Discovering My Heritage: Renita's Genealogy Toolbox

These are the tools I have found to be very helpful in my research. My toolbox

has well over 100 links to websites that I have found useful for genealogy and blogging.

Please feel free to take from this list and add to your own.

Certification and Professionalism

Board for Certification of Genealogists

http://www.bcgcertification.org/certification/

Citation Help

Evidence Explained

https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/sample-quickcheck-models

***Genealogy Classes - * denotes free***

BYU Independent Study *

http://is.byu.edu/site/courses/free.cfm

FamilySearch *

https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html

Genealogy.com: Genealogy Classes *

http://www.genealogy.com/articles/learn/

Family Tree University

https://www.familytreeuniversity.com/

National Institute for Genealogical Studies

http://www.genealogicalstudies.com/

National Genealogical Society - Online Classes * (Free and fee-based)

http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/online_courses

General Research

Ancestry.com
http://www.ancestry.com

FamilySearch
http://www.familysearch.org

FindMyPast
http://www.findmypast.com

Fold3
http://www.fold3.com

Google
http://www.google.com

Google Blog Search
http://blogsearch.google.com

Google Groups
http://groups.google.com

Google Newspapers
http://news.google.com/newspapers

Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com

Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org

Mocavo
http://www.mocavo.com

MyHeritage
http://www.myheritage.com

NARA
http://www.archives.gov

Roots Web Search Thingy
http://sitesearch.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search

US Gen Web
http://www.usgenweb.org

US Gen Web Archives
http://usgwarchives.org/index.htm

World Gen Web

http://www.worldgenweb.org

Other Research Toolboxes

Access Genealogy

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/

Cyndi’s List

http://www.cyndislist.com

Diigo Gen Res Resources
http://groups.diigo.com/group/gensource

English Family History & Gen
http://www.pricegen.com/english_genealogy.html

Linkpedium

http://www.linkpendium.com/

Steve Morse One Step
http://www.stevenmorse.org

The Olive Tree Genealogy

http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml

Arkansas

Stone County FamilySearch
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/
Stone_County,_Arkansas_Genealogy

Stone County GenWeb

http://www.argenweb.net/stone/

Stone County Historical Society
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arscgs/

Books and Libraries

250 Killer Archives
http://oedb.org/library/features/

250-plus-killer-digital-libraries-and-archives

Ancestry Card Catalog
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/alldblist.aspx

Family Search Books
http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php

Google Books
http://books.google.com

Hathi Trust
http://www.hathitrust.org

Internet Archive Texts
http://www.archive.org/details/texts

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Newberry Library

http://www.newberry.org

Open Library

http://openlibrary.org

PERSI

http://search.findmypast.com/search/periodical-source-index

The Online Books Page

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/archives.html

WorldCat

http://www.worldcat.org

Calculators & Tools

Atlas Hist County Boundaries

http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/

Birth Date Calculators

http://www.cyndislist.com/births.htm#Birthdate

Calendar Converters

http://www.cyndislist.com/calendar.htm#Converters

Cousin & Relationships

http://www.cyndislist.com/cousins.htm#Charts

Geographical Names

http://geonames.usgs.gov/

German Gothic Handwriting Guide

http://feefhs.org/guides/German_Gothic.pdf

Inflation Calculator

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

List of Old Diseases

http://www.lhaasdav.com/learningcenter/diseasesold.html

US Dollar Historical Value

http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/

Traditional Nicknames in Old Documents

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Traditional_Nicknames_in_Old_Documents_-_A_Wiki_List#L

Weather History

http://www.weatherbase.com

Wolfram|Alpha

http://www.wolframalpha.com

Cemeteries & Death Records

Ancestors at Rest

http://ancestorsatrest.com/

Find A Grave
http://www.findagrave.com

Internment

http://www.interment.net

Obit City

http://www.obitcity.com/

Obit Daily Times

http://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi

Obits Links

http://www.obitlinkspage.com

Online Searchable Death Index

http://www.deathindexes.com

SSDI

http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693

Tributes

http://www.tributes.com

US Military Grave Locator
http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2e/servlet/NGL_v1

Census

Census Finder

http://www.censusfinder.com/index.htm

Genealogy History

https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/

City Directories

City Directories of the US

http://www.uscitydirectories.com/

Eve & Don City Directories

http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/DirM.htm

Online Historical Directories

https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home

Genealogical Societies

CGSL

http://californiaancestors.org

FGS

http://www.fgs.org

German Genealogy Group

http://www.germangenealogygroup.com

GSG

http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org

ISGS

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilsgs/

NGS

http://www.ngsgenealogy.org

SCGS

http://www.scgsgenealogy.com

Society Hill

http://www.daddezio.com/society/

State Historical Societies

http://www.stenseth.org/us/statehs.html

Illinois

Diigo Illinois Genealogy

http://groups.diigo.com/group/illinois-genealogy

Illinois State Archives

https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/home.html

Illinois State Genealogical Society

http://www.ilgensoc.org

Illinois State Historical Society

http://www.historyillinois.org

Illinois State Library

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/

IRAD

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/

IRAD/home.html

Newberry Library

http://www.newberry.org

Indiana

Indiana Genealogical Society

http://www.indgensoc.org/

Indiana Genealogical Society blog
http://indgensoc.blogspot.com/

Indiana Historical Society
http://www.indianahistory.org/

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/

Living People

123people

http://www.123people.com

Alumni.net

http://www.alumni.net

AnyWho

http://www.anywho.com

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com

Peoplefinders

http://www.peoplefinders.com

PeopleSmart

http://www.peoplesmart.com

Pipl

http://www.pipl.com

US Search

http://www.ussearch.com/consumer/index.jsp

Veromi

http://www.veromi.net/processor.asp

White Pages

http://www.whitepages.com

yasni.com

http://www.yasni.com

Zaba Search

http://www.zabasearch.com

Maps

David Rumsey Map Collection

http://www.davidrumsey.com

Historic Map Works

http://www.historicmapworks.com/

Historical Maps of US

http://www.mapofus.org/

Missouri

Greene County Archives

http://www.greenecountymo.org/archives/

Greene County Historical Society

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gcmohs/

Ozarks Genealogical Society
http://ozarksgs.org/

Springfield-Greene County Library
http://thelibrary.org/lochist/

Newspapers

Chronicling America

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

Civil War Newspapers

http://www.uttyler.edu/vbetts/newspaper_titles.htm

Genealogy Bank

http://www.genealogybank.com

Google News Archive

https://news.google.com/newspapers?hl=en

NEH Historic Newspapers

http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html

Newspaper Archive