Genealogy Toolbox

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

Key: 

⭐ Favorites        
πŸ†“ Free          πŸ’²Subscription/fee required for some features
🌳Build a tree     πŸ§¬DNA tools    
πŸ“‚Research Records/Indexes/Newspapers/Books
πŸ’»Software         πŸ”—Link list        πŸ›ˆ Tutorials/Articles/Reference      

Best full feature sites for building a family tree and researching:
American AncesTREES (NEHGS)     πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ§¬ πŸ“‚
Ancestry.com     ⭐πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ§¬ πŸ“‚
     Ancestry Contact Support πŸ†“
     Ancestry Feedback Submission     πŸ†“
     Ancestry Site Availability Status    πŸ†“
FamilySearch.org     πŸ†“πŸŒ³ πŸ“‚πŸ›ˆ
FindMyPast    πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸŒ³ πŸ“‚
MyHeritage        πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ§¬ πŸ“‚
Rootsfinder     πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ§¬ πŸ“‚

Articles, Tips/Tricks, Guides:
Ancestry Academy™    πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
AncestryDNA® Learning Hub     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆπŸ§¬
AncestryDNA® Traits Learning Hub     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆπŸ§¬
Ancestry Site Map     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ 🧬 πŸ“‚
Ancestry Wiki     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
Family History Daily     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
FamilySearch.org Wiki     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
GEDmatch Education     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆπŸ§¬
Genealogy Tip of the Day    πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
MyHeritage Knowledge Base    πŸ†“πŸ›ˆπŸ§¬
ThoughtCo.com     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sites/Resources:
AI Genealogy Insights     ⭐πŸ†“
ChatGPT     ⭐πŸ†“πŸ’²
OpenAI Help Center     πŸ†“

Blogging:
Geneabloggers    πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ”— 

Burials/Cemeteries:
Ancestors at Rest     πŸ†“πŸ“‚
Billion Graves      πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ“‚
FindAGrave     ⭐πŸ†“πŸ“‚

DNA Matches &Tools
23 and me     πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ§¬
AncestryDNA®    πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ§¬ 
DNA Painter     πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ§¬
DNA Testing Advisor - The Independant Guide To DNA Testing     πŸ†“πŸ§¬
FTDNA.com     πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ§¬
GEDmatch      πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ§¬
LivingDNA.com     πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ§¬
MyHeritage.com     πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ§¬

Genealogy Courses:
Family History Daily Course Center      ⭐πŸ’²πŸ”—πŸ›ˆ
DNA Academy at learn.trace.com     ⭐πŸ’²πŸ§¬πŸ›ˆ

Glossaries, Dictionaries and Abbreviations:
Ancestry's Glossary of DNA Terms   ⭐ πŸ†“ πŸ›ˆ
Cyndi's List Genealogy Dictionaries & Glossaries   ⭐ πŸ†“ πŸ”—πŸ›ˆ
FamiyTreeDNA Glossary Terms     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
Genealogy in Time Latin Dictionary     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
Genealogy.com Genealogy Glossary     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
Genealogy Quest Glossary of Terms     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
Gramps Project Genealogy Glossary    πŸ†“ πŸ›ˆ
RootsWeb Genealogy Abbreviations    πŸ†“ πŸ›ˆ
RootsWeb Genealogy Terms     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ

Handwriting:
Decipher Old Handwriting Cheat Sheet        πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
English Handwriting 1500-1700: An Online Course     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ
FamilySearch Wiki: Handwriting     πŸ†“πŸ›ˆ

Historical Societies:
National Genealogical Society (NGS)      ⭐πŸ†“πŸ’² πŸ“‚ πŸ›ˆ
American Ancestors New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)    πŸ†“πŸ’² πŸŒ³πŸ§¬πŸ“‚ πŸ›ˆ

Indexes/Databases/Newspapers:
Accessible Archives     πŸ’²πŸ“‚
American Ancestors (NEHGS)    πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ“‚ πŸ›ˆ
Ancestry Card Catalog   πŸ’²πŸ“‚
Ancestry Recently Added and Updated Collections     πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ“‚
Ancestry Search     πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ“‚
Dead Fred     πŸ†“ πŸ“‚
FamilySearch.org     πŸ†“ πŸ“‚
FamilyTreeNow     ⭐ πŸ†“πŸ“‚
Family Tree Searcher     πŸ†“πŸ“‚
Fold3 - Historical military records     πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ“‚
Genealogybank     ⭐ πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ“‚
History Commons     πŸ’²πŸ“‚
NewspaperArchive     
πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ“‚
Newspapers.com     ⭐ πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ“‚
Reclaim the Records Archives     ⭐ πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ“‚
Relative Finder     ⭐ πŸ†“πŸ“‚
Wayne County Public Library     ⭐ πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ“‚

Link Lists/Search Tools:
Ancestry Genealogy Toolkit  πŸ†“πŸ”—
Behind the Name     ⭐πŸ†“
Blacksheep Ancestors     πŸ†“πŸ”—
Cherokee By Blood  πŸ†“πŸ”—πŸ›ˆ
Cyndi's List     ⭐πŸ†“πŸ”—
OurRoots.com  πŸ’²πŸ“‚ (Site launch indefinitely postponed as of 06 Oct 2023)
SPJ Toolbox     πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ”—
What's In A Name     ⭐πŸ†“πŸ“‚  
Wolfbane.com International Classification of Diseases (Cause of Death Codes)    ⭐πŸ†“ πŸ“‚

Mapping:

Online Tools:
Diffchecker.com     ⭐πŸ†“πŸ’²
GoTranscript     
πŸ†“πŸ’²
Linkclump     ⭐πŸ†“
PDF Candy (PDF editing)    πŸ†“πŸ’²
SEO Magnifier    
 πŸ†“
   
Software/Documentation
Family Tree Maker®     ⭐πŸ’²πŸŒ³πŸ’» 
GenSmarts     ⭐πŸ’²πŸ’» πŸ“‚
iDailyDiary    ⭐πŸ†“πŸ’²πŸ’»   

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