Wednesday, March 14, 2007

"I see dead people."

Death records can be very helpful in understanding the past. Here are some free online resources for O.C. historians who want to learn more about the people who once lived here.

HeritageQuest (available through many libraries) also contains a lot of useful information, and Ancestry.com is even better, but charges a membership fee.

Of course, to get very far with historical research you'll probably need to talk to people, read actual books, and dig through the extant records and newspapers yourself - But you can get a good jump start with sites like the ones listed above.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous7:20 PM

    Thanks for these sites. These are very helpful for geneology research especially. Certainly ssves time having this info on line!

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