FIND (just about) ANYTHING

MOCAVO - http://www.mocavo.com/
    Newest search engine for family history researchers
    Searches ONLY genealogy webpages for names and localities

GOOGLE - http://www.google.com/
    Select area of interest from world map
    Links to wide variety of sites (not all are free)

GOOGLE Search Hints - http://genealogy.about.com/od/search_tips/a/google_search.htm
    Make your Google experience more productive
    Hints, suggestions, etc (some for-money links)


FIND HELP    

Family Search Research Helps - http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp
    Research guides for states, countries, topics (like Immigration, Court Records, etc)
    Genealogical Word Lists in many languages

Getting Started (Rootsweb) - http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/
    Over 30 lessons on basic research strategies;  very well-written

Family Search WIKI  -  https://wiki.familysearch.org/
    Family history research advice
    "For the community, BY the community"

Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter  -  http://blog.eogn.com/
       Newsletter articles, blog,  new software, new resources, techniques, strategies

FIND WEBSITES

FHL Favorites - http://fhlfavorites.info/
    Select area of interest from world map
    Links to wide variety of sites (not all are free)

Cyndi’s List - http://www.cyndislist.com
      Links to All Things Genealogical - best ever starting point .  Format redesigned 2011.
      Includes some links to "pay sites"    

FIND NAMES

Family History Library - in Salt Lake City - http://familysearch.org
    Search L.D.S. genealogy data bases; browse the Family History Library catalog
    Find and print forms, research outlines, research guides, etc.

"New Family Search" - https://new.familysearch.org
    For LDS members only
    Find out which ordinances have been done; submit new names for ordinance work

FIND BOOKS ONLINE

GOOGLE BOOKS - http://books.google.com/
    Use "Advanced Search" option
    Not all books are complete;  links to booksellers

BYU Book Search - http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php
    "Search Tips" will give you hints on how to search more effectively
    Find digitized Family History and local history books from many libraries

Access Genealogy - http://www.accessgenealogy.com/library/
    Online history and genealogy library - digitized books
    Family and local histories from US and elsewhere

Library of Congress - http://catalog.loc.gov/
    Library of Congress online catalog
    If  all else fails, try searching the Library of Congress.

World Cat - http://www.worldcat.org/advancedsearch
    Locate a particular book just about ANYWHERE in the US
    Use your local library to arrange an Interlibrary Loan

FIND RESOURCES NEAR AND FAR

USGenWeb Project Front Page - http://www.usgenweb.org/
    Always FREE; genealogy websites for ALL US counties; special projects
    County sites vary re: data files offered.

World GenWeb Project - http://worldgenweb.org/
    Links to regional, national and provincial websites
    Country sites vary in content

Roots Web - https://sites.rootsweb.com
    Links to a plethora of free data files, compiled genealogies
    Watch out for links to “subscription” services

Shoreline FHC Holdings Catalog - https://sites.rootsweb.com/~wasigs/fhc/fhcindex.htm
    Searchable list of all permanent resources at the Shoreline FHC in Mountlake Terrace
    Hours of operation, how to get there

Everett FHC Holdings Catalog - https://sites.rootsweb.com/~wasigs/fhcevt/fhcindex.htm
    Searchable list of all permanent resources at the Everett FHC
    Hours of operation, how to get there

Sno-Isle Genealogical Society - https://sites.rootsweb.com/~wasigs/index.htm
    Searchable holdings catalog; content data files
    Hours of operation; how to get to the Research Library

Everett Public Library - http://www.epls.org/
    Heritage Quest - censuses, PERSI, more (at home with E.P.L.S. card)
    Online catalog; reserve a computer to use Ancestry.com (at the library)

Sno-Isle Library System - http://www.sno-isle.org/
    Heritage Quest - censuses, PERSI, books online, more (at home with S.I.L.S. card)
    Ask-a-Librarian service available.

King County Library System - http://www.kcls.org/
    Online catalog; Heritage Quest
    Available at home with KCLS library card

Northwest Room - Everett Public Library - http://www.epls.org/nw/
    Holdings, Northwest History, good genealogy and local history links
    Excellent photograph collection

Washington State Digital Archives - http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/
    Births, Marriages, Deaths, Court Records, etc.
    Actual images available for SOME records.

Snohomish Co USGenWeb Site - https://sites.rootsweb.com/~washohom/index.htm
    Genealogical, historical resources for SnoCo
    Attractive and talented County Coordinator

SnoCo Place Names Project - https://sites.rootsweb.com/~wasigs/locality1intro.htm
    Database containing odd and obscure Snohomish County localities
    Attractive and talented author/compiler

Canada GenWeb Project Front Page - http://www.canadagenweb.org/
    Links to all provincial GenWeb pages
    Explore resources at both national AND provincial levels

Canadian Genealogy Centre - http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.htm
    Canadian National Library and Archives - censuses, naturalization, more
    New resources added regularly.

Geographic Names Information Service - http://geonames.usgs.gov/
    GNIS - find US place names
    Find county for a given locality

Civil War Soldier and Sailor System - http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
    Index to military records
    From National Park Service

Bureau of Land Management site - http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
    Index to Federal Land Patents records
    Find exact locations, date of patents, etc.

US Gazetteer - http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
    From Bureau of Census
    Search by place name or ZIP code

IMPORTANT RESEARCH TOOLS

Babel Fish - http://babelfish.altavista.com/
    Online translating tool
    Not all languages available

FREE Genealogy Forms - http://www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/genealogy/
    Family Group Sheet, Pedigree Chart, Research Log, Time Line Templates, more
    PDF format, easy to use

RootsWeb Guides to Tracing Family Trees - http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/#Numerical
    31 topics - how to search, great help for beginners
    Sources, record types, countries, ethnic groups

Maps at Perry-Castaneda Library - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
    Online maps of general interest
    Extensive list of maps on other sites