Honolulu Community College Library

Hawaii

• Obituaries from the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin
  Courtesy of Joseph F. Smith Library, Brigham Young University (BYU) Hawaii
  Current coverage: 1994-2007
  

• Hawaii Newspaper Index
  Tips for finding obituary citations in the Hawaii Newspaper Index, using the online catalog of the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS)
  Current coverage: 1989-present
  Direct link to the Hawaii Newspaper Index

• Vital Records Branch, Department of Health, State of Hawaii
  In Hawaii birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates are recorded and issued by the Vital Records Branch.

• Hawaii State Archives
  The Archives Historical Records Branch is the state's central repository for non-current government records of permanent value, and other historical materials such as government publications, manuscripts, maps, and photographs.
  Search the State Archives Online Catalog

• Cyndi's List - U.S. - Hawaii
  Extensive compilation of resources and links for and about Hawaii. Cyndi Howell has extracted the data for Hawaii from national databases and resources.

• Genealogical Resources in Hawaii
  Compiled by Richard Souther, Gordon Morris, Fran Jackson, and Patty Belcher

• Hawaii State USGenWeb Project
  Genealogy resources, links, and mailing lists

• Special Collections, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa
  Includes the University Archives, Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the Hawaii War Records Depository

• Repositories of Primary Sources: Hawaii
  Courtesy of the Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library

• Honolulu County Genealogical Society

• Maui County Hawaii Genealogy

Directories

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
  A comprehensive index to over 175,000 genealogical resources throughout the world, by categories and cross-referenced. Over 1000 new links are added monthly. By Cyndi Howells.
  Cyndi's List - U.S. - Hawaii

• Best Web Search Resources for Genealogists
  Compiled by the Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County (GSWC), Michigan

Genealogy Search

• Ancestry.com
  Genealogy and historical records searches, links to the Census, family tree help, a Learning Center of how-to guides and links, access to the Social Security Death Index (SSDI), more

• Family Search
  This Latter-day Saints (Mormon) site provides access to the top level documentation available from the LDS archives. Also links access to Census information, the U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), the Vital Records Index, and more.

• Genealogy Toolbox
  Genealogical tools, links, and search engines for researching genealogy or family history. Originated by Matthew Helm.

• Genealogy.com
  Search for ancestors, search historical records, build your family tree online.
  Note: many components are commercial.

Resources

• Genealogy Glossary
  Definitions of genealogical terms, presented by Genealogy Today

• AccessGenealogy
  Genealogies, records, and more -- all free

• RootsWeb
  Hosts many genealogy Web sites, mailing lists, genealogy search engines, and census projects

• USgenWeb
  Volunteers work together to collect Web sites for genealogical research in every U.S. state, counties within states, as well as links to resources, including
  
  • Hawaii GenWeb Project

• Worldgenweb
  Web sites for genealogical research for countries other than the United States

• StateGenSites
  Genealogy sites across the United States
  Hawaii StateGenSites

• Find A Grave
  Search for the graves of relatives and ancestors in a database of over 4.5 million burial records, or search different cemeteries. In addition, Find A Grave has a database of the burial places of famous persons.

• Obituary Depot
  Over 503,000 searchable obituary citations, with 500 more added daily

• National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
  
  • National Archives and Record Administration: Access to Archival Databases
    Online database containing 50 million historical records, from 350 archival sources from 20 different federal agencies, such as the Japanese-American Internee File, the Community Action Program Grant Master Files, and the Civil War Sites Database. Records can be viewed, printed, or downloaded.
    
  • NARA's Genealogy Main Page
    

• Ellis Island
  Access records of ancestors who entered the United States through Ellis Island

• Treasure Maps
  This "how-to genealogy site" offers online tutorials for getting started.

• U.S. Census Bureau
  The Census can be valuable in genealogy research.
  • Secrets of the Census
    Donna Przecha explains how to use Census data.
  • CensusLinks
    Links, articles, and resources
  • Census 2000 Gateway
  • 1990 Census
  • Selected Historical Census Data - 1790 to 1990

• Vital Records Information United States
  Information about obtaining vital records from each state, territory and county of the United States.
  By Elizabeth Orsay.
  Vital Records Hawaii

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