Dayna Jacobs, AG® https://ongrannystrail.com/
This toolkit is full of my go-to links that are (mostly) not record repositories, but rather are tools to help me find, interpret, and organize my research and records. I think you’ll want to keep them handy, too.
Abbreviations & Acronyms for Genealogy – What do they mean?
Animated Atlas – U.S. History Timeline
Archive Grid – Enter a zip code to identify nearby archives
BLM-GLO Records – Find U.S. federal land patents and locate parcels on a map
Cheat Sheet – Boolean Genealogy Searches – Online searches made easy from OGT
Cheat Sheets – Family Tree Magazine – A variety of helps
Cheat Sheet – Table of Wars and Ages of Servicemen – Determine which war your ancestor might have been involved with
Citation Creator – EasyBib – Help for source citations
Cloud Convert – Convert files from one format to another
David Rumsey Digital Map Collection – Excellent map resource
Earth Point township and range tools – Locate land in the public domain
Easy Google Genealogy Searcher – Google search templates for genealogists
Encyclopedia of Genealogy – by Dick Eastman
Evernote – Organize your research
Free Forms and Charts – Family Tree Magazine
Free Forms and Charts – Rootsweb
Genealogy Gophers – Searches in genealogy books digitized by FamilySearch
Geographic Names Info System (GNIS) – Supercharged online gazetteer
Historical Map Archive – A look back in time
Internet Archive – For digitized county and family histories
Learning Center – Free online courses at FamilySearch
Linkpendium – Links to genealogy resources organized by locality
Map of US – Interactive map of the U.S. and county boundaries by year
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) – Order land entry files and pension files
Newspapers – Library of Congress: Chronicling America
Research Report Template – Download this editable template from OGT
Research Wiki – FamilySearch – Huge knowledge base for researchers
Surname Distribution Maps – See where surnames are clustered geographically
The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy – Online version of a classic
Timeline Template – Download this editable template from OGT
Topoview – Download historical or current topographical maps from the USGS
Town and County Database (Rootsweb) – Enter the name of a town to find the county
Vital Records – Where to write
Worldcat – Find libraries and items for interlibrary loan
