Cloud Computing

Free Online Services

• FamilySearch
• Findagrave
• Chronicling America
• US Genweb
• WorldGenWeb
• Library of Congress

Paid Online Research Services

• Ancestry.com - U.S. & the world
• MyHeritage - Europe
• FindMyPast - English Speaking

Save Stuff Forever

• Forever
• Permanent
• Wayback Machine

Archives

• Archives.org and Wayback Machine

DNA

• FamilyTreeDna
• 23andme.com
• Gedmatch

Newspapers

• Newspapers.com (owned by Ancestry.com)
• GenealogyBank
• Oldnews

Genealogy Groups

• San Ramon Genealogical Society
• Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group
• San Diego Genealogical Society
• Livermore-Amador Valley Genealogical Socoety
• California Genealogical Society
• Southern California Genealogical Society
• New England Historic Genealogical Society
• New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

Sources and Citations

• Evidence Explained
• Chicago Manual of Style

Professional Associations

• Association of Prefessional Genealogist

U.S. County Formation Maps

• Formation maps
• Maps of the U.S.
• Newberry Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Searching

• Google
• Google Advanced Search
• Google Image Search
• Cydi's List
• Steve Morse

AI

• ChatGPT
• Perplexity.ai
• Gemini AI- Google
• Microsoft Copilot

Blogs

• Genealogy Star