Fretz Family

Association

Promoting Fretz Family Heritage

OMII Project

The OMII Project is a resourceful link housing a data repository of several family genealogies, including the Fretz family.  The OMII represents Swiss Mennonite migration to the Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois regions.  The genealogy from the Fretz history volumes is available to research Fretz ancestors.  The Fretz history books are available through our association.  Link to Publications.

Genealogy Related Links

Links to other web sites to assist you in your search on Fretz family history.  The Fretz Association has no relationship with these sites.  They are provided for general information and use.

Ancestry.com

Site claims to be “The largest collection of family history records on the Web”.

Requires a fee, but offers a free trial.  Site has access to:

U.S. Federal Census Records  543,000,000+ names

U.S. Immigration Collection  21,000,000+ names

Social Security Death Index  72,000,000+ names

Newspaper Archives  850,000,000+ names

Family Trees  330,000,000+ names

FamilySearch.org

This Excellent site is provided by The Church of the Latter Day Saints.  It provides:

Searches of family history

Guidance and tips in genealogy

Offers sharing of family history

Provides information on their world class family history library.

Cyndi’s List

Cyndi’s List is a categorized & cross-referenced index to genealogical resources on the Internet.

A list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.

A free jumping-off point for you to use in your online research.

A "card catalog" to the genealogical collection in the immense library that is the Internet.

Your genealogical research portal onto the Internet

Genealogy.com

Requires a fee, but offers a free trial. 

Offers building of a family tree

Provides information on searching the internet and finding ancestry data

Provides for sharing of information with family

GenealogyToday.com

Provides good information on genealogy and how to approach family histories and searches. 

Provides tools; newsletter; and mailing lists.

RootsWeb.com

Free site supported by Ancestry.com

Permits searches; Family Trees; Message Boards; Mailing Lists and allows Family web sites.

WorldGenWeb.org 

Site for Genealogists

The WorldGenWeb Project is a non-profit, volunteer based organization dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access.  USGenWebProject is located at: USGenWeb.org.