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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?
Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialism & Postnominals in Genealogy – By NGS
Age Calculator – Calculate age based on the DOB and another date, by Cornell Univ.
Ancestor Search – Google search templates for genealogists, by Randy Majors
Archive Grid – Enter a zip code to identify nearby archives, find collections
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries – Identify U.S. county boundaries at any point in history
BLM-GLO Records – Find U.S. federal land patents and locate parcels on a map
Census Enumerator Instructions – For U.S. censuses 1850-1940
Cheat Sheet – Boolean Genealogy Searches – Online searches made easy from OGT
Cheat Sheets – By Thomas MacEntee – 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
DNA Painter – Tools for genetic genealogy
Earth Point township and range tools – Locate land in the public domain
Easy Google Genealogy Searcher – Google search templates for genealogists
Evernote – Organize your research
Family Relationship Chart – From the National Genealogical Society
Free Forms and Charts – Family Tree Magazine
Geographic Names Info System (GNIS) – Supercharged online gazetteer
Genetic Affairs – Tools for genetic genealogy
GPS Visualizer – Create .csv files of places in GNIS and import them to Google Earth
Historical Map Archive – A look back in time
Historical U.S. Counties on Google Maps – By Randy Majors
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
Newspapers by Locality – From the Ancestor Hunt
Obituary links by locality – From the Ancestor Hunt
PhotoTree – Help with photograph types and dating
QuickSheets – From The Ancestor Hunt
Research Guides – From the Newberry Library
Research Report Template – Download this editable template from OGT
Research Wiki – FamilySearch – Huge knowledge base for researchers
Resources by Locality – From the Ancestor Hunt
The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy – Online version of a classic
Timeline Template – Download this editable template from OGT
U.S. History Timelines and Chronologies
Vital Records – Where to write
Worldcat – Find libraries and items for interlibrary loan
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