Genealogy Resources
FamilySearch.org — www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp
The largest free collection of genealogy information in the world.
Cyndi's List — www.cyndislist.com
A gigantic listing of genealogy resources
RootsWeb — www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Another free resource
Roots in the Sand — www.pbs.org/rootsinthesand/
Companion website to a documentary that is "a multi-generational portrait of pioneering Punjabi-Mexican families who settled, a century ago, in Southern California's Imperial Valley."
Access Genealogy — www.accessgenealogy.com
Links to free resources, also has some genealogy forms.
Kindred Trails — www.kindredtrails.com/free_genealogy_stuff.html
More free genealogy stuff
Olive Tree Genealogy — www.olivetreegenealogy.com/beginner
Besides the usual links, this site includes a guide for those just starting out in genealogy.
Family Tree Searcher — www.familytreesearcher.com
This is a search engine that searches multiple databases.
Ellis Island - Free Port of New York Passenger Records Search — www.ellisislandrecords.org
This site has the passenger records of people who came through Ellis Island. You do need to register to view the records, but it is free.