Miscellaneous and Esoteric Information
Abbreviations
Bible Records
Bible Records Online is a site dedicated to transcribing and digitizing the contents of family records that were written inside family Bibles and in other important documents from as early as the 1500s through today. Often, these were the only written records of births, marriages and deaths of a family, and these remain solid components to proving a family genealogy. (per their website)
Birth Calculator
Books We Own
Books We Own is a list of resources owned/accessed by individuals who are willing to look up genealogical information and e-mail or snail mail it to others who request it. This is a free service - volunteers may ask for reimbursement of copies and postage if information is provided via snail-mail. (per their website)
Census Instructions
Ever wonder about the instructions given to census enumerators? IPUMS has the answer.
Cowboys, Ranchers and the Wild West
Deaths – Medical Terms
Deciphering Old Handwriting
Major US Epidemics
Nicknames
Occupations
Old English Handwriting
Photos
Family Old Photos - Free Photo Archive of over 52,000 vintage photographs. Find people and the places were they lived. Search for your surnames. Find old pictures of your ancestors. Make connections with genealogy cousins. Add your family's photos. (per their website)
Preserving Family Treasures
Timelines
This web site generates truly fascinating personalized web pages for you. They show how your life (or the life of anyone else you choose — for instance, your descendants and ancestors) fits into history as we know it. (per their website)
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