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Finding Good Internet Sites about the War of 1812

 * 1) Check the Internet sites listed on the sites listed below.
 * 2) Add any of the sites that have name databases, lists of good links, or other things useful for genealogists.
 * 3) Put the name of the author of the site first, then the name of the site.
 * 4) Put a link on the name of the site or a particular part of the site.
 * 5) Add a brief explanation about the site, i.e. why a genealogist would want to go there.

General United States

 * National Society Daughters of the War of 1812, has a free search of its Ancestor Database and a list of other War of 1812 sites. It also has possibly the best library on the War of 1812.


 * General Society of the War of 1812 has a list of state societies with contact information, and if available, links to their web sites. It also has a list of other War of 1812 sites.


 * America's Navy (U.S. Navy, Marines and Coast Guard), Bicentennial of the War of 1812 has a great interactive timeline. It also has a list of museums and memorials and a list of partner groups.


 * Naval History and Heritage Command, War of 1812, has links to many interesting sites.


 * U.S. Naval Institute has a list of books and articles about the War of 1812.
 * List of Americans at Dartmoor, England POW Cemetery, American Deaths 1813-1815, mostly seamen, compiled and verified by Ron Joy and Ira Dye

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