
  • Bibliography - United States and Worldwide Postal History

    Archives, Libraries and Special Collections

  • Census Bureau Home Page
  • Gallaudet University Deaf Collection
  • Georgetown University Library: Special Collections Division
  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Library of Congress
  • Martin Luther King Memorial Library Washingtonia Division and the Washington Star Collection
  • The National Archives
  • National Register of Historic Places
  • The National Woman's Party and the Florence Bayard Hilles Library
  • Naval Historical Center
  • Navy Department Library
  • The Smithsonian Institution

    Cemeteries

  • Tombstone Transcription Project
  • The District of Columbia Political Graveyard
  • Find A Grave

    Ethnic and Religious

  • Duke Ellington's Washington

    Local History and Information

  • A Timeline of Alexandria History
  • Crossing the River Race, Geography, and the Federal Government in Anacostia
  • Washington National Cathedral - History and Background
  • The United States Capitol Exhibit
  • Chronology of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
  • Columbia Heights History
  • Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
  • Greyhound Terminal
  • The Holt House
  • Old Washington: Lafayette Square
  • Logan Circle History
  • Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
  • Rock Creek Park: Old Stone House
  • Tudor Place - Historic House Museum and Garden
  • Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
  • Hotel Washington
  • Woodrow Wilson House

    Maps and Gazetteers

  • USGS/GNIS Database of District of Columbia locations
  • District of Columbia Profiles: Interactive maps
  • Pam Rietsch's 1895 U.S. Atlas

    Military

  • Fort Stevens, Washington District of Columbia American Civil War, July 11-12, 1864
  • Union Regimental Index: District of Columbia
  • 1st DC Cavalry
  • U.S. Military Personnel who died in the Korean War
  • Vietnam Conflict Casualty List

    Photographs

  • Theodor Horydczak Photographs, 1923-1959

    Societies, Historical and Genealogical

  • The Historical Society of Washington, D. C.
  • National Genealogical Society in nearby Alexandria, Virginia

      Ethnic and Religious

    • Association for the Study of African American Life and History
    • Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
    • American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - The Nation's Capital Area Chapter
    • The Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society
    • The Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington DC

      Lineage

    • National Society Daughters of American Colonists
    • National Society Descendants of Early Quakers
    • The National Society - Children of the American Revolution
      • The District of Columbia State Society
    • Daughters of the American Revolution
      • District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution
    • District of Columbia Society - Sons of the American Revolution
    • National Society United States Daughters of 1812
    • Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 District of Columbia Department Department
    • District of Columbia Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
    • National Organization Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic

      Special Interest

    • Army Historical Foundation Home Page
    • Art Deco Society of Washington
    • United States Capitol Historical Society
    • Confederate Memorial Association
    • Maritime Archaeological and Historical Society
    • The Supreme Court Historical Society
    • The White House Historical Association

    Vital Records

  • D. C. Department of Health Obtain Birth or Death Certificates
  • District Of Columbia Vital Records from VitalChek
  • District of Columbia Vital Records Information from Elizabeth T. Orsay

    Commercial

  • Ancestor Publishers
  • Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.
  • SK Publications District of Columbia Census CDs
  • Kelsey and Associates Do you know your House History?
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