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Projects

• DC GenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• The Dolley Madison Project  The lifer, letters, and legacy of Dolley Payne Madison
• Washington D.C. Genealogy Trails      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Arlington County, VA  to the west
• Fairfax County, VA  to the west
• Montgomery County, MD  to the north
• Prince George's County, MD  to the east

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

• Distict of Columbia GEDCOM Index 
• District of Columbia Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Washington, D.C. Archives)
• History of the Grand lodge and of freemasonry in the District of Columbia  with biographical appendix     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Presidents of the United States      (Source: Online Biographies)
• Washington, D.C. Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Washington, D.C. Family Group Sheet Project      (Source: USGenWeb)

Cemeteries (19)

Census Records and Indexes (43)

Church Records

• Congressional Baptisms      (Source: USGenWeb)
• District of Columbia Church Records      (Source: USGenWeb Washington, D.C. Archives)
• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI  includes Alexandria Monthly Meeting     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Records of Congress Street Methodist Protestant Church  1837-1946     (Source: USGenWeb)

Court and Legal Records

• Apprentice Indenture Documents      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Circuit Court Criminal Cases  December 1835     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• A Complete Guide to the History and Inmates of the U.S. Penitentiary, District of Columbia, 1829-1862      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• District Bar Association (Washington D.C.)  New Lawyers, 1916     (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• District of Columbia Court Records      (Source: USGenWeb Washington, D.C. Archives)
• Legal Correspondents of Wilber Mercantile Agency in District of Columbia, 1917      (Source: Judy's Stuff)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  District of Columbia Lawyers     (Source: Google Book Search)
• Proceedings of the Orphan's Court, Washington County, District of Columbia, 1801-1808      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged  in the Supreme Court of the District of Colubmia, 1892-1893     (Source: Google Book Search)

Directories

• The Directory of Washington, D.C. - 1827      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• District of Columbia City Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)
• District of Columbia City Directories      (Source: USGenWeb Washington, D.C. Archives)
• The Washington and Georgetown directory  1853     (Source: Making of America)
• Washington DC City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Washington, D. C. City Directory  1890     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Washington, D.C. Directory  1827     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• District of Columbia Probate Records, 1801-1852      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Index to District of Columbia Wills, 1801-1920      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Index to District of Columbia Wills, 1921-1950      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)

Ethnic (13)

History (105)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• District of Columbia Immigration & Naturalization Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• District of Columbia Naturalization & Citizenship Records and Substitutes      (Source: Olive Tree Genealogy)
• Naturalization Index, 1802-1909      (Source: Sources2Go.com)
• New World Immigrants, Vol. II  Abstracts of Naturalization Records, Circuit Court, District of Columbia     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995  District of Columbia     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides (10)

Land Records

• District of Columbia Deeds and Real Estate Records      (Source: USGenWeb Washington, D.C. Archives)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Original Landowners of Washington      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Original Patentees of Land at Washington Prior to 1700      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (38)

Lookups

• District of Columbia Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)
• Kelsey & Associates, Inc.  Researchers of House and Building Histories
• Obituary Lookup Volunteers 
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness 

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• District of Columbia State Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• H-DC  Washington, D.C. history and culture
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• The Washington D. C. Family History Forum 
• Washington DC Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• washingtondc_genealogy  Washington DC Genealogy     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)

• WashingtonDC-L Washington, District of Columbia Genealogy

  • WashingtonDC-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WashingtonDC-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • WashingtonDC-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (84)

Military Records and Histories (69)

Miscellaneous Data (26)

Newspaper Records (33)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (24)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (25)

School Records and Histories (32)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• USGenWeb Search 

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Washington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Compensated Emancipation in the District of Columbia  Petitions under the Act of April 16, 1862     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• District of Columbia - 1850 US Federal Census_General and Slave      (Source: Family Search Indexes - Flash required for access)
• District of Columbia Runaway and Fugitive Slave Cases, 1848-1863      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Freedmen Bureau Records of Field Offices, 1865-1872      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Emancipations of Slaves 
• Slavery in Washington, D.C.      (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

Societies (37)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (616)

Tax Lists

• District of Columbia Census and Tax Lists      (Source: USGenWeb Washington, D.C. Archives)
• U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, District of Columbia  1862-1866     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Washington, D.C.      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Chronology 
• Greyhound Terminal 
• History of the Government Printing Office      (Source: Google Book Search)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• The Restoration of the Name of Jefferson Davis To the Cabin John Bridge, Washington, District of Columbia      (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Washington, D.C. AM Station History 
• Washington, District of Columbia Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)

Vital Records (38)

World War I

• National Guard Recruits, Washington, D. C., as reported July 1916      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)

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