Web Links

FAVORITE SITES

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How To and Support Sites
Area Blogs and Societys
Local Monterey Area Sites
Dayna’s Toolkit
MoCoGenSo Favorites

How To and Support Sites

Diagram Software – Build tree charts, free
Lucid Charts – Build charts, limited free
Scapple – Free form charts, 1 month free
Family Echo – Build charts, cloud based, free

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Area Blogs and Societys

Chula Vista Genealogical Society – Meetings via Zoom, DNA sessions
Genea-Musings – Randy Seaver’s Site
Genealogy Society of Santa Cruz County – In the Library – Great group

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Local Monterey Area Sites

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Dayna’s Genealogy Toolkit

from Dayna Jacobs, AG® www.ongrannystrail.com

Abbreviations & Acronyms for Genealogy – What do they mean?
Animated Atlas – U.S. History Timeline
Archive Grid – Identify archives and archival materials
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries – Identify county boundaries for any year
BLM-GLO Records – Find U.S. federal land patents and locate parcels on a map
Cheat Sheet – Boolean Genealogy Searches – Online searches made easy from OGT
Cheat Sheets – Family Tree Magazine – A variety of helps
Cheat Sheet – Table of Wars and Ages of Servicemen – Determine which war
Citation Creator – EasyBib – Help for source citations
David Rumsey Digital Map Collection – Excellent map resource
Earth Point township and range tools – Locate land in the public domain
Encyclopedia of Genealogy – by Dick Eastman
Evernote – Organize your research
Free Forms and Charts – Family Tree Magazine
Free Forms and Charts – Rootsweb
Genealogy Gophers – Searches in genealogy books digitized by FamilySearch
Geographic Names Info System (GNIS) – Supercharged online gazetteer
Historical Map Archive – A look back in time
Internet Archive – For digitized county and family histories
Learning Center – Free online courses at FamilySearch
Linkpendium – Links to genealogy resources organized by locality
MAPofUS – Interactive maps of the U.S. and county boundaries by year
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) – Order land entry and pension files
Newspapers – Library of Congress: Chronicling America
Research Report Template – Download this editable template from OGT
Research Wiki – FamilySearch – Huge knowledge base for researchers
The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy – Online version of a classic
Timeline Template – Download this editable template from OGT
Town and County Database (Rootsweb) – Enter the name of a town to find the county
United States Digital Map Library – A great map resource
USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer – Click on the timeline to find a map
Vital Records – Where to write
WorldCat – Find libraries and items for interlibrary loan