Research Toolbox


Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com

Family Search http://www.familysearch.org

Fold3 http://www.fold3.com/ 

Google News Archive http://news.google.com/archivesearch

Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com

Internet Archive http://www.archive.org

Mocavo - free Genealogy and Ancestry Search Engine http://www.mocavo.com/

National Archives 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

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

Ireland Genealogy Links http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/

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

Books / Libraries


Family History Books (various libraries) http://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=FHD_PUBLIC 

St. Louis Library (NGS lending library) http://www.slcl.org/genealogy_and_local_history/collections
Making of America (U of Mich) http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/

250 Killer Archives http://oedb.org/library/features/250-plus-killer-digital-librariesand-archives

ALPL http://www.alplm.org/library/library.html

Allen County Public Library http://www.genealogycenter.org

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

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

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://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/persi.html

The Online Books Page http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/archives.html

WorldCat http://www.worldcat.org


Calculators & Misc.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/

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

US Dollar Historical Value http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/

Weather History http://www.weatherbase.com

Cemeteries & Death Records



Death Records: A Check List of Ten Documents http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=18043

Ancestors at Rest http://ancestorsatrest.com/

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

Internment http://www.interment.net

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/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1

Census

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

Louisiana Census Records Online http://www.censusfinder.com/louisiana.htm

City Directories

City Directories of the US http://www.uscitydirectories.com/

Eve & Don City Dirs http://www.evendon.net/PGHLookups/DirM.htm

Online Historical Directories https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home

US Online Historical Directories http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa


Courts



Genealogical Societies

State Historical Societies http://www.stenseth.org/us/statehs.html

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

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/

Library of Congress Panoramic Maps http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pmhtml/panhome.html

Historical Maps of Louisiana http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/louisiana/index2.htm 


Louisiana

Cyndis List Louisiana  http://cyndislist.com/us/la/

Genealogical Materials in the New Orleans Public Library
http://nutrias.org/guides/genguide/gguide4.htm

Louisiana Genealogical Research Resources http://www.geneasearch.com/states/louisiana.htm

Jackson Parish, LA Cemeteries http://www.la-cemeteries.com/Cemeteries%20Jackson%20Table.shtml

Jackson Parish, LA Genealogy Forum http://www.interment.net/us/la/jackson.htm

Jackson Parish, LA Genealogy Links http://www.genealogylinks.net/usa/louisiana/jackson.htm

Louisiana Genealogy Trails - Jackson County http://www.interment.net/us/la/jackson.htm

Rapides Parish Genealogy - Rootsweb http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/USA/LA/Rapides/

Rapides Parish, LA Genealogy Forum http://genforum.genealogy.com/la/rapides/

Rapides Parish Cemeteries - US GenWeb Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/rapides/cemeteries.html

Rapides Parish, Louisiana - n2genealogy http://www.n2genealogy.com/louisiana/la-parish-rapides.html

Rapides Parish Louisiana Online Historical Diretories
https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/la/rapides

Louisiana Genealogy Trails http://genealogytrails.com/lou/rapides/

Linkpendium Rapides Parish La Genealogy http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/LA/RapidesP/

Rapides Parish, LA Free Public Records http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/LA_Rapides.htm

Louisiana 1810 - 1850 Census Records http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/louisiana.htm

Louisiana Historical Society http://www.louisianahistoricalsociety.org/

Louisiana History http://landrieu.senate.gov/louisiana/louisiana-history.cfm

Encyclopedia of Louisiana History http://www.knowla.org/

Central Louisiana Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~laclgs/

Louisiana State Archives Sources for Genealogists http://statearchives.us/louisiana.htm

Louisiana Digital Library http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/ 

Free Databases for Louisiana Genealogy http://selu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=56074&sid=516871

Mississippi: 

Scott County Mississippi: part of Genweb http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msscott/

Scott County, MS Genealogy Forum http://genforum.genealogy.com/ms/scott/


Newspapers: General US

Chronicling America http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

Civil War Newspapers http://www.uttyler.edu/vbetts/newspaper_titles.htm

Genealogy Bank http://www.genealogybank.com

NEH Historic Newspapers http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html

Newspaper Archive http://www.newspaperarchive.com

Online Historical News http://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home

US News Archives on the Web http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html

Louisiana Digital Library (Newspapers Online) http://louisdl.louislibraries.org

Photos
Dead Fred http://www.deadfred.com

LOC Flickr Photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/

NARA Photos http://www.archives.gov/research/start/by-format.html#photos

Reverse Image Search http://www.tineye.com

Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page


Search Engines

Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com

Highbeam http://www.highbeam.com

iSeek http://education.iseek.com/iseek/home.page

Online Journal Search Engine http://www.ojose.com

Scirus http://www.scirus.com

Soople http://www.soople.com

Vadlo http://vadlo.com

Virtual Learning Res Center http://www.virtuallrc.com

Vital Records

Avail of Vital Records by State http://www.byub.org/ancestors/records/vital/extra2.html

CDC Vital Records Directory http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm

Volunteer Projects

RAOGK http://www.raogk.org

Restore the Ancestors Project http://www.restoretheancestors.com

Unclaimed Persons http://www.unclaimedpersons.org



Based on the Toolbox of Thomas MacEntee © 2011

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