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BFM Research: Genealogy Training and Education
 Genealogy 101 workshop:   "Who ARE You, Anyway?"

ONLINE FINDING AIDS

Websites can point you in the right direction for finding a document about your ancestor.  Most of these resources are free and can be accessed without having to create a login and password.  Some sites offer some free content but also charge users for premium content.  Your local library may offer on-site [free] access to those paid sites.

General Research

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

Family Search
http://www.familysearch.org

National Archives (NARA)
http://www.archives.gov

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

Search Engines

Mocavo
http://mocavo.com/

Google
http://www.google.com

Bing
http://www.bing.com

Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com

Books and Libraries

Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org

Google Books
http://books.google.com

Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html

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

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

Historic Newspapers

Chronicling America
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

Boston Public Library
http://www.bpl.org/research/newspapers/

Old Fulton New York Post Cards
http://fultonhistory.com/

GenealogyBank.com
http://www.genealogybank.com

NewspaperArchive.com
http://newspaperarchive.com/

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

Online Historical Newspapers
https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home

Historical Timelines

History Channel
http://www.history.com/topics

InfoPlease
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/timelinearchive.html

Ethnic Research

IRISH
Ireland's Ministry for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/

JEWISH
JewishGen
http://www.jewishgen.org

Census

National Archives (NARA)
http://www.archives.gov

 Military

DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)
http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/

Fold3
http://www.footnote.com

Immigration

Ellis Island
http://www.ellisisland.org

Castle Garden
http://castlegarden.org/

Death and Burial

Social Security Death Information (SSDI)
http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ssdi/

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

Billion Graves
http://www.billiongraves.com

Farber Gravestone Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com/farber/view.html

Maps

David Rumsey Map Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com

 Historic Map Works
http://www.historicmapworks.com/

Atlas Historical County Boundaries
http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/

Maps and Geography
http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/

Geographical Name Search
http://geonames.usgs.gov/

Cool Tools and Calculators

Birthdate Calculator and Calendar Converters
http://www.cyndislist.com/calendar.htm#Converters

Relationship Charts
http://www.cyndislist.com/cousins/charts/

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

Other Toolboxes

Cyndi’s List
http://www.cyndislist.com

BYU Family History Library
http://lib.byu.edu/sites/familyhistory/

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

Austin Family
http://destinationaustinfamily.blogspot.com/

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