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Vital Records

• Searching for Death Records - A Brief Guide - USA

Ellis Island and Passenger Lists

• Ellis Island? Castle Garden? Which One? And When?
• Ports, Immigrants, and Passenger Records

German Genealogy

• See the "German Genealogy Records Series" link in the right sidebar
• Christina Beine, the Girl They Left Behind

Military Records

• Civil War Pension and Service Records - How to Order Them
• World War II Army Enlistment Records Database

Big City Genealogy

• Las Vegas Marriage Records Online Database
• New York Genealogy Records and Resources Online for New York City and State
• St. Louis Genealogy Records and Sources

Celebrity Roots

• Gregory Peck in the Social Security Death Index and his SS-5 Form
• Sound of Music Genealogy: Maria von Trapp in the Social Security Death Index
• Bob Marley's Tangled Roots

Fun Stuff

• 20 Things That Make Genealogy Fun