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American Association for State and Local History

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Association for Gravestone Studies

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Crowd Sourced Indexing

CSI: Crowd Sourced Indexing. A tool for genealogy societies and special interest groups to manage their indexing projects.

EasyNetSites

A suite of web-based tools designed for today

Family Tree Connection - Clubs and Societies

Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.

Family Tree Connection - Historical Societies

Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.

Findmypast - Search - Institutes & Organizations $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Genealogy Dig

Contains a list of genealogy societies by US state. Also a list of UK counties and US counties.

Genealogy Newsletter Editor's Corner

A gathering place for editors of genealogy and family history newsletters.

Guild of One-Name Studies

Located in London, England, U.K. The world's leading organisation for one-name studies. A one-name study is a project researching facts about a surname and all the people who have held it, as opposed to a particular pedigree (the ancestors of one person) or descendancy (the descendants of one person or couple).

Historical Societies - MuseumStuff.com

List of hundreds of historical societies in the United States with descriptions, collections overviews, link to website where available.

Historical Societies - Society Hill Directory

Latter Day Saint Ancestral Families Association (LDSAFA)

A free registration, publication and support consortium for Ancestral Family Organizations (AFOs) that have historical connections to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. An Ancestral Family Organization (AFO) is larger than a parent or grandparent family and includes the descendants of a common ancestral couple. LDSAFA encourages the continuation of LDS AFOs through freely registering, publicizing and supporting their genealogical and historical activities. In fact LDSAFA can be considered a free "one-stop-shop" for locating links and information about LDS AFOs.

My Society Online Radio by mysociety | Blog Talk Radio

My Society is presented by the Federation of Genealogical Societies and each week we tackle the issues that confront genealogy societies.

Virtual Genealogical Association

A global organization serving family history enthusiasts of all levels, geared towards those whose circumstances make it difficult to attend local genealogical society meetings; who prefer online presentations, special interest groups (SIGs), conferences, and socializing; with an interest in connecting, networking, and mentoring with global genealogists.

Why Should a Genealogy Society Give Records Away?

Article by Jeffrey A. Bockman, Naperville, IL, originally published in the FGS Forum, Winter 1997, page 25.