There are so many places on the internet that may have information about your ancestors. From paid sites like Ancestry.com to local historical societies, there are many places to look. The following is a list of resources that may possibly help you.
Family Past Expert
Search Tools
LDS Genealogy. This is a free website that is designed to help you to know where to look to find things about your family.
Ancestry.com. The largest for-profit genealogy company in the world, it operates a network of genealogical, historical records, and related genetic genealogy websites that you can use for a fee.
FamilySearch. FamilySearch provides free resources to help millions of people around the world discover their heritage and make family connections.
GoogleBooks. A good place to find county history books and other resources.
Cyndi’s List – United States. A very throughout list of genealogy resources. Cyndi’s list has a lot more than what is included on this page.
Genealogy Gophers. Search for your ancestor in genealogy books.
Genealogy Gophers. Search for your ancestor in genealogy books.
Dead Fred. Genealogy photo archive.
Newspapers
Newspapers.com. Subscription required.
Dodge County Independent (Minnesota)
California Digital Newspaper Collection
Historical Newspaper Pages from the USA & Canada (Fulton History)
Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
Mower County Transcript (Lansing, Minnesota)
Evening Times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa)
Other Tools
Transkribus. Transcription
10 Million Names Project (contribution). Contribute information about enslaved individuals or enslavers.
Google Patents (Patent search)
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
Transcribe – Citizen Archivist.
Digital Public Library of America.
Measuring Worth – Relative Value of the US Dollar.
This Day in History – What happened today?
Make a word cloud – WordItOut.
Free Image Converter. For example, resize your photos.
Abbreviations found in Quaker Records
US Archives and History
Bureau of Land Management General Land Office
Works Progress Administration (WPA) records
DAR Genealogical Research Databases (Daughters of the American Revolution)
Michigan
Minnesota
Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
Cottonwood County Historical Society
Dodge County Historical Society
Freeborn County Historical Society
Mower County Historical Society
The History Center of Olmsted County
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Worldwide
Norway
Norwegian Archives – Church book shortcut
Probate records – in the National Archives
Norwegian Liturgical Calendar – historic
Passenger Lists and Emigrant Ships from Norway
Germany / Prussia / Poland
Germany, Prussia, Pomeranian Church Records
Prussian / German Genealogy Help
Poland Genealogy wiki (Family Search)
Finding Online Records in Poland
Pomeranian Genealogical Association
BaSIA (Database of Archival Indexing System)
Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa (books, newspapers, …)
Researching “Lost” Eastern German Provinces
Sweden
United Kingdom / Britain / England / Ireland / Scotland
Pre-1800s British Research (education)
The National Archives of Ireland
War History
King Philip’s War (CT history)
USAF Basic Training Group Photos
Maps
USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer
History of Prussia – every year 1525-1935
Section Township Range on Google Maps
Relatives and Blogs
George Farris (Estes)
Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
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