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Programs and Online Sources |
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Family Search |
Your best stop for original research. |
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Ancestry |
Your other best stop for original research. King of |
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FTDNA |
King of yDNA (male lines only). Second best for aDNA (Cousin Matching). King of MtDNA (female lines) |
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23 and Me |
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My Heritage |
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Full Genome Corp |
King of really in depth yDNA testing. |
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YSEQ |
This is where to go if you want to test one or two SNPs to refine your DNA. |
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Family Tree Maker |
The Granddaddy of Genealogy record keeping programs |
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Binns |
A great source for Virginia Tax Digests. |
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Deed Mapper |
A great program for mapping deeds and plats. It does however have a little bit of a learning curve. |
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USGS GNIS |
https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/ngp/board-on-geographic-names/ |
This government agency is here to help you. It is especially useful to find the locations of creeks and rivers that may be located in a present day county that differs from the county from years ago. Simply click on Domestic Names, then Search Domestic Names. Hint: Creeks and rivers falls under their classification - Streams. |
Map of US |
This site has interactive graphical maps for each state showing the formation of its counties. It is especially useful in getting an general idea of very early county boundaries. |
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Everpresent |
https://everpresent.com/a-guide-to-genealogy-and-family-history-research/ |
This site has many great tips on developing solid research practices. So many researchers fall prey to copying someone else's research without double checking it. In doing so, a lot of bad information gets repeated. Here is a great site to help you avoid that trap. |
MS Snipping Tool |
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This is a great little tool for grabbing small sections of documents and saving it to your computer |
Acrobat |
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Land Grants |
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Georgia |
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Grants: Lucas, Index to the Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia 1756-1909 Revised Edition. Plats: CD: Mary Abbe, Index of Colonial and Headright Plats in the Georgia Archives Land Lotteries: 1805, 1807, 1820, 1821, 1832. Books are available for each Land Lottery. Additional research may be needed at the Georgia Archives. |
South Carolina |
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North Carolina |
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Virginia |
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Cavaliers & Pioneers 8 volume book series. |
Bureau of Land Management (Many States) |
https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx |
All States, Except Original Colonies, Maine, Vermont, West Virginia (after it split from Virginia), Kentucky, Tennessee & Texas. Hint: Check their help on searching with wildcards. Their search does not do any variant spellings |
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