Category: Top Reference Tools

1. A Brillant Madness – From the PBS series program, American Experience: “A Brilliant Madness: The story of Nobel Prize winning mathematician John Nash.” Mr. Nash is the scientist whose story was used to make the recently released film, A Beautiful Mind. The show will be broadcast by PBS on Sunday, April 28, 2002 at 9:00PM Eastern.
2. All Popes, Listing – Comprehensive list and background of all popes serving as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
3. Author Webliography
4. Biography Center – site lists more than 10,500 manually indexed biographies.
5. Biographical Dictionary – “The Biographical Dictionary contains information on 33,000 notable people from ancient times to the present day. The Dictionary is searchable by names, keywords, and dates.”
6. Biography.com
7. BrightSPARCS – Biographical information about people from science, technology & medicine
8. Catholic Online – FAQs about saints & sainthood, patron saints, saints’ days, etc.
9. CIA: World Leaders – “The CIA publishes and updates the online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments regularly. The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States.”
10. Colonial Hall: Biographies of America’s Founding Fathers – ongoing project to put the biographies of the founding fathers on the Web. These are currently divided into three categories: Signers of the Declaration, Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution.
11. Composer Biographies by Time Period
12. Congressional Biographical Directory
13. Distinguished Women of Past & Present
14. Einstein Online – Detailed web directory to Einstein’s life and scientific theories.
15. Einstein’s Big Idea – NOVA – PBS online special about the 20th century’s greatest physicist, with games to illustrate his theories.
16. Famous Sports People – “Famous Sports People is a resource to get information on some of the most famous people in sports.”
17. Feynman, Richard, 1918-1988 – excerpts from biographies, postings from people who knew him, and many anecdotes about the legendary man. Included is a concise explanation of how Feynman discovered the cause of the Challenger disaster.
18. Noteworthy Find a Grave – “Find A Grave is a free resource for finding the final resting places of famous folks, friends and family members. With millions of names, it’s an invaluable tool for genealogist and history buffs. Find A Grave memorials are rich with content, including dates, photos and bios. You can even leave ‘virtual flowers’ on the memorials you visit to complete the online cemetery experience. Find A Grave also contains listings for thousands of celebrity graves, making it the premier online destination for tombstone tourists.”
19. Bob Hope and American Variety – Throughout his extraordinary professional career of nearly seventy years, Bob Hope practiced the arts he learned in vaudeville and perpetuated variety entertainment traditions in stage musical comedy, motion pictures, radio, television, and the live appearances he made around the world in support of American armed forces. This Library of Congress tribute provides a chronicle of his life and achievements.
20. Info Please Biography – Features 30,000 notable people.
21. Invention and Inventors Index – An index of famous inventors and inventions.
22. Inventors’ Hall of Fame – Searchable by inventor’s name or by invention, mainly American.
23. Jefferson, Thomas – 1743-1826 – site from the foundation that maintains Jefferson’s home
24. Namebase Index – Over 200,000 citations.
25. Omnibiography.com – “OmniBiography.com is the largest directory of biographies available on the Web containing information on more than 110,000 important people from antiquity to the present time.”
26. Poe, Edgar Allen – The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore created this exhaustive resource on Poe’s life and work.
27. Presidents of the United States – biographical directory of the 41 men that have been President, from Washington to George Walker Bush
28. Rock Musicians – People Magazine’s Rock Hall of Fame.
29. Short Biography – “Short Biography of Famous Personalities and Celebrities in History. List of thousands of famous people from all over the world.”
30. Social Security Death Master File (fee-based)
31. Steinbeck, John — 1902-1968 – The National Steinbeck Center is home to a museum and library devoted to this great writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize. The collections include books by and about him, local and oral history, audio-visual materials, artwork, and theses.
32. Who’s Alive and Who’s Dead – A “site that helps you keep track of which famous people have died and which are still alive!” If they’re one of the more than 1,700 people listed, you can find out if they are still with us and, if not, when and why they went.
33. Women’s International Center Biography Index –
34. Women Mathematicians Biographies

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1. A.Word.A.Day
2. Acronym Finder – With more than 900,000 human-edited definitions, Acronym Finder is the world’s largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.
3. Acronyms Used in the Computer Community
4. Advice on Research and Writing
5. AllAcronyms.com – “All Acronyms is the most comprehensive and user-friendly dictionary for all acronyms and abbreviations, including Internet slang terms.”
6. Allwords.com – English dictionary with multi-lingual search.
7. Anagram Server
8. Antagonyms – words that have opposite meanings (e.g., “bad” can mean bad or good depending on usage).
9. ArtLex – “Welcome to ArtLex. You will find definitions of more than 3,100 terms here, along with numerous illustrations, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and links to other resources on the Web.”
10. bab.la: Online Dictionaries – “Online dictionary for 24 languages. And much more about languages and translation: Conjugation, Quizzes, Games, Forum, etc.”
11. Barkley’s Financial Glossary
12. Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language Terms
13. BestLittleBaby.com – “BestLittleBaby.com has pregnancy resources and tons of fun ways to find the best baby name.”
14. Book of Cliches, The
15. Book Terms & Glossary
16. Bouviers Law Dictionary
17. Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable – Classic dictionary presented by Infoplease.
18. Collins Dictionary: Discover the New Scrabble Words – “Over 6,500 new words have been added to the Collins Official Scrabble Wordlist. Influenced by all parts of life including social media, slang, technology and food, plus English from around the world. Delve into some of the new words below and discover the full Wordlist.”
19. Cambridge Dictionaries Online – An online search engine allowing users to find definitions.
20. Common Errors in English – site which simply and entertainingly explains a number of common spelling and usage errors in English.
21. Copyediting – “Copyediting newsletter helps copy editors, editors and corporate communications pros improve their copyediting skills by presenting the latest trends in grammar, word usage and style.”
22. CyberItalian – interactive language course as well as culture, chat, and links.
23. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms – DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.
24. Devil’s Dictionary, The
25. Dictionary.com – “Dictionary.com – the largest and most trusted free online dictionary. Quickly find accurate definitions and audio pronunciations of words.”
26. Dictionary of Computing
27. Dictionary of Dental Terms
28. Dictionary of Digital Camera Terms
29. A Dictionary of Quotations – The 2,100 entries in this eminently researched collection form the constellation of collected wisdom in American political debate.
30. Dictionary of Math Terms for Kids – An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 400 common mathematical terms in simple language.
31. Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names
32. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable – E. Cobham Brewer’s 1898 collection of more than 18,000 entries that reveal the etymologies, trace the origins and otherwise catalog ‘words with a tale to tell.’
33. Dictionary of Symbolism – From abnormality to zodiac, this dictionary lists common literary symbols and their connotations.
34. DOT – Dictionary of Occupational Titles – It’s the official dictionary of occupational titles. DOT’s database is arranged alphabetically and can be read online or downloaded in one file.
35. Duhaime’s Law Dictionary – Researched, written in plain language and provided free of charge, to the WWLIA and its users, by lawyer Lloyd Duhaime.
36. Elements of Style – by William Strunk
37. English as a Second Language Home Page
38. English/Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary
39. English Grammar – “Download English grammar rules review, English grammar lessons and grammar exercises for free, or get grammar help and ESL tips on proper grammar usage.”
40. English-Spanish Library and Information Studies Dictionary
41. Ethnologue Database – on-line database of information about 6,500 languages. Includes alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other sociolinguistic and demographic data.
42. Etymology Sites: Behind the Name | Etymologyically Speaking | Online Etymology Dictionary | Phrase Finder | Roots of English: an Etymological Dictionary | Take Our Word for It | Word Detective, The | Word Origins | Word Spy
43. Etymology of First Names, The – This site looks into the meaning and history of common first names.
44. FindMeWords – “Find the words that can be formed with a group of letters to solve any crossword game. Convert letters into words.”
45. Fine Dictionary – “FineDictionary.com includes definitions from 4 dictionaries (WordNet, Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia and Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary), illustrations, example sentences, interesting acts, quotations, idioms and etymology as well as related words (synonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms).”
46. Fluency MC – “How to speak English fluently? 34 renowned English learning specialists share their #1 tips for how to speak fluent English.”
47. – translating dictionaries from English to the following languages: Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish.
48. FontMatcherator – “The Font Matcherator will find out what the font is in an image. Upload an image and we will match the fonts.”
49. Free Online Spell Checker – “This free online spell checker and spell check enables you to check your texts for spelling, grammar, or punctuation mistakes and offers instant feedback to correct spelling errors.”
50. FreeTranslation.com – “FreeTranslation.com is a straight forward, easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the ‘gist’ of foreign language text and web pages.”
51. Glossary of Business Terms: Washington Post
52. Glossary of Cancer
53. Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
54. Glossary of Internet Terms
55. Glossary of Investment Terms
56. Glossary of Literary Terms
57. Glossary of Poetic Terms
58. Glossary of Solar Physics
59. Glossary of Statistical Terms
60. Glossary of Stock Market Terms: Nasdaq
61. Glossary of Weather Terms: Washington Post
62. Glossary of Wireless Terms
63. Grammar and Style Notes – by Jack Lynch
64. GrammarCheck.net – “Now you can grammar and spell check any text or document online. Simply copy and paste your text onto our website to proofread, review, and correct it.”
65. Grammar Guide: Improve Your Spelling, Punctuation and Writing – “Nothing can cause you to lose credibility faster, or make you look sillier than having your writing riddled with all kinds of grammatical errors. I mean, if you don’t know enough to spell something properly, why should anyone trust a word you’re saying? There are some commonly made mistakes that are easy for most to spot, and some other not so easily spotted mistakes that’ll just make you look like a linguistic genius when you get them right.”
66. Guide to Grammar and Writing – The Guide to Grammar and Writing contains scores of digital handouts on grammar and English usage, over 170 computer-graded quizzes, recommendations on writing — from basic problems in subject-verb agreement and the use of articles to exercises in parallel structures and help with argumentative essays, and a way to submit questions about grammar and writing.”
67. Hawaiian Dictionary Online – Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian words.
68. Hebrew Tutorial
69. Heteronyms – words that are spelled identically but have different meanings when pronounced differently (e.g., wind or lead).
70. HyperDictionary – This dictionary looks up the word and presents the definitions twice. First a clean definition then with every work in the definition hyperlinked.
71. Idiommaster.com – “Translate idioms into Spanish, French, German and Italian accurately.”
72. iLoveLanguages
73. Internet Dictionary: Net Lingo
74. Jane’s Defence Glossary – search over 20,000 defence-related acronyms and abbreviations in the Janes’ database
75. Japanese Online
76. King’s English, The – by H.W. Fowler
77. LangToLang.com – Free multilingual dictionary offers bidirectional, single and multiple words translation from/to: English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian and Turkish language pairs.
78. Languages – This BBC site provides resources to help you learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, and other languages through online lessons. You can also learn holiday phrases in 34 languages and more.
79. Latin-English Dictionary
80. Latin Terms and Phrases in Mathematics
81. Legal Dictionary: FindLaw
82. Lexical FreeNet – a directory of over 500 translation dictionaries and glossaries.
83. Literary Encyclopedia and Literary Dictionary – The aim of The Literary Encyclopedia and Literary Dictionary is to provide profiles of the lives and works of literary authors whose works are valued in the English language, and to do so within an electronic publication which will enable readers to explore literary history as never before.
84. Little Explorers Picture Dictionary with Links – Fun and educational use of the Internet. Great place for kids to explore.
85. LOGOS – Multilingual Dictionary
86. Love France, Learn French – “Our awards for the best blogs, sites and resource pages to help you learn French online for free. You’ll not find another list like it.”
87. Luciferous Logolepsy – a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words.
88. Medical Dictionary – Site features encylopedic dictionary of over 9,000 classic and contemporary medical terms. Written entirely by physicians for both professional and non-professional readers site assists everyone concerned about health — their health and the health of those that matter to them.
89. Music Dictionary Online – Our Music Dictionary Online explains words and terms you may meet when reading musical scores, books about music or programme notes on CDs or at concerts. We have made it more comprehensive, by providing copious links to supplementary material in our own Music Theory Online resource, our Musical e-Monographs and external websites.
90. Merriam-Webster: Visual Dictionary Online – “Welcome to the Visual Dictionary Online, the dictionary with a new point of view. A quick glance at the index is all it takes to connect words with images. Explore the 15 major themes to access more than 6,000 images and see words like never before.”
91. Native Monks: English Classes – “Learn a language online anywhere anytime with our Native Teachers! Choose from hundreds of tutors, contact your chosen tutor; and get your personalised, one-to-one lesson started at a time convenient to you.”
92. Newbury House Online Dictionary – This online dictionary contains over 40,000 entries and is based on the best selling Newbury House Dictionary of American English. Providing simple and clear definitions, this online tool provides a wealth of sample sentences, idioms, and a wide array of cultural facts and figures.
93. Nihongo Master: Learn Japanese Online – “Learn Japanese online with easy lessons, powerful study tools and a great community. Score points and rank against others to become a Nihongo Master.”
94. OneLook Dictionary Search – Look up a word or term in an Internet dictionary or glossary. Free search access to a frequently updated database of words, terms, names, and acronyms.
95. On-line Chinese Tools – “These pages hope to provide tools to assist people in learning and using the beautiful Chinese language.”
96. On-line Dictionaries
97. Online Etymology Dictionary
98. Online Language Dictionaries and Translators
99. Omniglot: A Guide to Writing Systems -This website provides a guide to over 150 different alphabets, syllabaries and other writing systems including a few you will find nowhere else. It also contains details of many of the languages written with those writing systems and links to a wide range of language-related resources, such as fonts, online dictionaries and online language courses.
100. Oxford English Dictionary
101. Oxymoron List – “The Largest List of Oxymorons Ever Collected Online.”
102. Paradigm Online Writing Assistant – guide to writing, composition, rhetoric, editing, and style.
103. Phrase Finder – Phrases, sayings, idioms and cliches.
104. Picture Dictionary For Kids – “Free online Picture Dictionary for Kids.”
105. Polish-Dictionary.com – This online English-Polish Dictionary contains approximately 2000 words, phrases, and expressions.
106. Poker Glossary
107. Power Thesaurus – “Power Thesaurus is a fast, comprehensive and easy-to-follow online thesaurus for writers, journalists, students and teachers.”
108. Purdue Univ. OWL – Online Writing Lab
109. RhymeDB.com – “What rhymes with Rhyme? – Find all words that rhyme with other words at RhymeDB.com.”
110. RhymeZone – site offers rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, related words, and other phonetic and semantic functions; it also has integrated cross-referencing of famous quotations, Shakespeare, Biblical passages, Mother Goose rhymes, and user-submitted poetry.
111. Skeptic’s Dictionary
112. Slangit – The Slang Dictionary – “Slangit is a clean slang dictionary of slang words, acronyms, abbreviations, and emoticons.”
113. Smartling – “Simplify and accelerate translation and localization of your websites, mobile apps, and documents.”
114. Spanish Dictionary – “The world’s most popular Spanish translation website. Over 1,000,000 words and phrases. Free. Easy. Accurate.”
115. Specialty Dictionaries – Not even a native speaker knows all the words of his own language. Technical vocabulary is used only by specialists and so is not generally known by non-specialists. At this site you will find dictionaries and glossaries of specialized words in the English language, from Accounting to Wine.
116. SpellCheck.net – Free online spell checker. Copy and paste a word or document up to 5000 characters to check and correct it online.
117. Signing Savvy – “Signing Savvy is a sign language dictionary containing several thousand high resolution videos of American Sign Language (ASL) signs, fingerspelled words, and other common signs used within the United States and Canada.”
118. Take Our Word For It – Archive of etymology questions
119. TechDictionary.com – Search for thousands of computer and technology terms by term or keyword. Included are; computer, Internet and telecommunications terms, acronyms, emoticons or smilies, chat abbreviations, filename extensions, HTML tags, and domain suffixes.
120. Teach Language through fun activities & games – Join over 32,000 schools and 4.2 million students who decided to leave the verbs, vocabulary and grammar to us!
121. Tech Terms Computer Dictionary – “The free online dictionary of computer and technology terms. The goal of the Tech Terms Dictionary is to not just define computer terms, but explain them as well. Definitions of computer terms are helpful, but explanations with examples are even better. TechTerms.com contains hundreds of computer and technology terms, all with detailed explanations.”
122. TheFreeDictionary.com – English, Medical, Legal, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine all in one!
123. TheFreeThesaurus.com – “Free Thesaurus is a comprehensive online thesaurus of synonyms, antonyms, and related words. The thesaurus contains more than 145,800 unique entries from three top sources: Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged, The American Heritage Roget’s Thesaurus, and WordNet.”
124. Typography Resources – “Typography Resources is a curated directory of resources to buy, learn and acknowledge great typography.”
125. Victorian London Dictionary – period resources guide to the social history of Victorian London.
126. Visual Dictionary of Special Plane Curves – including description, history, formulas, properties, and links for each.
127. Vocabulary.com: Dictionary – “Try the world’s fastest, smartest dictionary: Start typing a word and you’ll see the definition. Unlike most online dictionaries, we want you to find your word’s meaning quickly. We don’t care how many ads you see or how many pages you view. In fact, most of the time you’ll find the word you are looking for after typing only one or two letters.”
128. WordDB – We have developed this website to make it easy for you find word to use for whatever reason you wish including popular word based games.
129. Where Do Languages Come From? – “We don’t ask ourselves where languages come from because they just seem to be there: French in France, English in England, Chinese in China, Japanese in Japan, and so forth. Yet if we go back only a few thousand years, none of these languages were spoken in their respective countries and indeed none of these languages existed anywhere in the world. Where did they all come from? This question is examined by this site by Exploratorium Magazine.”
130. Word2Word – Language Resources.
131. Word Game List – “The internet’s most comprehensive Scrabble Word Finder / Scrabble Cheat Site. Discover high scoring Scrabble and Words with Friends words.”
132. WordLab – “Nomenclature + Phraseology + Punmanship Exercises.”
133. Your Dictionary.com – “YourDictionary is a free online dictionary that offers definition search from Webster’s dictionary for word meanings and thesaurus. Use this dictionary search as a crossword or scrabble dictionary. Also find legal dictionary, technical words, glossary, foreign language translation, medical dictionary, and rhyming dictionary lists.”

1. Ancient History Encyclopedia – This is the world’s leading general history online resource, covering all time periods of human history on a global scale. Education is at the core of what they do, which is why they are working to develop more useful tools and resources for teachers and students as well as the general population too.
2. AllRefer.com Reference – “AllRefer.com provides articles in all areas of topics within Earth & Environment, History, Literature & Arts, Health & Medicine, People, Philosophy & Religion, Places, Plants & Animals, Science & Technology, Social Science, Law, Sports, Everyday Life, and more. Includes North America gazetteer and other reference works.”
3. CIA World Factbook – “The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.’
4. Britannica Online – “Explore the updated online encyclopedia from Encyclopedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and web sites.”
5. The Canadian Encyclopedia – Site provides the full text of the Canadian Encyclopedia, containing the efforts of over 3800 contributors from all parts of Canada.
6. Catholic Encyclopedia, The – “One of the biggest Catholic resources on the Internet, containing more than 10,000 articles.”
7. Country Reports – “Established in 1997 out of a love for international relations and culture. Entirely online, we offer more than 35,000 pages of content on the countries of the world. Our cultural, historical and statistical information has proven to be valuable to students, parents, teachers, and researchers alike.”
8. Encyclopedia.com – “Encyclopedia.com: Online dictionary and encyclopedia with pictures, facts, and videos. Get information and homework help with millions of articles in our FREE, online library.”
9. Encyclopedia Astronautica – “Encyclopedia Astronautica the most complete resource for space history – rockets spacecraft launch vehicles astronauts cosmonauts spaceflights engines space exploration.”
10. Encyclopedia of Psychology – “The Encyclopedia of Psychology is a collection of links to many areas of psychology. Our intent is to offer the best available sites organized to further the understanding of Psychology as a science.”
11. Encyclopedia Smithsonian – “Links to on-line Smithsonian Resources from Art to Zoology.”
12. Techweb TechEncyclopedia – “Supplied by the Computer Language Company Inc., the Tech Encyclopedia has more than 18,000 definitions and explanations written in plain English on topics ranging from PCs, Macs, UNIX, networking, client/server, graphics, multimedia, Internet, World Wide Web, objects, major products and vendors, acronyms, buzzwords … and much, much more.”
13. Encyclopedia of Television – “The Encyclopedia of Television includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information.”
14. Encyclopedia Titanica – This on line resource is for anyone interested in the Titanic. You can read over 2,100 individual passenger and crew biographies, browse the regularly updated passenger and crew listings, read exclusive articles by leading historians or join in discussions about Titanic research in a message board.
15. Home Improvement Resources- Better Homes and Gardens – “Inspiration to create bathrooms, kitchens, garages, home offices, decks, and patios you’ll love. We also have home plans, weekend projects, storage solutions, and more.”
16. Information Please Encyclopedia – “A current and comprehensive encyclopedia covering all the major branches of knowledge from astrophysics to Zimbabwe.”
17. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy – “The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy was founded in 1995 as a non-profit organization to provide open access to detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy.”
18. Jewish Encyclopedia – “This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.”
19. KickassFacts: Fact Encyclopedia – “Great knowledge base of facts. PicFacts, Random Facts, Life Pro TIps, You Should Knows, Infographics, AskUs, Advice and More.”
20. Legal Encyclopedia: Nolo.com – “Hundreds of free articles on everyday legal topics. Our articles are always accurate, up to date, and written in plain English.”
21. Mathematics Encyclopedia – What is an abacus? What did Euclid discover? Find answers to these and other questions with this browsable math encyclopedia.
22. Medical Encyclopedia: Medline Plus – “The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.”
23. Refdesk: Facts Encyclopedia Resources
24. Plant Encyclopedia of Plants – “This comprehensive database of over 38,000 plants can be searched using common plant names, botanical or family names. Detailed plant care sheets include information on growing conditions, common pests and diseases.”
25. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
26. Symbols.com – world’s largest online encyclopedia of over 2500 graphic symbols/
27. What is DNA?: DNA Encyclopedia – “What is DNA is a public research project launched by a group of biology enthusiasts. Our main goal is to show the importance of DNA knowledge.”
28. Wikipedia – “Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.”

1. Acadian Genealogy Home Page
2. AfriGeneas – African Ancestored Genealogy – “AfriGeneas provides leadership, promotion and advocacy for the mutual development and use of a system of genealogy resources for researching African related ancestry.”
3. American-French Genealogical Society – The American-French Genealogical Society, is a genealogical and historical organization dedicated to the study and preservation of the French-Canadian culture.
4. American Immigrant Wall of Honor, The – The wall celebrates American immigration from its earliest beginnings until today, and soon even more names will be added.
5. Ancestral Findings – Birth, Census, Death, Land, Marriage, Military, Passenger, Immigration Lists and State Records Indexes and a chat room.
6. Ancestry.com – search 240 million names in 1630 databases
7. Ancestry Search – An Interactive Directory of over 400 Genealogy Surname Search Engines.
8. Archives.com – “Trace your genealogy and family tree to learn more about your family’s history.”
9. BaiCon Genealogy
10. Behind the Name – the etymology and history of first names.
11. BestLittleBaby.com – “BestLittleBaby.com has pregnancy resources and tons of fun ways to find the best baby name!”
12. Cajuns, The – site for Cajun,Acadian,Creole and Louisiana genealogy, history and culture.
13. Cemetery Junction – This site is about helping the genealogy community find information about their ancestors. Thousands of cemeteries listed.
14. Cemetery Records on the Internet – The site is a resource of burial records and links to cemetery webpages. Browse over 2.8 million cemetery records across over 54,00 cemeteries worldwide online, all searchable. Special collections included veterans cemeteries and cemeteries flooded by dams.
15. Censuslinks – Resources to help with your genealogy research with a database of 7102 links and 2955 categories.
16. Commonwealth War Graves Commission – includes personal and service information for 1.7 million soldiers who died in the First and Second World Wars.
17. Crestleaf – “Crestleaf is a free resource that includes over 90 Million ancestry records. Search for relatives and build a family tree with our genealogy database.”
18. Cyndi’s Lists of Genealogy Sites on the Internet – “More than 264,550 links! 254,900 links, categorized & cross-referenced, in over 180 categories. Another 9,600+ uncategorized new links in the works.”
19. Ellis Island Passenger Lists – Between 1892 and 1924 over 22 million passengers and members of ships’ crews came through Ellis Island and the Port of New York. Now you can research passenger records from ships that brought the immigrants – even see the original manifests with passengers’ names.
20. Family Census
21. FamilySearch.org “Discover your family history. Explore the world’s largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.”
22. Family Tree Maker Online
23. Find a Grave – graves of noteworthy people
24. Firstmom’s Genealogy Resources and Records – Has actual records as well as thousands of categorized links to other resources on the web and off.
25. Genealogy Today
26. Genealogy.com – “Genealogy.com is a source for family history buffs to find genealogical research originally posted in GenForum and our most popular genealogy articles. Start a search or browse below to start digging into your family’s past!”
27. Genealogy Gateway
28. Genealogy Register, The
29. GeneaNet
30. Geni – “Create your family tree and invite relatives to share. Search 100 million profiles and discover new ancestors. Share photos, videos and more at Geni.com.”
31. GenSite
32. Genwriters -This site is designed to help genealogists begin writing their family histories.
33. History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy – “Through genealogy, researchers find out more about themselves and their families. The search may seem endless, as one piece of information leads to new stories, places, and people. Genealogy can improve lives by helping people identify and treat health risks. And genealogists hold a special spot in the hearts of their families. After all, genealogists know who to invite to the next family reunion.”
34. Home Geneology guide for 2017
35. Kansas Interactive Genealogy
36. MyTrees.com – “Frustrated trying to find your ancestry? Search the world’s largest family tree archive of its kind.”
37. Lineages – “Genealogy reference library and resource center built and maintained by professional genealogists who understand the needs of beginning researchers and experienced family historians.”
38. LookupUK.com – “The Resource Centre for finding that Lost Friend or Relative in the UK.”
39. London Ancestor – Genealogy & Local History in Greater London. A Journal of source data for Genealogy & Local History in Greater London.
40. Mayflower Passenger List
41. National Genealogical Society Home Page
42. National Obituary Archive – This site offers a repository of obituaries and death records with more than 56 million individual entries on file.
43. Obituarieshelp.org – Access newspaper obituaries and discover your genealogy online. Discover obituary resources like old newspaper obituaries archives and Download free genealogy forms and printable family tree charts.
44. Obituary Daily Times – Search for over 4 million obituary death dates (full-text obits not included) from nearly 2,000 publications around the United States. Entries typically include name, age, city of residence, source of obit, and death date.
45. Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records – This website gathers together links to online death indexes by state and county. Included are death indexes, obituary indexes, probate indexes and cemetery & burial listings.
46. Political Graveyard, The – “The Web Site That Tells Where the Dead Politicians are Buried”
47. Popular Baby Names – The Social Security Admin. publishes popular baby names as new data become available. In the top 1000 names per decade list, names are limited to births in the U.S.A. Unless stated otherwise, all other lists are from all Social Security applications, whether the birth occurred in the U.S. or elsewhere. Children born to U.S. military personnel, diplomats, tourists, and citizens working overseas are included as long as a Social Security number application is made.
48. ROOTS-L Home Page – Information on genealogical resources found at U.S. archives and libraries, including the Library of Congress. Includes Revolutionary War and other military records, as well as state by state genealogical resources.
49. Relationship Terms – Sometimes, especially when working on your family history, it’s handy to know how to describe your family relationships more exactly. This site helps you understand lesser known relationship terms such as ‘second cousin’ and ‘first cousin, once removed.’
50. Researching Your Roots – Researching your roots can be a lifelong project. With so many records and resources, it’s not easy to find a starting point. While every family history follows a different path, there are general guidelines that every beginner should know. The site summaries these guidelines.
51. Rootsweb – The website of the genealogical data co-operative offers several different services to the genealogical community, including web-page hosting, search indexes and registries. This site tries to offer links to actual information, not just links to links.the British royal family, American presidents, and other notables. Includes a database and information on doing genealogical research on the Internet.  
52. Social Security Death Master File (fee-based)
53. State by state Vital Records Links – This site has links to every State and instructions on ordering vital record info such as birth, marriage, divorce and death records.
54. Surname Distribution Maps – “Sometimes it is possible to guess where a surname originated through surname distribution maps. These maps graphically display locations where surnames occurred at different periods in time.”
55. SurnameSearch.com – Genealogy Surname Research in The United States And Worldwide.
56. SurnameWeb – The Genealogy Web Portal – The largest surname site on the web, search from over 1 BILLION persons! Now featuring 70,000 links to over 32,000 surnames; and over 2,200 one-name studies.
57. UK + Ireland Genealogy – Comprehensive site covering genealogy and family history in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Includes an introduction to genealogy, information on getting started, hints for working from outside the U.K., a calendar of events, and continually growing databases organized by country, county, parish, and district.
58. USGenWeb Archives – US Genealogy, census, marriage, wills
59. Vital Records – This site contains information about where to obtain vital records such as birth, death & marriage certificates and divorce decrees from each state, territory and county of the United States.
60. What’s in Your Name?
61. Where to Write for Vital Records – The links on this National Center for Health Statistics site provide you with direct access to individual State and territory information. To use this valuable tool, you must first determine the State or area where the birth, death, marriage, or divorce occurred, then click on that State or area.
62. Who’s Alive and Who’s Dead – the site that helps you keep track of which famous people have died and which are still alive!
63. WorldGenWeb Project, The – “The goal of the WorldGenWeb Project is to have every country in the world represented by an online website and hosted by researchers who either live in their own country or who are familiar with their country’s resources.”
64. YourFamily.com – genealogy and family member resources

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