Genealogy Toolbox

Links will be added as they are featured in posts. This page will be a constant work in progress.

Key: 

⭐ Favorites        

🆓 Free          💲Subscription/fee required for some features

🌳Build a tree     🧬DNA tools    

📂Research Records/Indexes/Newspapers/Books
💻Software         🔗Link list        🛈 Tutorials/Articles/Reference      

Best full feature sites for building a family tree and researching:

American AncesTREES (NEHGS)     🆓💲🌳🧬 📂

Ancestry.com     ⭐🆓💲🌳🧬 📂

     Ancestry Contact Support 🆓

     Ancestry Feedback Submission     🆓

     Ancestry Site Availability Status    🆓

FamilySearch.org     🆓🌳 📂🛈
FindMyPast    🆓💲🌳 📂

MyHeritage        🆓💲🌳🧬 📂

Rootsfinder     🆓💲🌳🧬 📂

Articles, Tips/Tricks, Guides:

Ancestry Academy™    🆓🛈
AncestryDNA® Learning Hub     🆓🛈🧬
AncestryDNA® Traits Learning Hub     🆓🛈🧬

Ancestry Site Map     🆓🛈 🧬 📂

Ancestry Wiki     🆓🛈

Family History Daily     🆓🛈

FamilySearch.org Wiki     🆓🛈

GEDmatch Education     🆓🛈🧬

Genealogy Tip of the Day    🆓🛈

Mining Ancestry.com Hints by Specific Record Collection - Updated     🆓🛈

MyHeritage Knowledge Base    🆓🛈🧬

ThoughtCo.com     🆓🛈

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sites/Resources:

AI Genealogy Insights     ⭐🆓

ChatGPT     ⭐🆓💲

OpenAI Help Center     🆓

Blogging:

Geneabloggers    🆓💲🔗 

Burials/Cemeteries:

Ancestors at Rest     🆓📂

Billion Graves      🆓💲📂

FindAGrave     ⭐🆓📂

DNA Matches &Tools

23 and me     💲🌳🧬

AncestryDNA®    🆓💲🌳🧬 

DNA Painter     🆓💲🧬

DNA Testing Advisor - The Independant Guide To DNA Testing     🆓🧬
FTDNA.com     🆓💲🌳🧬

GEDmatch      🆓💲🌳🧬
LivingDNA.com     🆓💲🌳🧬

MyHeritage.com     🆓💲🌳🧬

Genealogy Courses:

Family History Daily Course Center      ⭐💲🔗🛈

DNA Academy at learn.trace.com     ⭐💲🧬🛈

Glossaries, Dictionaries and Abbreviations:

Ancestry's Glossary of DNA Terms   ⭐ 🆓 🛈

Ancestry’s Glossary of Genealogical Terms     ⭐🆓🛈

Berks County Genealogical Society - Helpful Tips Genealogy Terms    🆓 🛈

Cyndi's List Genealogy Dictionaries & Glossaries   ⭐ 🆓 🔗🛈

Family History Daily 300 Historical Abbreviations Explained     ⭐🆓🛈

FamilySearch Research Wiki - A Glossary of Genealogical Terms    🆓 🛈

FamilySearch Research Wiki: Genealogical Terms    🆓 🛈

FamiyTreeDNA Glossary Terms     🆓🛈

Family Tree Magazine Genealogy Terms Glossary     🆓🛈

Family Tree Magazine Ultimate List of DNA and Genetic Genealogy Terms    🆓  🛈

Genealogy in Time First Name Abbreviations     🆓🛈
Genealogy in Time Genealogy Word Dictionary     🆓🛈

Genealogy in Time Latin Dictionary     🆓🛈

Genealogy.com Genealogy Glossary     🆓🛈

Genealogy Quest Glossary of Terms     🆓🛈

Genealogy Trails – Genealogy Terms Encountered While Family Researching     🆓🛈

Gramps Project Genealogy Glossary    🆓 🛈

International Society of Genetic Genealogy Wiki Genetics Glossary     ⭐🆓🛈

MyHeritage Genealogy Glossary: Common Genealogy Terms Explained    🆓 🛈

MyHeritage Genealogy Glossary: Common DNA Terms Explained    🆓 🛈

MyHeritage Guide to abbreviations and key genealogy terms     🆓🛈
National Cemetery Administration Headstone and Marker Inscriptions    ⭐🆓🛈

PBS History Detectives Genealogy Glossary     🆓🛈

Root To Branches Genealogy Terms Explained    🆓 🛈

Roots Dictionary of Genealogy & Archaic Terms     🆓 🛈

RootsWeb Genealogy Abbreviations    🆓 🛈

RootsWeb Genealogy Terms     🆓🛈

The DNA Geek – A Genetic Genealogy Glossary     ⭐🆓🛈
Thomber.net Glossary of Old Medical Terms    ⭐🆓🛈

Treemily Comprehensive Glossary of Genealogical Terms     🆓🛈

Handwriting:

Decipher Old Handwriting Cheat Sheet        🆓🛈
English Handwriting 1500-1700: An Online Course     🆓🛈

Palaeography (how to read old handwriting with tutorials     🆓🛈

FamilySearch Wiki: Handwriting     🆓🛈

Historical Societies:
National Genealogical Society (NGS)      ⭐🆓💲 📂 🛈
American Ancestors New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)    🆓💲 🌳🧬📂 🛈

Indexes/Databases/Newspapers:

Accessible Archives     💲📂

American Ancestors (NEHGS)    🆓💲📂 🛈

Ancestry Card Catalog   💲📂

Ancestry Recently Added and Updated Collections     🆓💲📂

Ancestry Search     🆓💲📂

Ancestry Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death (BMD)     🆓💲📂

Dead Fred     🆓 📂

FamilySearch.org     🆓 📂

FamilyTreeNow     ⭐ 🆓📂

Family Tree Searcher     🆓📂

Fold3 - Historical military records     🆓💲📂

Genealogybank     ⭐ 🆓💲📂

History Commons     💲📂
NewspaperArchive     🆓💲📂

Newspapers.com     ⭐ 🆓💲📂

Reclaim the Records Archives     ⭐ 🆓💲📂

Relative Finder     ⭐ 🆓📂

Wayne County Public Library     ⭐ 🆓💲📂

Link Lists/Search Tools:

Ancestry Genealogy Toolkit  🆓🔗

Blacksheep Ancestors     🆓🔗

Cherokee By Blood  🆓🔗🛈

Cyndi's List     ⭐🆓🔗

OurRoots.com  💲📂 (Site launch indefinitely postponed as of 06 Oct 2023)

SPJ Toolbox     🆓💲🔗

Wolfbane.com International Classification of Diseases (Cause of Death Codes)    ⭐🆓 📂

Mapping:

Atlas of Historical County Boundaries     ⭐🆓 

Names:

Behind the Name     ⭐🆓

Latin Names - Family Tree Forum     ⭐🆓
What's In A Name     ⭐🆓📂  

Online Tools:

Diffchecker.com     ⭐🆓💲
GoTranscript     🆓💲

Linkclump     ⭐🆓

PDF Candy (PDF editing)    🆓💲
SEO Magnifier    ⭐ 🆓

   

Software/Documentation

Family Tree Maker®     ⭐💲🌳💻 

     Family Tree Makers® What’s Not Synced     🛈

GenSmarts     ⭐💲💻 📂

iDailyDiary    ⭐🆓💲💻   

Volunteer Opportunities
10 Million Names

American Ancestors
BillionGraves 

Cyndi's List: reunite old photos with their family, lost and found projects, volunteer projects

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) 
DNA Doe Project

Family Search

Family Treasures Found
FindAGrave

National Genealogical Society (NGS)

Project Infant

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK) 

Search Angels