Frugal Genealogy: Forms, Software, Database searches and more...

Dan Volkmann ©

This is my growing page of useful Genealogy tools that are free!
Many are links to other sites that host the tools; and some others are my own content.
Enjoy!
Go directly to the Google Search Zone


Census forms by year: hosted by genealogygenius.com


1930 US Census form Rev 8-24-07.doc 1920 US Census form Rev 9-6-07.doc 1910 US Census Form Rev 4-11-07.doc
1900 US Census Form Rev 4-11-07.doc 1890 US census form Rev 5-19-07.doc 1880 U.S. census form Rev 5-9-07.doc
1870 US Census form Rev B 5-9-07.doc 1860 US census form Rev 7-20-07.doc 1850 census form Rev 5-9-07.doc
1840 US Census form Rev 8-31-07.doc 1830 US Census form Rev 7-9-07.doc 1820 U.S. Census form Rev 7-9-07.doc
1810 U.S. Census form Rev 7-10-07.doc 1800 U.S. Census form Rev 7-10-07.doc 1790 U.S. Census form Rev 7-10-07.doc


Census information at Ancestry   Family Group Sheets at Ancestry



Charts and Forms:

about.com io.com Family Tree Magazine
Genealogy Forum ida.net HTML Pedigree Chart jellyjar.com
@ Rootsweb



Free Software:

GeneWeb Legacy Brothers Keeper
 
Family Tree Builder PAF Family Tree Maker






On-line database sites:

GeneaNet
US Genealogy(host of this site)
My database is on this site, which uses GeneWeb



Other useful tools:

Soundex Lookup Soundex Converter @ Rootsweb

Birthdate Database Look up a person born in the 20th Century.


Genealogy Classifieds




The Google Search Zone:
Google Genealogy Search Tips (Try these search tips below)

A basic Genealogy search for a surname     genealogy: yoursurnamehere

Here is a Tip for searching multi-word names, use quotes to search as a phrase: example "Van Der Kemp".

Use AND and OR to narrow or expand your searches: (make sure they are UPPER case)
yoursurnamehere AND location (results will have both)
yoursurnamehere OR alternatespellinghere (results will be either spelling)

Searching for a full name: (examples)
"Last, First" OR "First Last"     "Von Handel, George" OR "George Von Handel"   (results will have either order
With Middle Names "John Quincy Jones" OR "John Q Jones" OR "John Jones" OR "Jones, John" (results will have any of these)
Unknown Middle Name (*) "John * Jones" OR "John Jones" (results will have any, or no, middle name)

Excluding words: (the minus sign - )
[searching for John Glenn, but not the astronaut or senator]   "Glenn, John" OR "John Glenn" -astronaut -senator

Search certain sites: site:rootsweb.com yoursurnamehere (results for your surname on Rootsweb)

Search Google Books: books: yoursurname yourlocation (results for your surname/location in digital books)
Google
Web www.usgenealogy.net
[make sure you select "Web" for your search]


Free Database Searches:

Ellis Island database Search

CastleGarden.org (Immigrant ships list database, refine your search)

FamilySearch.org

Wisconsin Historical Society Vital Records: Birth Index Search





Database Searches using your Surname:


NOTE: This section under construction! Please check back later...
Surname:
Ellis Island database Search
Ellis Island database Search (Refine your search)



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