Ada County, Idaho:
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Projects

• Ada County Genealogy Trails      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Ada County IDGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Ada County, Idaho      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Boise City Dept. of Arts & History 

Adjacent counties

• Boise County, ID  to the northeast
• Canyon County, ID  to the west
• Elmore County, ID  to the southeast
• Gem County, ID  to the north
• Owyhee County, ID  to the southwest

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Ada Co, Idaho, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Ada County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Ada County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries (14)

Census Records and Indexes (16)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946  includes Boise     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940  includes Idaho     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Boise and Meridian, Idaho     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Ada County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Index to power of attorney, 1865-1940; power of attorney, 1865-1940, revoked power of attorney, 1909-1967      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Judgment records, 1865-1926; dockets, 1865-1931      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Miscellanous records, 1891-1926; index, 1890-1928      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Old Idaho Penitentiary      (Source: Idaho State Historical Society Digital Collections)

Directories

• Boise City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Boise City Directory  1891     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Ada County, Idaho Will Testators Index  1869-1929     (Source: SAMPUBCO)
• Idaho Wills and Probate Records, 1857-1989  includes Ada County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History (28)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Boise, Idaho US Southern District Court Naturalization Petitions  (1906 and after)     (Source: SAMPUBCO)
• Idaho Naturalization Records, 1903-1982  includes Boise     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Ada County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Ada County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Cyndi's List of Idaho locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Ada County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (23)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• IDADA Ada County genealogy

  • IDADA Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (10)

Military Records and Histories

• Boise Barracks, ID  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Idaho, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917 - ca.1960  includes Ada County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Ada County, Idaho     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Ada County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Ada County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Boise City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Ada County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Classic Buildings of Ada County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)

Newspaper Records (16)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (12)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (15)

School Records and Histories (12)

Societies

• Ada County Historic Preservation Council 
• Ada County Historic Preservation Council      (Source: Facebook)
• Dry Creek Historical Society 
• Idaho Capitol Commission 
• Meridian Historical Society 
• Pioneer Chapter  Boise     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (781)

Tax Lists

• Assessment rolls, 1865-1890; delinquent tax lists, 1878-1886      (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry (13)

Vital Records (12)

Wiki

• Ada County, Idaho Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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