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• 17th Century Hollanders - Sketches of Seventeenth-Century Hollanders

  Seventeenth-Century Persons Who Lived in Holland and North America: Genealogical and Historical Notes on Their Lives, Families and Activities. Original research projects by Cor Snabel and Elizabeth A. Johnson. Within these pages you will find articles on many persons from Holland and the neighboring countries near it. Many of these people came to the North American colonies in the 1600's, or had family members who did. Interesting information we would like to share here may include family and genealogical data on persons living on both sides of the Atlantic, and sometimes in Brazil or even in places in Eurpoe before they moved to Holland.

• A History of the Irish Settlers in North America from the Earliest Period to the Census of 1850

  A fascinating account of the Irish in America, including details of many of the distinguished men and families who impacted on the history of the country. The book covers such areas as the Irish in Barbadoes, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, etc., etc., as well as touching on military campaigns in Mexico. Also included are chapters on the United Irishmen in America, and the American response to the Irish Famine of the 1840s. The appendices contain “Irish Settlers and the Indians”, “Particulars of some Irish Settlers in Pennsylvania”, “Irish Services to Education and Science”, etc.

• American Ethnic Studies Research Guide

  The Yale University Library Research Guide in American Ethnic Studies is intended to help users research many aspects of ethnicity, race and culture in America.

• Chiefs of Mission, Listed by Country

  1778 to 2001. From the U.S. State Dept.

• Geographical Index to the Tribes of the United States and Canada

• Maryland Catholics on the Frontier

  Families that first settled in Maryland to escape religious persecution in the British Isles and Ireland. These Catholic families first arrived about 1633. When the Protestants took over Maryland not allowing Catholics to use their churches to practice their faith, these families all moved to Central Kentucky. They built so many Catholic Churches in that area it is known as the Holy Lands of Kentucky. They families still meet for reunions.

• Online County and Town Histories

  This site provides over 3,000 links to free county and town histories published from 1850 to the early 1920s. These histories often contain detailed biographies of their citizens.

• Principal Officers of the U.S. Department of State

• Slavery in the North

  History of African-American slavery in the northern colonies & states.

• Swedish America Heritage Online

  The purpose of this website is for educational and historical research. It digitally preserves the genealogy data and images of Swedish American emigrants, their ancestors and descendants. If you find a match on our data base with one of your ancestors, please assist us by becoming a registered user and update the appropriate branch that includes your family. There is no fee for this service.

• The Atlantic World: America and the Netherlands / De Atlantische wereld: Amerika en Nederland

  Explores the history of the Dutch presence in America and the interactions between the United States and the Netherlands from Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage to the post-World-War-II period.

• The Dutch Touch Upon America

  An article from GenealogyMagazine.com, by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG.

• The Irish in America

  John Francis Maguire, founder of The Cork Examiner, undertook a six month tour of Canada and the United States in 1867 to discover the condition and extent of the Irish in the New World. `The Irish in America', the product of his findings, provides a fascinating insight into the lives of Irish immigrants in the North American continent during the Nineteenth-century. Despite parts being anecdotal, and his opinions and conclusions perhaps sometimes a little coloured by his obviously devout faith (Pope Pius IX made him a knight commander of St. gregory), the book is nevetheless a mine of information on the social history of the time. From the fever sheds of Grosse Isle to the New York tenements and the plains of California, Maguire describes the lot of the emigrant from Ireland. He also maps the progress of the Catholic Church in the United States, showing how the religious animosities from the `old country' were pursued in the new. A full chapter is devoted to the Irish in the American Civil War, and the Appendix includes information for emigrants and some relevant U.S. census statistics.

• The Scotch-Irish in America

  Book by Henry Jones Ford. A truly fascinating account of the (mainly) Ulster Presbyterians who emigrated to America in the 18th century. As well as useful genealogical information contained therein, the book provides a wealth of detail on the social and political conditions that the immigrants faced during that period. An extensive index is included which provides a useful means of locating names easily.

• The Scots in America

  Genealogy of the Scottish American and Cherokee Scottish diasporas.

• Welsh American Index

  A website to help Americans of Welsh extraction to locate their ancestors. The site's main feature is an index to Welsh-language obituaries of Americans, free to search and pay for full details. There are also features on the Welsh in the American Civil War and in the Gold Rushes.