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American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940

These life histories were written by the staff of the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers' Project for the U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from 1936-1940. The Library of Congress collection includes 2,900 documents representing the work of over 300 writers from 24 states..

Ancestry.com - American Genealogical-Biographical Index

Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Original source: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.

Ancestry.com - Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)

Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Original source: Gale Research Company. Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Detroit, MI, USA: Gale Research Company, 2005.

Beyond the Index-Michael John Neill-Your Ancestor's Biography

This article discusses some ways to write biographies of your ancestors.

Bio-Bingers Mailing List

For any and all who are interested in biographies; finding and/or transcribing them, writing them, the proper source citations, etc.... and their relevance to the pursuit of genealogy and history.

Biographical Dictionary

Covers more than 19,000 notable men and women.

Biographical Wiki

A place for individuals to post biographies of their ancestors and to contribute or edit biographies of common ancestors.

biographie-center.com

Biographies of American Architects, 1897-1947

Biographical material culled from obituaries originally published in American Art Annual.

Biography Analysis

This article discusses how to analyze an old biography to obtain as much information as possible and determine what additional records need to be searched. From the Ancestry Daily News by Michael John Neill.

Biography.com

A biographical database from the makers of the A&E Biography series.

Celebrate A Life.com

Dedicated to capturing and preserving the stories of people's lives.

Center for Autobiographic Studies

A non-profit organization dedicated to the creation and preservation of autobiographic works.

Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers

Congressional Biographical Directory

Biographical directory of the United States Congress 1774 to present.

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

FemBio

Online searchable database of Luise F. Pusch's database Notable Women International.

Genbios - Biographies Online

Find online biographies.
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Geneabios

Find online biographies for your genealogy research.

Infinite Humanity

Using the tools and resources of the Internet, Infinite Humanity has created the world's first ongoing archive for you to record your presence on this planet for both today and future generations.