Internet Toolbox

I recently watched an Webinar and Mr MacEntee shared this research Toolbox and the idea of putting it in a blog so it can be used from any computer.

Research Toolbox
[Editor's Note: most, if not all of these resources are free and can be easily accessed without having to create a login and password. Some sites, such as Ancestry offer some free content but also charges users for premium content. These sites display ($) next to the link.]

      General Research

Ancestry                             http://www.ancestry.com/ ($)
Bing                                   http://www.bing.com/
DAR                                  http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/
Ellis Island                          http://www.ellisisland.org/
Family Search                     http://www.familysearch.org/
Footnote                             http://www.footnote.com/ ($)
Google                              http://www.google.com/
Google Blog Search           http://blogsearch.google.com/
Google Groups                  http://groups.google.com/
Google News Archive         http://news.google.com/archivesearch
Google Scholar                  http://scholar.google.com
Internet Archive                   http://www.archive.org
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
Yahoo                                http://www.yahoo.com

      Other Research Toolboxes

Cyndi’s List                          http://www.cyndislist.com
Diigo Gen Res Resources     http://groups.diigo.com/group/gensource
English Family History and Genealogy
   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 and Libraries

250 Killer Archives   
   http://oedb.org/library/features/250-plus-killer-digital-libraries-and-archives
ALPL                                    http://www.alplm.org/library/library.html
Allen County Public Library   http://www.genealogycenter.org/Home.aspx
Ancestry Card Catalog     
   http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/alldblist.aspx
Family Search Historical 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://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 and Tools      

Document Hyperlink Checker
   http://www.ablebits.com/word-hyperlink-manager-addins/index.php
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
Cousins and Relationships   http://www.cyndislist.com/cousins.htm#Charts
Geographical Names          http://geonames.usgs.gov/
Inflation Calculator              http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
TypeIt (accents and other characters)    http://typeit.org/
US Dollar Historical Value    http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/
Weather History                   http://www.weatherbase.com

       Cemeteries and Death Records      

Ancestors at Rest                  http://ancestorsatrest.com/
Find A Grave                       http://www.findagrave.com
Internment                            http://www.interment.net
Midwest Obits  
 http://midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com/2008/09/current-obituaries-by-state.html
Obit Daily Times                  http://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi
Obits Links                           http://www.obitlinkspage.com
Online Searchable Death Ind    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

      City Directories

City Directories of the US      http://www.uscitydirectories.com/
Eve and Don's City Directories    http://www.evendon.net/PGHLookups/DirM.htm
Online Historical Directories   
    https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home

      Courts

CA Superior Court              http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/find.htm
 SF Superior Court              http://www.sfsuperiorcourt.org/index.aspx?page=467

        Education
       
Legacy Family Tree Webinars http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Webinars.asp

         Genealogical Societies
    
Austin Family Assoc               http://www.afaoa.org
CGSL                                   http://californiaancestors.org
Crandall Family Assoc          http://www.cfa.net/cfa/contents.html
FGS                                     http://www.fgs.org
Freer Low Family Assoc         http://www.freerfamily.org
German Genealogy Group  http://www.germangenealogygroup.com
GSG                                    http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org
Huguenot Hist Society           http://www.huguenotstreet.org
ISFHWE                                http://www.isfhwe.org
ISGS                                    http://www.ilgensoc.org
NEHGS                                http://www.newenglandancestors.org
NGS                                    http://www.ngsgenealogy.org
SCGS                                  http://www.scgsgenealogy.com
Schenectady Hist Society       http://www.schist.org
Society Hill                           http://www.daddezio.com/society/
State Historical Societies       http://www.stenseth.org/us/statehs.html

     Illinois            

ALPL                              http://www.alplm.org/library/library.html
Diigo Illinois Genealogy http://groups.diigo.com/group/illinois-genealogy
Illinois State Archives 
   http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html
Illinois State Gen Soc      http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilsgs/
Illinois State Hist Soc       http://www.historyillinois.org
Illinois State Library         http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/
IRAD  
   http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/iradhome.html
Newberry Library            http://www.newberry.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
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/

      New York            

Albany County Records       http://www.albanycounty.com/achor/
Albany RDC Records    http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/albany/
Early New Netherlands 
   http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rclarke/
Huguenot Hist Society       www.huguenotstreet.org
NY GenWeb           
   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/county.htm
NYGBS                        http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org
NY Hist Soc                  https://www.nyhistory.org/web/
NY Hist Timeline           http://home.eznet.net/~dminor/NYNY.html
NYS Archives                http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml
NYS Library                   http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/
NYS Offline Resources  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nysource/
Northern NY Hist Newspapers http://news.nnyln.net
Northern NY Genealogy
   http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hubbard/NNY_index/surnames.html
Old Fulton Postcards            http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
Olive Tree Genealogy NY     http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/nn/
People of Colonial Albany  
   http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/
PCA Bio Index                   
   http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/bioindex.html#v
Schenectady DHA                 http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/index.html
Schenectady Hist Society        http://www.schist.org
Ulster County Families       
   http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~luke/

      Newspapers
         
Chronicling America               http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Civil War Newspapers            http://www.uttyler.edu/vbetts/newspaper_titles.htm
Genealogy Bank                     http://www.genealogybank.com ($)
NEH Historic Newspapers       http://www.neh.gov/projects/usnp.html
NY Times Article Archive  
   http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/nytarchive.html
Newspaper Archive                 http://www.newspaperarchive.com ($)
Northern Cal Newspapers       http://www.rainydayresearch.com/index.html
Northern NY Hist Newspapers http://news.nnyln.net
Old Fulton Postcards               http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
Online Historical News         
   http://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home
US News Archives on the Web
   http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/archives.html

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/formats/photos.html
tineye                                      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 Resource 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

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness    http://www.raogk.org
Restore the Ancestors Project    http://www.restoretheancestors.com
Unclaimed Persons                  http://www.unclaimedpersons.org

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