Listed below are a few sites I have
found to be so helpful in my research, in addition, I added links for some
great FREE programs to make your files easier and more fun to work with. As
time goes on I will add more… #1 on my list is
Ancestry.com especially for the online census records! Try Ancestry.com's
Census Images for 7 days FREE!!! #2 on my list is the FREE
Legacy genealogy program. I think I have tried almost ALL of the programs out
there… and this is one of the best! Better than some I have paid up to
$100.00 for! The free program is complete; jam packed with options and great
sourcing abilities. If you want more options “all the bells and whistles”,
the upgrade cost is only about $20.00, but most can get by on the free
program quite well. I use it (Deluxe version) and I highly recommend it! The official Legacy write-up: Legacy 4.0 is a
full-featured professional genealogy program that helps you track, organize,
print, and share your family history. Includes source documentation, dozens
of beautiful reports, expert merging capabilities, To Do list, pictures,
videos, Web page creation, spell checking, Internet searching, relationship
calculation, name tag printing and more. The program imports and exports
standard GEDCOM files as well as directly reads PAF files. #3 would have to be RootsWeb
and US GenWeb. They used to be separate entities, but now are connected to Ancestry.com The following links are of no particular order of importance all
are great in their own right. Here you upload your gedcom and their system will
process your file against all other uploaded trees and provide you with
a 'smart match' locating your ancestor in your tree and where this person is
also placed in another researchers tree. You can view their full tree and
other trees that contain 'smart matches' for their file and
also have the ability to contact the other researcher to further the
discussion. A little over a year ago I posted to this site, and had little
success (as not many files had been uploaded to cross reference from), but
lately the activity has greatly increased. The Geographic Nameserver site is a godsend to locate which
county Rough and Ready, CA is in! (Note: you must
spell the city name fully ie: saint george; rough and ready, but
can use the 2 letter state code). The USGS National
Mapping site to find places,
cemeteries, streams etc For FREE
LOOK UP's in several
books and CD’s this is the place to go! Book
Finder For locating a out of print book (or to glean the
full details to complete your source information where a book is referenced) To download EXCEL format census
worksheets (no more messy handwritten census sheets!) To download UncleGED
(a great
free companion program to Legacy, (and others). Creates html pages from
Gedcom and can create location, occupation and timeline pages in a snap KStableau, a charting companion
for Legacy (and others) Timeline Maker, a free program
which makes LOTS of great timelines from your information or with
timeline files (state, US History etc) free to download and use
& combine to your hearts desire (all included events are sourced for
you already) WS_FTP free program to upload files to your website; PDF Factory a free version (but adds
their company logo to each page unless you purchase). This program is great
to add/remove/rearrange pages in a PDF document and works well with the Print
Factory from the same company. |
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