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
Census information at Ancestry
Family Group Sheets at Ancestry
Charts and Forms:
Free Software:
On-line database sites:
GeneaNet
US Genealogy(host of this site)
My database is on this site, which uses GeneWeb
Other useful tools:
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)
[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...
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