National
* Newspapers By State 
* New York Times - archive
* Washington Post 
* Newark Star-Ledger
* Newspapers.com
* Google News Archive 
* GenealogyBank Newspaper Archive
* Chronicling America - Digital Papers

* Family Tree Magazine 

Southwestern Pennsylvania
* Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - obits - 
   Google News archive 
* Pittsburgh Press Google archive
* Greensburg Tribune Review - obits 
* Greensburg Daily Trib - 1890-1978
* Pittsburg Dispatch - 1889-1892 
* Uniontown Herald-Standard-
    - obits-archive - 1913-1941 -
    1941-1977 (ES) - 1917-1977 (MH)
* Connellsville Daily Courier - obits -
    1879-1888 - 1888-1907 - 1905-1929
    - 1902-1977
* Somerset Daily American - obits - 
    1951-1977

* Meyersdale Republican - 1900-1977
* Somerset Herald - 1870-1897
* Washington Observer-Reporter -
   - obits-Google News Archive 
* Waynesburg Republican - 1867-1869
   -  obituary index
* Mon Valley Independent - obits
* Beaver County Times - obits
* New Castle News - obits

Eastern Pennsylvania
* Carbon Advocate - 1872-1924
* Reading Eagle - 1868-2008
* Kutztown Patriot - 1889-1940
* Philadelphia Inquirer
* Allentown Morning Call

West Virginia
* Preston County News - obits
* Preston County Journal (1994-2014)
* West Virginia Argus (1877-1916)

* Grafton Mountain Statesman - obits
* Clarksburg Exponent - obits
* Elkins Inter-Mountain - obits 
* Fairmont Times-West Virginian - obits
* Wheeling Intelligencer - obits -
   - archive 1865-1903
* Weirton Daily Times - 1955-1977

* Parkersburg News & Sentinel - obits

Ohio
* Canton Repository - obits - archive 
* Akron Beacon Journal - obits
* Zanesville Times-Recorder
   -  obits-archive
* Athens Messenger - obits - archive

* Marietta Times - obits
* Steubenville Herald-Star - obits
* Youngstown Vindicator - obits
* Warren Tribune Chronicle - obits
* New Philadelphia Times Reporter
* Findlay Courier - obits
* Van Wert Times Bulletin - obits
* Mt. Vernon Democratic Banner
    (1910-1922)
* Columbus Dispatch
* Cleveland Plain Dealer
* Cincinnati Enquirer

Maryland
* Cumberland Times-News - obits

* Garrett County Republican - obits

* Baltimore Sun

Indiana
* Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - obits

* Monroeville Breeze - 1884-1940

~ Genealogy Resources and Databases ~

Marriage & Death Records:
* Social Security Death Index

* Federal Mortality 1850-1885
* FamilySearch Historical Records

* Pennsylvania Births - 1906-1911
* Pennsylvania Marriages - 1852-1968
* Pennsylvania Deaths - 1906-1967

* Pennsylvania Wills/Probate 1683-1993 -

   Somerset County (PA) Wills Books
* Pennsylvania Prison, Reformatory,

   Workhouse Records, 1829-1971
* Westmoreland Co. (PA) Marriages
* Ohio Marriages - 1789-1994 
* Ohio Deaths - 1908-1953 
* Ohio County Deaths 1840-2001
* Indiana Marriages 1811-2007
* Indiana Deaths 1899-2011
* Michigan Marriages 1868-1925
* WV Vital Records - Births - Marriages -

    Deaths

* NY City Death Index 
* Illinois Death Index 
* Missouri Deaths - 1910 to 1956

Searches and Sources:
* Ancestry.com 
* U.S. Census - 1850 - 1860 - 1870 -
   1880 - 1890 - 1900 - 1910 - 1920 -
   1930 - 1940 - 1950 

* State-by-State Websites

* Mortality Schedules 1850-1885
* Find-A-Grave
* FamilySearch.org Record Search 
* Rootsweb
* USGenWeb
* PA Division of Vital Records 
* Ellis Island Immigrant Database
* Thomas Minor Society (English family)

Military:
*  1890 Census - Civil War Veterans
*  Civil War Pension Applications
*  World War I Draft Registrations
*  World War II Draft Registrations -

     Draft Cards for Young Men 1940-1947
*  Arlington National Cemetery

*  The Medical and Surgical History

    of the War of the Rebellion

Pennsylvania German Culture:
*  Google Translate

*  Reading (PA) Public Museum

*  Berks (PA) History Center

*  Newberry Library, Chicago

*  Free Library of Philadelphia

*  Pennsylvania German Society

*  Gutenberg Bible - Keio University, Japan

Other Family Organizations

*  Edmund Rice Association 1638

~ Geographic and Mapping Information ~

*  Historic Map Works
*  Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records
*  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Mapping Info
*  National Register of Historic Places
*  Today's Weather*  Mapquest

*  National Association of Counties 

*  Map of Muskingum County, OH, 1852

*  PennDOT - Township, Borough, City Maps by County
*  Map of Fayette County, PA, 1858 
*  Map of Somerset County, PA, 1860

*  Somerset County (PA) Atlas of Original Survey Warrants

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National:

*  National Archives  - Catalog
*  Library of Congress
*  Google Books and Google Scholar 
*  Smithsonian Institution 

*  The Internet Archive 
*  Pulitzer Prizes

*  Nobel Prize e-Museum 
*  Presidential Libraries 
*  New York Public Library -
    Digital Collections
*  Merriam-Webster Dictionary 

*  U.S. Census Bureau 
*  The British Museum 
*  Google Blog Search Tool

Ohio:
*  Ohio Historical Society Library
*  Bowling Green (OH) State University

Pennsylvania:
*  Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh 
*  Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 
*  Cornerstone Genealogical Society 
*  Meyersdale (PA) Public Library
*  Historic Pittsburgh 
*  Pennsylvania State Archives 
*  Pennsylvania State Libraries
*  Historical Society of Pennsylvania  
*  Uniontown (PA) Public Library 
*  Dunbar Historical Society 
*  Berks County (PA) Historical Society
*  University of Pittsburgh Archive
*  University of Pittsburgh Library -
    Archives and Special Collections

West Virginia:
*  West Virginia University

Eastern United States:
*  Maryland Archives Online 
*  Newark (NJ) Public Library

Indiana:
*  Indiana State Library 
*  Allen County Public Library  
*  Allen County Genealogical Society

Midwest United States:
*  Illinois State Archives 
*  The Newberry - Chicago
*  Kansas State Library

Oklahoma:
*  Oklahoma Historical Society

Academia Resources:
*  Assn of College & Research Libraries 
*  Academia.edu

~ Rare Books, Photographs and Special Collections ~

Special Collections Libraries:
*  Rosenbach Museum & Library -
    Manuscripts Online - Online Catalog
*  Morgan Library & Museum
*  Univ of Virginia Rare Book School 
*  Lilly Library, Indiana University
*  Ransom Center, University of Texas
*  Scheide Library, Princeton University
*  Folger Shakespeare Library
*  University of Michigan-Clements
*  University of Florida-Smathers
*  Vanderbilt University
*  University of Rochester River Campus
*  Ephemera Society of America
*  University of Illinois 
*  University of Pittsburgh 
*  The British Library, London

Photography/Images:
*  Getty Images (Bettman and Corbis)

*  National Archives Catalogue

*  New York Public Library Digital
    Collections 

*  Metropolitan Museum of Art Images

*  Smithsonian Open Access

*  Museums of the City of Paris

*  Yale Center for British Art

*  The Public Domain Review

*  Teenie Harris Archive

*  Unsplash

Publications:
*  Fine Books & Collections
*  Rare Book Hub - Monthly Archives
*  The Book Collector
*  Booktryst

Databases/Searches:
*  ABEBooks
*  viaLibri - Library Search
*  Alibris
*  Biblio.com
*  BookFinder.com
*  Antiquarian Booksellers Association

*  Stolen-Book.org
*  David Pearson Book Owners Online

Bibliography and Cataloguing:
*  OCLC WorldCat

~ Industrial and Railroad History ~

*  U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration Statistics 
*  Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum 
*  Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 

~ Faith-Based History and Culture ~

*  United Methodist Commission on Archives and History
*  Lutheran Historical Conference 
*  Presbyterian Historical Society 
*  Mennonite Church USA Archives
*  Wexner Heritage Program

~ Science and Medicine ~

*  U.S. National Library of Medicine
*  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
*  NASA - National Air and Space Administration

~ Historical Reconstructions, Museums, Homes and Inspiring Spaces ~

*  Colonial Williamsburg
*  Henry Ford Museum at Greenfield Village
*  Plimouth Plantation
*  John Adams National Historic Park, Massachusetts
*  Mount Vernon, Virginia
*  Monticello, Virginia

*  Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio, Oak Park, IL
*  Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life

*  Westminster Abbey (London)
*  Thomas Jefferson's Home Library at Monticello
*  The Forbes Galleries (New York City)

*  Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System (National Park Service)
*  Bugles Across America (services for funerals)
*  Civil War Regiments 
*  U.S. Army Military History Institute  
*  U.S. Naval Historical Center and Merchant Marines

*  A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion - by F.H. Dyer

*  Andy Warhol Museum
*  Fallingwater
*  Senator John Heinz History Center
*  Frick Mansion and Art Center
*  Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

*  Pittsburgh Opera 
*  Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

*  Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

*  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

*  Stephen Foster Memorial Museum

*  Westmoreland Museum of Art
*  Carnegie Science Center

*  Civic Light Opera
*  Pittsburgh Cultural District

*  August Wilson African American Ctr.

*  National Aviary

*  Rachel Carson Homestead

*  Jimmy Stewart Museum

*  Pirates - Major League Baseball
*  Steelers - National Football League
*  Penguins - National Hockey League

*  University of Pittsburgh Football 
*  University of Pittsburgh Basketball 

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