Suggested Links
Academic Research Fellowships | Rhode Island State Sites | Rhode Island City and Town Websites | Rhode Island/New England Genealogical Sites | Rhode Island Libraries & Historical Societies | Cemeteries | Maps | Religious Information | National Genealogical Sites | Native American | Ethnic | African-American | Passenger Lists | Military Sites | Educational Sites | Historical Sites | Miscellaneous Rhode Island Sites | Preservation
Academic Research Fellowships:
- New England Regional Fellowship Consortium (NERFC)
- John Nicholas Brown Center Research Fellowships
- John Carter Brown Library Fellowship Program
Rhode Island State Sites:
- State of Rhode Island
- Rhode Island State Archives
- Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board (includes links to Rhode Island historical societies, museums, libraries, etc.)
- Rhode Island Department of Health
- Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission
- Rhode Island Judicial Records Center
Additional information on the 39 Rhode Island cities and towns such as statistics, histories, demographics and links can also be found on the web site of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation.
Rhode Island/New England Genealogical Sites:
- Rhode Island Genealogical Society (RIGS)
- Rhode Island USGenWeb
- Roger Williams Family Association
- New England Yearly Meeting of Friends (NEYM)
- New England Historic Genealogical Society
- Massachusetts State Archives
- Connecticut State Library
- Cyndi's List - Rhode Island
- Census Finder - Rhode Island Census Records
- Rhode Island Society of Mayflower Descendants
- Rhode Island State Society - Daughters of the American Revolution
- Rhode Island Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America
- New England Roots
- Whaling Archives (1807-1925): New Bedford Free Public Library
Rhode Island Libraries and Historical Societies:
- Providence Public Library
- Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board - Directory
- New England Archivists - Archives in Rhode Island
- Rhode Island State Library
- Rhode Island Office of Library & Information Services
- Ocean State Libraries
- Redwood Library and Athenaeum
- Providence Athenaeum
Rhode Island Cemeteries:
- Rhode Island Cemetery Transcription Project Master Index
- Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS)
- Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence: Diocesan Cemeteries in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Maps
- Rand McNally & Company Map of Rhode Island (Atlas of the World, 1895)
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (for use in the Library)
- Rhode Island Digital Map Library
- Historic USGS Maps of Rhode Island
- RI Dept. of Environmental Management Maps
- USGS Geographic Names Index
- RI Maps in the American Memory Project
- RI Maps in the David Rumsey Map Collection
- RI Maps in the Norman B. Leventhal Collection
- RI Maps on the University of Alabama's Historic Maps Site
- RI Maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library
Rhode Island Religious Information:
- Providence Visitor Online: History of the Catholic Church in Rhode Island
- Touro Synagogue Foundation
- First Baptist Church in America
- Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association
- Khmer Buddhist Society of New England
- Rhode Island for Community & Justice (Interfaith)
- First Unitarian Church of Providence
- "A Lively Experiment": A Multireligious Historical Overview of Rhode Island
National Genealogical Sites:
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- Cyndi's List
- Ancestry.com
- Family Search
- RootsWeb
- Princeton Public Library: Digital Collections for Genealogy Research
- Political Graveyard
- Libraries and Museums: Reference Shelf for the Genealogist and Family Historian
- USA People Search: Genealogy Links
- Steve Morse Census Information
Native American Research:
- The Indian and Colonial Research Center (Old Mystic, CT)
- Narragansett Indian Tribal List (1881)
- Narragansett Indian Tribe
- New England Powwow Schedule
- Rhode Island Indian Council
- Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum
Ethnic Genealogy:
- Southern New England Irish
- Talking Scot
- The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA)
- Italian Genealogy.com
- American-French Genealogical Society
African-American Research:
- Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
- African-American DNA Roots Project
- African Ancestored Genealogy
- Museum of African American History, Boston
- Freedmen's Bureau Online
Passenger Lists:
Military Sites:
Revolutionary War
- Index of Continental Army Orderly Books
- First Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Line
- Gaspee Virtual Archives
Civil War
- United States Civil War Center (Louisiana State University)
- The Civil War Archive
- Civil War Rosters
- Rhode Island Volunteers Civil War Re-enactor Association
-
Rhode Island Civil War Roundtable
World War I and II
Korean War
Vietnam War
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial (official National Park Service site)
- The Virtual Wall (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund site)
Educational Sites:
- RI General Assembly Student/Teacher Guide
- KidsKonnect - Rhode Island
- Flag Timeline (United States flag)
Historical Sites:
- Rhode Island History
- WPA Life Histories - Rhode Island (Library of Congress)
- Colonial Money of Rhode Island
- Earthquake History of Rhode Island
- New England Economic Adventure
- Rhode Island Postal History Society
- American Folklife Center - Rhode island (Library of Congress)
Miscellaneous Rhode Island Sites:
- Rhode Island Vampires (Mercy Brown, Nellie Vaughn)
- Rhode Island Council on the Arts
- Early Rhode Island Toolmakers and Tradesmen
- Providence Grays Baseball Team
- Narragansett Bay: A Friend's Perspective
- Rhode Island Lighthouses: U.S. Coast Guard Historic Light
- Station Information & Photography
- The Chopin Club