Research Sites

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Calendars & Calendar Tools
- Calendars (TimeAndDate.com)
- Calendars public US holidays (TrueCalendar.com)
- Calendars religious holidays (TrueCalendar.com)
- Date Calculator (calculator.net) ⭐
- Date Calculator (timeanddate.com)
- The Old Style (Julian) to New Style (Gregorian) Adaptation
- The 1752 British & its Colonies Calendar Change Detail
- The 1752 Calendar (note September) ⭐
- Compare Julian to Gregorian Calendars for every day since 1582 ⭐
- Dual Dating
- Gregorian calendar list of adoption dates by country
- Julian & Gregorian converter
- Months: Old Style to New Style Chart ⭐
General Genealogical Research Sites
General Maps & Graves
- Apple Maps
- Billion Graves ⭐
- Bing Maps
- FamilySearch's Place Research database ⭐ (search for place names)
- Find A Grave ⭐
- GeoNames
- Google Maps ⭐
- Home Town Locator ⭐ (US only)
- Interment.net Graves
- International maps ⭐ (National Library of Scotland)
- MapQuest
- Old Maps Online ⭐ (Great for locating older place names)
- OpenStreetMap ⭐ (Great for mapping distances)
- OpenDataSoft (Location & Map Centric Database)
- Richard Nicholson of Chester Antique Maps (Primarily British Isles)
- The Cities Now ⭐ (Lists cities/villages nearby a location)
- Waze Maps
Location Specific Sites & Maps
- The Cities Now ⭐ (Lists cities/villages nearby a location)
- Alsace
  - Alsace overlay map (circa 1760)
- Denmark
  - Denmark Genealogy research web site
- England
  - 1851 England & Wales Jurisdictions Map ⭐ SEARCHABLE (color layered counties & parishes)
  - Counties of England
  - England Genealogy research web site
  - FreeReg.org.uk ⭐ SEARCHABLE
  - GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy
  - Great Britain, Atlas & Index of Parish Registers ⭐ Under Browse this collection, select COUNTRY, then COUNTY
  - Great Britain Interactive Map ⭐ SEARCHABLE
  - Great Britain Street & Road Map Search ⭐
  - Historic counties of England ⭐
  - List of United Kingdom locations
  - Map Finder from the National Library of Scotland ⭐ Great Britain Interactive SEARCHABLE Map
  - ParishMouse — Provides information & history on parishes
  - Street Map — United Kingdom
  - UK Genealogy Archives ⭐ Has a Place Search function & more
  - UK Towns, Counties & Postcodes ⭐
  - UKCityMap.com ⭐ 👍 SEARCHABLE
  - United Kingdom Borough status
  - Vision of Britain through Time ⭐ SEARCHABLE — Library of local history, maps, statistics, & more
- France
- Germany
  - 18th Century German Naming Customs
  - 21st Century Map of German Federal States
  - Alsace overlay map (circa 1760)
  - Archion.de German archives ⭐
  - Beyond History: German Genealogy and Probate Research
  - dict.cc ⭐ a German Word to any language translator
  - German Genealogical Word List ⭐
  - German Genealogy Online Databases & Records
  - German Old Script: ArchivFührer ⭐ a handwriting typewriter tool to help decipher script by typing letters
  - German Old Script: BYU Tutorial
  - German Old Script: Font Translator ⭐
  - German Old Script: Genealogical Symbols & Signs
  - German Old Script: Handwriting Examples & Tools ⭐
  - German Old Script: Kurrent Script Guide, Numbers, Days, Times, etc.
  - German Old Script: Names ⭐
  - German Old Script: Tips for reading German Handwriting and symbols
  - German Old Script: Transkribus, handwriting recognition program ⭐
  - German Roots Genealogy Records & Databases Online
  - Germany Genealogy research web site
  - Germany Orte-Places ⭐ lookup current places and location detail. Search in English or German
  - Month names in German utilized throughout history ⭐
  - MyGermanCity.com
  - Surname Digital Dictionary of German Surnames (includes surname distribution map)
  - Wikipedia: List of states in the Holy Roman Empire
  - Wikipedia: List of historical regions in Germany
  - Wikipedia: List of historical states of Germany
  - Wikipedia: List of current German states
  - Baden-Württemberg
    - Baden-Württemberg Archives
  - Bayern AKA Bavaria
    - Bayern AKA Bavaria, Germany Genealogy research web site
  - Bremen
    - Society for Family Research Bremen
  - The Palatinate
    - Map circa 1750-1777
    - Palatinate Genealogy research web site
- Ireland
  - FreeReg.org.uk ⭐ SEARCHABLE
  - GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy
  - Great Britain Interactive Map ⭐ SEARCHABLE
  - Ireland Genealogy research web site
  - Irish Genealogy.ie a government owned research web site
  - List of United Kingdom locations
  - Maps ⭐
  - UK Genealogy Archives ⭐ Has a Place Search function & more
  - UK Towns, Counties & Postcodes ⭐
  - UKCityMap.com ⭐ 👍 SEARCHABLE
- Jamaica
  - Jamaica Genealogy research web site
- Netherlands
  - Netherlands Genealogy research web site
  - Zuid-Holland Genealogy research web site
- Norway
  - Norway Genealogy research web site
- Prussia AKA Preußen AKA Prusy
  - Prussia was scattered throughout current day Germany, Poland, & Kaliningrad, Russia.
  - Overlay map of Prussia & current day Europe
- Scotland
  - FreeReg.org.uk ⭐ SEARCHABLE
  - GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy
  - Great Britain, Atlas & Index of Parish Registers ⭐ Under Browse this collection, select COUNTRY, then COUNTY
  - Great Britain Interactive Map ⭐
  - Great Britain Interactive Map ⭐ SEARCHABLE
  - Great Britain Street & Road Map Search ⭐
  - Historic counties of Scotland ⭐
  - List of United Kingdom locations
  - National Library of Scotland
  - Scotland Genealogy research web site
  - Scottish family history
  - UK Towns, Counties & Postcodes ⭐
  - UK Genealogy Archives ⭐ Has a Place Search function & more
  - UKCityMap.com ⭐ 👍 SEARCHABLE
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
  - Great Britain Interactive Map ⭐
  - Great Britain Interactive Map ⭐ SEARCHABLE
  - History of Parliament
  - List of United Kingdom locations
  - UK Genealogy Archives ⭐ Has a Place Search function & more
  - UK Towns, Counties & Postcodes ⭐
  - United Kingdom Borough status
  - United Kingdom Genealogy research web site
  - United Kingdom Street Maps
  - UKCityMap.com ⭐ 👍 SEARCHABLE
- USA
  - New Sweden Map 1645 (current day DE, NJ, & PA)
  - United States Genealogy research web site
  - US State Maps: Interactive
  - California
    - California Genealogy research web site
  - Colorado
    - Colorado Genealogy research web site
  - Connecticut
    - Connecticut Genealogy research web site
  - District of Columbia
    - District of Columbia Birth, Marriage, & Deaths archives
    - District of Columbia research web site
  - Florida
    - Florida research web site
  - Georgia
    - Georgia research web site
  - Indiana
    - Indiana research web site
  - Kansas
    - Kansas research web site
  - Kentucky
    - Kentucky research web site
  - Massachusetts
    - Massachusetts research web site
  - Maryland
    - Maryland research web site
  - New Jersey
    - New Jersey research web site
  - New York
    - New York research web site
  - Ohio
    - Ohio research web site
  - Pennsylvania
    - Friends meeting houses in Pennsylvania
    - Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania — Collections by County ⭐
    - How to Find Pennsylvania Death Records
    - Online Pennsylvania Death Records, Indexes & Obituaries
    - PennLibraries: University of Pennsylvania
    - Pennsylvania Archives and Digital Books (FamilySearch)
    - Pennsylvania County Maps: Interactive
    - Pennsylvania Death Certificates 1906-1970 (Ancestry) ⭐
    - Pennsylvania Genealogy research web site (FamilySearch)
    - Pennsylvania German Marriages (Ancestry)
    - Swedish Colonial Society
    - Adams Co.
      - Adams County Genealogy research web site
    - Bedford Co.
      - Bedford County Genealogy research web site
    - Berks Co.
      - Berks County Genealogy research web site
    - Carbon Co.
      - Carbon County Genealogy research web site
    - Chester Co.
      - Chester County Genealogy research web site
    - Crawford Co.
      - Crawford County Genealogy research web site
    - Cumberland Co.
      - Cumberland County Genealogy research web site
    - Franklin Co.
      - Franklin County Genealogy research web site
    - Juniata Co.
      - Juniata County Genealogy research web site
      - Map of Juniata, Mifflin, & Perry Counties with home owner names (1863)
      - Overlay map of Juniata, Mifflin, & Perry Counties with home owner names (1863)
    - Lancaster Co.
      - Lancaster County Genealogy research web site
    - Lehigh Co.
      - Lehigh County Genealogy research web site
    - Luzerne Co.
      - Luzerne County Genealogy research web site
    - Mifflin Co.
      - Map of Juniata, Mifflin, & Perry Counties with home owner names (1863)
      - Overlay map of Juniata, Mifflin, & Perry Counties with home owner names (1863)
    - Monroe Co.
      - Monroe County Genealogy research web site
    - Montgomery Co.
      - Montgomery County Genealogy research web site
    - Montour Co.
      - Montour County Genealogy research web site
    - Northampton Co.
      - Northampton County Genealogy research web site
    - Northumberland Co.
      - Northumberland County Genealogy research web site
    - Perry Co.
      - Map of Juniata, Mifflin, & Perry Counties with home owner names (1863)
      - Overlay map of Juniata, Mifflin, & Perry Counties with home owner names (1863)
      - Perry County Genealogy research web site
      - The Perry Historians research web site
    - Philadelphia Co.
      - Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project
      - Philadelphia County Genealogy research web site
    - Schuylkill Co.
      - Schuylkill County Genealogy research web site
    - York Co.
      - York County Genealogy research web site
  - West Virginia
    - West Virginia research web site
- Wales
  - 1851 England & Wales Jurisdictions Map ⭐ SEARCHABLE (color layered counties & parishes)
  - FreeReg.org.uk ⭐ SEARCHABLE
  - GENUKI: UK & Ireland Genealogy
  - Great Britain, Atlas & Index of Parish Registers ⭐ Under Browse this collection, select COUNTRY, then COUNTY
  - Great Britain Interactive Map ⭐
  - Great Britain Interactive Map ⭐ SEARCHABLE
  - Great Britain Street & Road Map Search ⭐
  - Historic counties of Wales ⭐
  - List of towns in Wales
  - List of Welsh principal areas
  - ParishMouse — Provides information & history on parishes
  - Principal areas of Wales ⭐ 👍
  - UK Genealogy Archives ⭐ Has a Place Search function & more
  - UK Towns, Counties & Postcodes ⭐
  - UKCityMap.com ⭐ 👍 SEARCHABLE
  - Vision of Britain through Time ⭐ SEARCHABLE — Library of local history, maps, statistics, & more
  - Wales Genealogy research web site
  - Wales Preserved County and Principal Area (State) List ⭐
  - Welsh Newspapers
  - Welsh surnames
  - Why do Welsh names have ap?
Passenger Lists
Research Tools
- Ancestry.com Upload GEDCOM
- Death Certificate ICD code numbers ⭐
- Medical Dictionary (use in conjunction with cause of death on death certificates)
- Name Etymology - Behind the Name - History of First Names ⭐
- One-Step Webpages (genealogy tools) by Stephen P. Morse
- Roman numerals converter ⭐
- The Cities Now ⭐ (Lists cities/villages nearby a location)
- U.S. Military Paygrade, Rank, & Insignia