• Cyndi’s List of Hispanic Genealogical Sites:

http://www.cyndislist.com/hispanic.htm

Catalog of genealogical sites arranged by topic and country. Includes references to other Internet sites; mailing lists; people and families; news groups; publications, and transcriptions of records; societies; and villages, and colonies.

• World GenWeb Page for Mexico:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mexwgw/

Index of helpful genealogical sites arranged by region and country.

• AOL Hispanic Genealogy:

http://members.aol.com/mrosado007/crossroads.htm

http://members.aol.com/mrosado007/mexico.htm

America Online’s guide for Hispanic genealogical resources and research. Includes addresses of archives and civil registration offices in Mexico.

• Genealogía:

http://genealogia.com/

Official site of Legado Latino, a nonprofit organization for Hispanic genealogical research. Identifies resources for genealogical research.

• Al Sosa’s Hispanic Genealogical Home Page:

http://home.att.net/~Alsosa/

Helpful general information on Hispanic genealogical research, organizations, heraldry, and so on.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Genealogical Home Page:

http://www.familysearch.org/

A site from which you can access the Family History Library Catalog, Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, SourceGuide, lists of Family History Centers, family history-related web sites, and researchers interested in similar genealogical topics. You can learn about and order Family History Library publications.

• Alan Mann’s List of Internet Sites:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6266/genealogy.htm

A long list of interesting and useful genealogical sites.

• GenForum:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/

A query service where you can post queries concerning certain surnames, areas, or other topics.

• Internet Family Finder:

http://www.familytreemaker.com/ifftop.html

Other sites that are useful for genealogical research on specific topics are referred to in the sections of this outline that discuss those topics.

Many books and articles have also been written to help researchers find useful Internet sites for genealogy and to explain how the Internet works. Genealogical periodicals also often list sites that can be helpful for research in a particular area or on related subjects (see the “Periodicals” section of this outline). Books on the Internet may be found at a public library or bookstore. Following are a few references that may be helpful:

Crowe, Elizabeth Powell. Genealogy Online: Researching Your Roots. 2nd ed. New York: Windcrest/McGraw-Hill, 1996. (1st ed. FHL book 929.10285 C886g; computer number 19237.) Explains the role of networks and on-line services.

Helm, Matthew L., and April Leigh Helm. Genealogy Online for Dummies. Foster City, Calif.: IDG Books Worldwide, 1998. Explains to beginners how to use on-line family history sites and products, overcome dead ends, and publish family trees electronically.

Kemp, Thomas Jay. Virtual Roots: A guide to Genealogy and Local History on the World Wide Net. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1997. (FHL book 929.1028 K32v; computer number 0804288.)

RECORD SELECTION TABLE: MEXICO

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present. In column 1 find the goal you selected, then in column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. Read the sections in the outline about those types of records. Look for those types of records in the Family History Library Catalog. Search the records. If you do not find the information you need, return to column 3 and try those records. Note: Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but they are not listed unless they are especially helpful.