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Blogs/Message Boards

DearMYRTLE's Genealogy Blog
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newspaper
Genealogy Insider
Genealogy's Star
GenForum Message Board
Ohio History Connection

BYU

BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
Dictionaries and Thesauruses at HBLL
Family History Internet Sites by Kip Sperry
Family History Library Microfilms at BYU Family History Library
Genealogy Conferences and Workshops at BYU
Library Catalog - Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL)
Pioneers and Prominent Men, Utah - BYU Digital Archives
Volunteering at BYU Family History Library

Census Reference

Census 1940 Federal Population

Databases/Archives/Indexes

Canada: Peel's Prarie Provinces
Census 1940 Federal Population
Church History Library Catalog (LDS)
City Directories of the United States
Danish People in the Middle
Early Church Information File (ICEF)
FamilySearch.org
Land Patent Records (Official U. S. Federal Site)
Mayflower History Site by Caleb Johnson
MyHeritage Library Edition (BYU campus)
Native American Genealogy
New York Times Archive (BYU Access)
Obituary Garrett, Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Ohio History Connection
Parish Locator
Pioneers and Prominent Men, Utah - BYU Digital Archives
RootsWeb.com - Free at Home
Saints by Sea (formerly Mormon Migration)
Salt Lake County Cemetery Index
Scotland - AncestralScotland.com
Ships List, The
U.S. City Directories
USGS Maps & Aerial Photos
Pioneers and Prominent Men, Utah - BYU Digital Archives
Virtual Vietnam Wall – Vietnam War Memorial
Western States Marriage Index

Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

Dictionary of Genealogy & Archaic Terms
Free Dictionary
Genealogy Dictionary

Digital Libraries

Google Books
Haiti Trust Digital Library
New York Public Library - Digital Collections
Tímarit.is

General

Family History Guide
Family History Images
Family Roots Wiki Ancestry
GEDCOM - A Description
Google.com
Red Book - American State, County and Town Resources
Research Outlines
Ten Thousand Year Calendar
Family History Guide
The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
USGenWeb Project
WorldCat
WorldGenWeb Project

Language/Name/Term/Abbreviation Helps

Abbreviations - Genealogical
Genealogical Occupations Definition
Genealogical/Foreign Words List
Google Translate
Language Translator
Medical Terms - Archaic
Soundex Calculator
Surname Helper

LDS

Early Church Information File (ICEF)
Family History Guide
GospelLink.com (First-time Users Only - must create account)
LDS.org - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Missionaries Database
Mormon Migration Training by Nicky Smith (15 July 2014 - 5 min)
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868
Mormon Pioneer Search
Saints by Sea (formerly Mormon Migration)

Libraries/Centers

Church History Library Catalog (LDS)
Family Search Catalog
Haiti Trust Digital Library
Historic Cities
Library Directory Genealogy
Library of Congress
New York Public Library Digital Collections: Maps
Perry County, Indiana Genealogy
Research Libraries Group (RLG) - Archive Resources
German-Russian Genealogical Library
Tímarit.is
WorldCat

North America Maps/Gazetteers

Atlas of Historical County Boundaries - Newberry Library
eHistory
Florida Sanborn Maps UFG
Georgia Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Maps Sanborn
Ohio, Cincinnati Sanborn Maps
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Surname Maps
University of Texas Map Collection
USGS Maps & Aerial Photos
USGS National Mapping Information
Utah Sanborn Maps

Obituary Reference

GenealogyBuff.com
Obituary Daily Times
Perry County, Indiana Genealogy
Utah County Obituary Index

Periodical Indexes

PERSI (Periodical Source Index) by Nicky Smith (29 June 2016 - 16 min)
Using German Periodicals & Periodical Indexes: Part 1 – Larry Jensen (16 Sept 2020)
Using German Periodicals & Periodical Indexes: Part 2 – Larry Jensen (23 Sept 2020)
Using German Periodicals & Periodical Indexes: Part 3 – Larry Jensen (26 Sept 2020)
Using German Periodicals & Periodical Indexes: Part 4 – Larry Jensen (10 Oct 2020)

Reference Portals

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Genealogy Home Page, The - International Links and more
Genealogy Links
Genuki - UK and Ireland Genealogy
HeraldryLinks.com – A Source for Royalty Ties
Linkpendium

Vital Records Reference

Death Indexes Online
Foreign Vital Records Information
France Civil Registration - Vital Records
Netherland Birth, Marriage, Index
Netherland Links to Indexes at FamilySearch
Online Vital Records - FamilySearch
U.S. Vital Records Information
United States Vital Records
Vital Records Index - Australia
Vital Records Index - British Isles - England
Vital Records Index - British Isles - Ireland
Vital Records Index - British Isles - Scotland
Vital Records Index - British Isles - Wales
Vital Records Index - Middle America - Mexico
Vital Records Index - Scandinavia - Denmark
Vital Records Index - Scandinavia - Finland
Vital Records Index - Scandinavia - Norway
Vital Records Index - Scandinavia - Sweden
Vital Index Records - Western Europe - Alpine Region - Austria
Vital Index Records - Western Europe - Alpine Region - Switzerland
Vital Records Index - Western Europe - Benelux Region - Belgium
Vital Records Index - Western Europe - Benelux Region - Luxemburg
Vital Records Index - Western Europe - Benelux Region - Netherlands
Vital Records Index - Western Europe - Germany
Vital Records Index - Western Europe - Italy
Vital Records Index - Western Europe - Spain
Vital Records Information - United States - from Ancestry.com

World Maps/Gazetteers

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Europe Historical Atlas (Maps)
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online
Google Earth
Google Maps
Guides and Indexes for Maps in the HBLL or Online
University of Texas Map Collection
Maps & Gazetteers in the HBLL
Maps of the United Kingdom - Historical
Maps of the World, Early Images
Maps of the World, Historical - Reisenett Site
Maps.com - Reference Maps
Parish Locator
World Maps - Map History/History of Cartography