General links for European genealogy and family history research
(see also lists for Eastern Europe and for individual countries)
Note that commercial/$ websites mentioned here usually offer some free information or services.
The European Library, searchable digital collections and catalogues of 48 national libraries in Europe, and links to other libraries and collections: http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org
Europeana, digitized content includes text, images, video and sound: http://www.europeana.eu/portal
CenEuroGenWeb, includes Belgium, Denmark, Greenland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Liechenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ceneurgw
MediterraneanGenWeb, includes Andorra, Azores, Cyprus, France, Gibraltar,
Greece, Italy, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Holy See
(Vatican City): https://sites.google.com/site/mediterraneangenweb
Gazetteers, burial registry, many other databases, JewishGen: http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/
Articles and links for research in these countries, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland. ProGenealogists: http://www.progenealogists.com/specialtysites.htm
Historical maps of Europe, Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas at Austin: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_europe.html
Historical Maps of Europe, ReiseNett AS (TravelWeb AS, Oslo): http://www.reisenett.no/map_collection/historical/history_europe.html
The Map as History, includes Europe 1815-1914, 1918-1942, 1945 on. Animated maps of the world, some free, most by subscription: http://www.the-map-as-history.com/
Euratlas, historical maps of Europe, some free, by Christos Nussli: http://www.euratlas.com
Curated links to maps, ebooks, etc. Subscription, Genealogical Research Library: http://www.GRLresearch.com
Toporopa, a fun free site with quizzes about European geography and more, by Sonja Snoek: http://www.toporopa.eu
Displaced Persons’ (DP) Camps (mostly Europe): http://www.dpcamps.org