Recently added New England Early Genealogy Connections is compiled by Alice Howe Palmer.  The database is extensive, covering very early New England families of the 17th century. Important National Research Sites Ellis Island information on the more than 17 million people who immigrated through the port of New York from 1892-1924-the peak years for use of the island.    National Genealogical Society, 4527 17th Street North, Arlington, Virginia 22207-2399 (703) 525-0050 or (800) 473-0060 Dead people can also be fun  Lawrence Kestenbaum doesn't come from New England but in his site, PoliticalGraveyard.com, New Englanders make a significant contribution, if unintentionally.  Attractively presented and with a search program that will knock your socks off we, experiment with our last name.  Among the notables we discovered was  Milburn F. Roberts who lived from 1916-1989.  Milburn was born in North Conway, N.H on July 12, 1916 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.  A member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from 1954-70, he died in North Conway on January 12, 1989 and is interned at North Conway Cemetery.  At last count Kestenbaum had listings for 81,279 politicians, judges, diplomats that can be searched by alphabetical order, the state and county where they were born or died, the offices they held and in many other categories.   New England Family Names New England Early Genealogy Connections is compiled by Alice Howe Palmer.  The database is extensive, covering very early New England families of the 17th century. Orange County Vermont Genealogy Windsor County Vermont Genealogy Sullivan County, New Hampshire Genealogy  and History Merrimack County New Hampshire Genealogy Ridgefield, Connecticut Genealogy Debbie Whitman works with GenExchange™ and was kind enough to recommend the state links for this service.   Each represents the history of New England in the purest form-the details of people, families, places, births, marriages, deaths and cemeteries-to name a few.  There is a bulletin board and an email service.     For Connecticut- CTGenExchange™  For Maine- the MEGenExchange™ For Massachusetts-MAGenExchange™  For New Hampshire-the NHGenExchange™  For Rhode Island- the RIGenExchange™  For Vermont-the VTGenExchange™  Genealogy Volunteer Look up List was compiled by Whitman as a resource on listings and information that are available on CDs and in books.      New England Genealogy By Ray Brown-dedicated to the early families of New England, the site is just chock full of interesting New England history from the standpoint of the first families who settled here.   It also has wonderful links as on genealogy and research. Great sites sent to us by Kathleen Baker The Connecticut GenWeb homepage was created as part of the US GenWeb Project. The purpose is to provide a single entry point for all counties and towns in Connecticut, where collected data will be stored. Volunteers are sought to coordinate the collection of data.   Rhode Island GenWeb Genealogy and History Project has county records, state information and links for deeper research into Rhode Island's collective and personal past.  The New Hampshire GenWeb Genealogy Project among the data presented are court records, deeds, census figures and name searches.  They offer search help and some data can be downloaded.  The Strafford County site includes deed records, town links, old census data and old newspaper records. The US Gen Web Archive for Stafford County is a site of great interest for genealogy research.  New Hampshire Obituaries is a new project to collect and consolidate data for the state.  They are especially interested in hearing from people with a New Hampshire Obituary from 1923 and before.  A fine place to contribute to historical research. New Hampshire Genealogy Project for Rockingham County sent to us and maintained by Dick Marston. Massachusetts GenWeb Genealogy provides county data pages and contacts to local research experts. Maine GenWeb Genealogy & History Project with a photo of the 1923 flood, the site offers data on deeds, cemeteries, court actions, census data and figures from county and local sources. The Vermont GenWeb Genealogy Web Project has county data, contacts, search help, suggested reading on Vermont history and calls for volunteers to help compile and preserve the data.  New England Genealogy a good listing of family names to search and other data compiled about New England.  NEW-ENG-NATAM-L Native Americans in the New England and New York areas is a fascinating site to explore the past of New England's first settlers.   The Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc., founded in 1968 as a nonprofit, promotes genealogical research and provides educational programs and publications.   With more than 5,000 members, the society is one of the largest societies in the United States dealing exclusively with genealogy.  The University of Vermont  is in Burlington and has lots of information for non-students interested in historic studies of the state.  New London County CT GenWeb is a wonderful site with wealth of information on the history of New London County in Connecticut and its people.  The section on old postcards is especially interesting with notations of what people were writing to one another way back when. New England Archivists works with professionals, students, genealogists and many others to understand and use New England's wealth of historical data.   University of New Hampshire Library Milne Special Collections and Archives-with special resources for genealogy research.  Rare Genealogies by Christopher G. Hartman in Boston offers rare and scarce books and manuscripts on genealogy and Family History. A suggested site we received by email.   Historical & Genealogical Book store is run by Toni Feeney of Saco, Maine with a wealth of books for research or browsing.   New England Connections is a genealogy page reaching back to 1620. Genealogy research of Rockingham County, New Hampshire is provided at this site with open appeals for new information and an offer to answer questions about the area's past residents.  Mason, New Hampshire is the home of the first Uncle Sam.  This interesting site denotes the town's history and has first and second sources for genealogy research. Robert Lord family genealogy, history and musing from the Lords of Ipswich, Massachusetts.  Delvee Family Association was founded in 1886 for descendants of Peter Delva (c1745-1803) who lived in Warwick, MA. Genealogy Downloads by Rob Roy are in HTML format for research of 27 family names. The New England Dyer Connection with emphasis on family lines of William Dyer of Sheepscot, Me.(c.1620-1689)and George Dyer of Dorchester, Ma. (1579?, 1590's?-1672). A CD is available. Essex Books-Essex County Massachusetts' book store on the web. A commercial site offering genealogy and history books and CDs.  They specialize in Essex County and Massachusetts. Essex County vital records.  By our standards, an old place.  Settled 1628 - Incorporated 1643. Marston Manor  The Marston family from Ormesby, England, to Hampton, N. H., to Glendale, CA Genealogy and History-Our Family Tree And The Links In Our Chain Of Life Thompson and Souther, Basic family genealogy.  Suzanne's Home Page with several families from CT and MA including Bliss, Deming, Hall, Lane, Lathrop, Leonard, Loomis and more. New England Genealogy by Kathleen Baker offers solid family histories, mostly from Connecticut and some Native American. The VERMONT OLD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION is a nonprofit organization founded in 1958 to "encourage the restoration and preservation of neglected and abandoned cemeteries in the State of Vermont..." Membership is open to all. Dues are $5.00 per year!  The site is not fancy, but there is no better place to find out about some of the Vermonters who came before.  A site we we learned about via snail mail.    Dana Rea's little Corner is a large personal web site for Maine Genealogy Vermont Civil War Cemetery Database An interesting site even if one has no relatives who fought in the war. The New England Historic Genealogical Society concentrates on aiding the search for family roots.  A very useful site.  New England History and Genealogy Free Books Online, a vast selection of linked books and articles.   Nashaway Genealogical Society in Leominster, is a new group, serving the the Central Massachusetts area.  They meet at the Leominster Historical Society. The OLD CANADA ROAD  is about research into the French-Canadians who traveled along the Kennebec River prior to the American Civil War.  Compiled by Robert E. Chenard, the site has a long listing with many research links.  The Darling Family From Scotland to Massachusetts and Beyond.