FAVORITE SITES

QUICK LINKS TO FAVORITE SITES

These are some useful links to other sites. You will find helpful information, reference, out-of-print books and research at the websites listed below. If you know of other sites you think may be useful and of interest, please, let us know. We will be happy to add any appropriate links. Simply click on "E-Mail" and enter the web address (url) or the name of the site.

HELPFUL SITES

EXPLORING WESTERN MARYLAND

A wonderful travelogue that appeared in the Washington Post (1998) describing the many sites and beauty of Western Maryland.
FAMILY CHRONICLES~DATING OLD PHOTOS
How To's for dating old photographs
FAMILY SEARCH SECRETS
This is Larry Winebrenner's site. Larry is a Professor, Clergyman and Genealogist extrodinaire.
Drawing from his vast knowledge of teaching Genealogy, he shares his expertise on the subject, along with reminiscing and family stories.
There is a wealth of information regarding how to break down those brick walls, writing your family history and getting those long lost family legends from friends and relatives.
The site is very entertaining as well, being infused with Larry's humorous nature and his own family jokes, legends and stories. You will also find items and letters Larry has received in his own research, from earlier family members.
A fabulous place to spend some time!
FASHION ERAS
Period Fashions from early 1800's to 20th century. This site has information on the different styles of clothing worn, which may help in dating an old photo.
Flora Winebrenner's Reminiscings
Found on Cousin Larry Winebrenner's website, his grandmother Flora wrote down her life's story about fifty years ago. Flora relates details of her daily life, from childhood in the late 19th century, to getting married, setting up housekeeping as a bride, having children, etc. in the early 20th century. Very interesting for History Buffs as well as anyone having any curiosity about our Ancestors' lives.
HERITAGECOOKBOOK.COM

HeritageCookbook.com - Family Reunion Cookbooks.
Fun for the whole family.
Recommended by Oprah Magazine, the Associated Press and the Christian Science Monitor, HeritageCookbook.com provides an easy to use tool for making a professional looking cookbook with pictures, stories and recipes.
Printed in B&W or color in 10-15 business days. Minimum order is just 5 books.
OLD WIVES TALES
Discusses and explores superstitions, folklore, and - naturally - Old Wives' Tales
Grand Uncle Mark's Genealogy Parlor
The National Road

A very interesting and informative history of The National Road
VietNam Memorial Virtual Wall
Find loved ones who lost their lives in the Viet Nam War. The Virtual wall displays photos and/or medals along with military service.

OUR FAMILY TREE

Crowe Humbertson Layman Winebrenner Family Tree
There are over 1400 names in the Tree right now. If you have additions and/or corrections, please e-mail us so the changes can be made.

RESEARCH SITES

ALLEGANY CO ROOTSWEB

Contributor based information on Allegany County families. Since Garrett Co. was once a part of Allegany Co., make sure you check both Allegany & Garrett Counties. Many families also lived in both counties, at one time or another.
CENSUS ONLINE
From here you'll see pages broken down by US states and by Canadian province. Click on a state/province and you'll get a state map with county listings, and state census links on the left.
CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS & SAILORS
The (U.S.) National Parks Service website indexing the names of over 5.4 million Civil War Servicement, who fought for the Union or the Confederacy. You can search by name and location, etc.
This is a work in progress and not all those who served have been indexed/listed.
Civil War Research Project
An ongoing project
Somerset County Men and Women involved in the Civil War consisting of over 6000 names.
The FRIEND Family

The FRIEND Family Association has a website of interest to anyone connected to the FRIEND Family.
Membership requires an application and nominal yearly dues.
GARRETT CO ROOTSWEB

Contributor based information on Garrett Co. families. Since Garrett Co. was once a part of Allegany Co., make sure you check both Allegany & Garrett Counties. Many families also lived in both counties, at one time or another.
THE GODFREY LIBRARY
This site has an online library for researching newspapers, etc. for a nominal membership fee.
HALLER'S ARMY

If you have Polish ancestors you might want to check out HALLER's ARMY for information on these forgotten POLISH soldiers
ISTG
Thousands of Ships' lists (manifests) transcribed to date. Check back often with this ongoing project
MARYLAND DEATH INDEX

State of Maryland's Vital Records Online. This site is frequently down. Be patient and check back often.
MARYLAND STATE ARCHIVES

All kinds of records can be found here, from throughout the state of Maryland, dating back to the 17th century.
Meyersdale Public Library Special Collection
Obituaries from many local area newspapers
Mineral Co. GenWeb

You'll find lots of helpful information on the Mineral Co., W.Va. GenWeb site, including a vast collection of area newspaper articles which often cover Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia news and obituaries. Patti McDonald has done a fantastic job with transcribing the papers. You'll find sources for marriages, cemeteries and much more.
MT. SAVAGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Beautiful pictures of Mt. Savage, then and now, along with lots of historical information for the area. Many of our families lived in Mt. Savage.
Penn People
This site requires approved membership to view.
VETERANS GRAVE LOCATOR
US Department of Veterans Affairs ~ Locate burial sites for those buried in National Cemeteries throughout the United States. Listings go back as far as the Civil War.

GENEALOGY BOOKS

HIGGINSON BOOKS
Many out-of-print books can be found here as reprints. They have an extensive collection of Family Histories and Genealogical books.

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