Ellis Island

Did your ancestors come through Ellis Island? Or maybe you're just interested in history. Either way you'll find this site of interest. Search the passenger records and view the passenger record, ship manifest or view an image of the ship. You may also purchase copies of these documents. There is also genealogy information and of course information about Ellis Island including pictures. So, if you can't get to Ellis Island to visit, do the next best thing - link it!

www.ellisisland.org

Collectibles Anyone?

If you are interested in antiques or collectibles, then this site might interest you. Ralph and Terry Kovel are well known experts in the field, having written over 100 books on the subject including, "Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price List," which has sold over 4 million copies since its first edition. Check out the FREE Resources and sign up for the FREE weekly eZine.

www.kovels.com

Think Spring!!!!!!

OK, so I'm a couple of days late with this site since Monday was Goundhog Day. This is the official site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club where you can click on the video or get facts about Groundhog Day among other things. Oh yes, Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter (yuck!). www.groundhog.org

Bonus link of an article "Is Punxsutawney Phil responding to global warming? "

http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/02/02/is-punxsutawney-phil-responding-to-global-warming/

Pet Info

Here is a site I stumbled on today. I had to look something up about my cat and found the information I needed on this site. Good articles on cats and dogs and easy to search for information. If you have a cat or dog this is a good site to know about. They even have pet videos, which are always fun to watch and share.

www.petplace.com

What are You Looking For?

Whatever it is you'll find it here. "Refdesk is free and family friendly. The site is the single best source for facts on the Net; a one-stop site for all things Internet: news, weather, sports, reference, encyclopedia, facts on file, dictionaries and encyclopedias, tutorials, search engines, Windows Operating Systems Resources, free stuff, games and much more.
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Add this one to your Favorites/Bookmarks, you can even make it your Home Page. Guaranteed you'll return to this site again and again.

www.refdesk.com

Hometown Data

Get detailed profiles of any city, county or zip code. All kinds of data, stats, maps, photos... Find out about where you live, want to live or places you are just curious about. Look through the 'Top 101 City' lists with rankings in hundreds of categories. Also, check out the City-Data forums and learn even more. Think you know all about your hometown? Guess again.

www.city-data.com

Help Save the Earth

If you care about the earth (it is your home after all) and want to know what you can do (who wants to live in a landfill), then this is a good site to visit. Lots of useful, easy to understand information. Sign up for their weekly email newsletter on going green, I guarantee you will learn something. So, if you want to learn to Reduce-Reuse-Recycle then click...

www.earth911.com