Research Toolbox

Often I’ll write about useful tips/tricks for genealogy resources. Here’s where I’ll keep those blog posts so readers can find them easily!

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• Free Online Tutorials and Lessons
• Online Genealogy Courses, Classes, and Lessons 
• Institutions and Conferences
• Professional Genealogy Reading: Journals and Books
• Genealogy Certification
• Genealogy Journals and Persi
• ProGen and Continuing Education
• Essential Genealogy Books and Then Some
• NGS Home Study Course
• Boston University’s Genealogical Research Certificate Program
• Importance of Citations

Michigan Research

• Michigan Records: SeekingMichigan.org
• New Records on SeekingMichigan.org
• Michigan Resources: Saginaw Obituary Index
• Michigan Resource: Digital Newspapers

Indiana Research

• Indiana Digitized Newspapers

General Research

• Local Libraries
• County Clerk Records
• Probate Records
• Court Records
• Land Records
• Genealogy Societies
• Religious Records
• Cemetery Records
• USCIS Genealogy
• 10 Tips on Successfully Researching in an Archive
• Preparing for Genealogy Vacations
• Use a Research Plan
• Elizabeth Shown Mills’ FAN Principle
• Look Before You Search
• DAR Records

Online Research

• Pinterest and Genealogy
• 5 Ways to Use Pinterest for Genealogy
• Library of Congress Maps
• Genealogy Gophers
• Genealogy on Facebook
• Facebook Groups: A Quick Guide on Etiquette
• Using Twitter for Genealogy
• Ancestry Academy
• National Archives’ Online Public Access (OPA)
• Tips on Searching on FamilySearch.org also see this one: FamilySearch.org Trees
• FamilySearch County Wikis
• Researching on FindMyPast Review

DNA

• DNA Webinars from FamilyTreeDNA
• GEDMatch.com
• My DNA Do Over (lots of links to DNA blogs and books)