Google Books

Google Books is another good place to look for old family histories and other books of interest to genealogists. You can use the advanced search to zero in on what you are looking for. Some works are available in their entirety online. Others may only have a few chapters available online, with an option to buy the entire book.
You can also record the title and author and request that the library borrow it through interlibrary loan. If the book is held by a Florida library participating in the Navigator ILL system, you may be able to borrow it for free. Otherwise, their will be a fee, which will vary depending on where the book is coming from.

Preserving your genealogy work

Ever worry about what might happen to all the documents you have accumulated over the years when you're gone and your family has expressed little interest in their history? In this post on The Olive Tree Genealogy blog, the author offers a solution.

Genealogy Gophers

Genealogy Gophers is a website that searches a library of 40,000 out-of-copyright works that have been digitized by FamilySearch.org. Enter a name, than click on one of the results to see the full page where your ancestor is mentioned. You will also find the full title of the book, the year of publication, and where it is located.

Mount Holyoke Photo album

Here is something a little different: if one of the women in  your family tree studied or taught at Holyoke College in Massachusetts from 1899-1939, you might find a photo (or photos) of her  here. along with photos of the campus, classrooms, events, etc. Most of the students shown attended the college in the 1920's. Thanks to ResearchBuzz for passing this along.

African- American Genealogy

This series of articles  looks like a good place to start researching your African-American ancestors.

Photos of English towns

For those with English ancestors, from amateurphotographer.co.uk: 

"Nearly a quarter of a million historic images of UK towns, cities and villages dating back to 1857 have been published online, allowing people to see how their local area has changed over the past 150 years"  Ancestry will allow free access through the end of August. The link to the article is here.

 

Best Genealogy Websites

Family Tree Magazine has published its annual list of the 101 Best Websites for Genealogy.