Genealogy : Virgin Islands (U S)

A listing of web sites that provide links to resources relating to the U.S. Virgin Islands. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning the Virgin Islands (U.S.) is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of the Virgin Islands (U.S.) subjects is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/other/vi/).

15TH CENSUS, POPULATION, 1930  (http://1930census.archives.gov/)
Microfilm copy of original data as collected by the Census Bureau.

CARIBBEAN GENEALOGY - RESOURCES - MICROFILM INDEXES  (http://www.candoo.com/genresources/microfilms.htm)
Reference index of surnames in the Caribbean listed by surname and researcher.

DANSKE VESTINDIEN - DANISH WEST INDIES  (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usvi/)
Features: Surnames and Queries, listing of Danske Vestindien Shareholders, Archive Records and other resources for the Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin Islands).

FAMILYSEARCH  (http://www.familysearch.org)
Ancestral file: Family-linked file containing genealogies contributed by 160,000 individuals and families.

GENFORUM.GENEALOGY.COM  (http://genforum.genealogy.com/)
Features Forum Finder, Surnames searchable site. Offers General Topics such as Genealogy information: Immigration, Emigration, Migration, Religions and Wars.

HORLACHER GENEALOGY   (http://www.horlacher.org/index.html)
Horlacher Genealogy Site is a non-profit venture. The site is a result of contributions of genealogy materials by several genealogists and volunteers. Features: Tax lists, Military male population lists, Property registration lists, Oaths of allegiance lists,Estate land lists, Early census lists and Voter lists.

IRISH CRUCIANS - COUNTY CAVAN, IRELAND & ST. CROIX  (http://www.maxpages.com/irishcrucians)
Provides information about the Irish on the islands of St. Croix. The first signs of emigration from County Cavan Ireland to the Danish West Indies appeared in the mid 1700's with many new arrivals by the middle of the 19th century. Comprising mostly of males, the settlers worked as accountants, bookkeepers, overseers, and managers on sugar estates. Some acquired estates of their own. Offers that many were actually descendants of the English and Scottish tenants who had come to Ireland during the Resettlement.

ROOTSWEB  (http://www.rootsweb.com/)
Free online geneaology search site sponsored by Ancestry.com

ROYAL DANISH CONSULATE - VIRGIN ISLANDS  (http://www.dkconsulateusvi.com/)
Located on the island of St. Thomas. Features: Historical Danish, Cemeteries, Insight into Colonial Danish Life, Transfer Day (officially March 31, 1917), Danish West Indies Under Company Rule 1671-1754 and a list of Inhabitants of the Danish West Indies from from 1650-1825.

WORLD-WIDE WEB RESOURCES: GENEALOGY  (http://www.uky.edu/Subject/genealogy.html)
Presents a directory of WWW sites related to genealogy, provided by the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Offers access to databases, societies, and records offices. Provides access to discussion lists and research resources. Links to the Social Security Death Index, online publications, heraldry resources, and other directories.