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Favorite Links

National Newspapers

Newspapers Nationwide 
New York Times 
Washington Post 
Philadelphia Inquirer 

Eastern Regional Newspapers

Pennsylvania Newspapers 
Ohio Newspapers 
Columbus Dispatch
Cleveland Plain Dealer 
Cincinnati Enquirer 
*  Newark Star-Ledger
Baltimore Sun 

Select Western Pennsylvania Newspapers and Magazines

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (see obituaries)
Pittsburgh Tribune Review (see Focus Magazine, obits and archives)
Uniontown Herald-Standard (see obits)
Connellsville Daily Courier (see obits)
Somerset Daily American (see obits
Washington Observer-Reporter (see obits)
Valley Independent (see obits
Beaver County Times (see obits)
Pittsburgh Magazine (see "Pittsburghers of the Century")

Genealogy Databases and Publications

Ancestry.com 
Social Security Death Index 
Obituary Daily Times 
Rootsweb
USGenWeb
Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records 
West Virginia Births, Deaths and Marriages 
Illinois Death Index 
Missouri Death Certificates - 1910 to 1956
Ellis Island Immigrant Database
Ancestry.com - Message boards for Minerd, Minard, Miner and Minor
GenForum - Message boards for Miner, Minor and Minard
Family Tree Magazine 

Outstanding National Archives and Reference Libraries

 
The National Archives, Washington, DC

The Internet Archive 
Pulitzer Prizes 
Nobel Prize e-Museum 
The National Archives (Washington, DC)
Library of Congress - American Memory Project
Smithsonian Institution 
Presidential Libraries 
New York Public Library (Catalog)
Online Books 
American National Biography and Biography.com 
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary 
U.S. Census Bureau 
The British Museum 
Google Blog Search Tool 

Search Engines for Blogs

Google 
Technorati 
Feedster 
Bloglines 

Outstanding Local and State Archives and Reference Libraries

 
Carnegie Free Library, Connellsville, PA

Senator Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center 
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 
French & Indian War Commemoration 
Historic Pittsburgh 
Pennsylvania State Archives 
Pennsylvania State Libraries
Historical Society of Pennsylvania  
Ohio Historical Society Library
West Virginia University 
Maryland Archives Online 
Uniontown (PA) Public Library 
Somerset County (PA) Archives and Obituaries 
Berks County (PA) Historical Society Library
Bowling Green (OH) State University - Center for Archival Collections 
Newark (NJ) Public Library
*  Indiana State Library 
Allen County Public Library (Fort Wayne, IN) 
Documenting Pitt (University of Pittsburgh digital archive)
Illinois State Archives 
Kansas State Library 
AskHerePA.org 

Book and Music Collecting and Searches

Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America 
ABE Books 
Alibris 
Biblio.com
BookFinder.com 
ChooseBooks.com
Record Rama (world's largest collection of sound recordings)
BookSaleFinder.com (library discard and donation sales)
Antiquarian Book Fairs 
Corbis 
Sotheby's
Christie's 

Portrait and Photograph Collections

National Portrait Gallery (London) 
National Portrait Gallery (Washington, DC) 
NASA - Goddard Space Center 
Photo Antiquities - Museum of Photographic History (Pittsburgh) 
Shorpy.com 
Corbis.com 

Geographic and Mapping Information

Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records 
U.S. Geological Survey National Mapping Info 
National Register of Historic Places 
Today's Weather 
Find a County 
Pennsylvania Counties - USGS Maps 
Mapquest 
National Association of Counties 

Industrial and Railroad History

US Mine Safety and Health Administration Statistics 
B&O Railroad Museum 
Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 

Church History

United Methodist History and Research 
Lutheran Historical Conference 
Presbyterian Historical Society 
Mennonite Church USA Archives (see "Mennobits Project")

Science and Medicine

U.S. National Library of Medicine 
Deceased American Physician Records 
US Patent and Trademark Office 
NASA - National Air and Space Administration 

Historical Reconstructions and Homes

 
Colonial Williamsburg

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 
Morgan Library and Museum, New York 
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life 

Military History and Veterans Services

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System (National Park Service)
Bugles Across America (bugler service for veterans' funerals)
Civil War Regiments 
U.S. Army Military History Institute  
U.S. Naval Historical Center and American Merchant Marines 
American Battle Monuments Commission (Military burials on foreign soil)
Ohio in the Civil War 
Civil War Richmond 
National World War II Memorial 

Inspiring Spaces

 
Westminster Abbey, London

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

Websites of Our Cousins

Nein Family 
Younkin Family 
Younkin Family DNA Study 
Brown-Barnum Family 
Unique Designs by Alyssa 

Select Pittsburgh Regional Cultural Attractions

 
Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh

 * Andy Warhol Museum
Fallingwater (Western Pennsylvania Conservancy)
Senator Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 
Pittsburgh Opera 
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust 
Frick Mansion and Art Center ("Clayton")
Mellon Arena Events 
Westmoreland Museum of American Art 

Pittsburgh Professional and Major Collegiate Sports

 
PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates - Major League Baseball
Steelers - National Football League
Penguins - National Hockey League
University of Pittsburgh Football 
University of Pittsburgh Basketball 

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