Tools ~ Clocks, Dictionaries, Telephone Directories, Etc.

    A shovel is a good tool for digging, but, if you are going to dig for ancestors you might want a better tool. Here you will find links for web page design and development, computer services, and other language assistance aids. Check out the links and find a wealth of information to assist you in your hunt.


    Genealogists Tool Box
    Computer Utilities & Services ~ For Users
    Dictionaries and Other Language Aids
    Other Language Aids
    Search Engines
    Telephone Directories & Services
    Time Clocks
    		 Web Page Design and Development
    Archiving and Preserving Your Documents
    Graphics
    Html, Java, and Other Programming Languages
    General links
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    Computer Utilities & Services ~ For Users
    link button   FBI - Cyber Security
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation's website about cyber crime.
    link button   McAfee Virus Information Library
    Contains information on virus characteristics, methods of infections, removal instructions, etc.
    link button   Snopes.com
    Locate and identify whether that piece of e-mail you've received is a hoax, the truth, or something in between.
    link button   Sophos
    Sophos provides information about virus hoaxes to assist companies and individuals.
    link button   Symantec Security Response
    Contains information on virus definitions, updates, and removal tools.
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    Computer Services
    link button   ABF Software - Lens
    Free magnifying software available for download.
    link button   Contactify
    An e-mail program that allows you to control who has access to your e-mail address.
    link button   Driver Guide
    A database of drivers, firmware, and support documents.
    link button   Genealogy Software Links ~ Louis Kessler
    List of genealogy software and genealogy program websites, with the author's description of, and comments about, each site.
    link button   IrfanView
    IrfanView is a FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) 32-Bit graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME, WinNT, Win2000 and Windows XP.
    link button   LDS - Materials For Those With Disabilities
    Online catalog from Family Search [LDS]
    link button   PDF Online
    From BCL Technologies, a free resource for creating your own PDF files.
    link button   del.icio.us
    This 'social bookmarking' website allows you to keep all your bookmarks in one place, bookmark things for yourself and friends, and check out what other people are bookmarking.
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    Dictionaries and Other Language Aids
    link button       Abbreviations.com
    Browse acronyms and abbreviations [by category]; browse thousands of dictionary definitions; search for expressions, search for synonyms, and more.

    link button   Babel Fish ~ AltaVista
    Translate from English to several other languages.
    link button   Genealogy.Net
    German transcription service.
    link button   Socrates
    Translate between languages.
    link button   Systran
    Online translation service.
    link button   TravLang
    Language center for travelers.
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    Other Language Aids
    link button   Acronym Finder
    Find out what any acronym, abbreviation, or initialism [e.g., NASA, MLB, CBC] stands for
    link button   Dictionary.com
    Online dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia.
    link button   Ethnologue: Languages of the World
    An encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s known living languages.
    link button   Exonumia
    A complete listing of all secret society, fraternal organizations and fraternal orders with abbreviations; with slogans and mottoes. For ease in genealogy research and attributing exonumia with initials only. Complete list of acronyms and abbreviations of societies and fraternal groups.
    link button   ForeignWord.com
    Word and text translations for over 70 languages, a free downloadable all-in-one translation wizard for PCs, and more.
    link button   German ~ WorldRoots.com
    A list of old German professions, occupations and illnesses.
    link button   GlossPost
    GlossPost is a searchable database of links to glossaries on the Internet.
    link button   Grandiloquent Dictionary
    A collection of obscure and rare words in the English language, including some which do not have equivalent words in English.
    link button   InfoPlease
    Almanacs, an encyclopedia, a thesaurus, timelines, and more.
    link button   Lexin
    Dictionaries that translate Swedish to English and several other languages.
    link button   Merriam-Webster Online
    The online version of Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
    link button   Occupations - Old
    Index of old occupations.
    link button   ROOTS
    A dictionary of genealogy terms and archaic terminology.
    link button   TextCat
    This demo version of a language identifier allows you to type some text and determine the language of origin of that text.
    link button   Who Named It? ~ Medical Dictionary
    A biographical dictionary of medical eponyms that includes a medical phenomena named for a person, with a biography of that person.
    link button   WordReference.com
    Online dictionary offering translation from Spanish to English, French to English, Italian to English and vice versa, as well as a dictionary of Spanish to Portuguese and vice versa [español-portugués, português-espanhol].
    link button   YourDictionary.Com
    Dictionary, thesaurus, translations.
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    Search Engines
    link button   AlltheWeb
    Searches other Internet search engines to obtain results.
    link button   AltaVista
    White pages, yellow pages, etc. Includes link to BabelFish Translator.
    link button   Ask.com

    link button   Centipedia
    Wikipedia's search engine.
    link button   Dog pile
    The name behind the term "Google It!"
    link button   Google

    link button   How to Perform Exact Searches
    Living Internet provides these insights into how exact searches work and when to use them.
    link button   KoolTorch - Internet Search Engine
    KoolTorch allows you to see 10, 50, even 100 search results all at once - all on one page.
    link button   Mooter - Internet Search Engine
    An Australian Internet search engine that organizes search results in 'clusters', then re-ranks the results based on which cluster the user selects.
    link button   Search Engine Colossus
    International directory of search engines.
    link button   Search.com
    Search.com searches Google, Ask.com, LookSmart and dozens of other leading search engines.
    link button   Starting Point
    A search engine that utilizes Google to perform Internet searches.
    link button   WayBackMachine
    A web site where surfers can explore a universe of archived websites. This site is now officially recognized, by the State of California, as a library.
    link button   WebCrawler
    WebCrawler © brings users the top search results from Google, Yahoo!, Windows Live, Ask.com, About.com, MIVA, LookSmart and other popular search engines.
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    Telephone Directories & Services
    link button   Addresses
    Look up e-mail addresses, zip codes, area codes, individuals, businesses, etc. Also offers reverse directory searches.
    link button   AnyWho ~ AT&T
    Online directory for use in searching, internationally, for people, places, and businesses, as well as area codes, toll free numbers, and maps.
    link button   Directory, The
    Telephone number prefixes and area code look ups.
    link button   Infobel
    Offers links to phone directories around the world as well as international dialing codes.
    link button   Melissa Data
    Free zip code and address information, also with Canadian and U.S. address lookups.
    link button   Nedsite
    A directory of worldwide resources for looking up people and businesses by e-mail address, telephone listings, etc.
    link button   Public Records Search
    A directory of public records providers in the United States, covering a wide variety of public records including mortgages, property records, criminal records, civil court filings, sex offenders, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, unclaimed property, professional licenses, and more.
    link button   Switchboard
    Look up names (using reverse searches), phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and street addresses of friends, colleagues and businesses.
    link button   WhitePages.com
    Search for people, businesses, e-mail addresses, area and Zip codes. Reverse lookups using an address or telehone number can also be performed.
    link button   ZabaSearch
    Find zip code locations, area code locations, IP addresses, etc.
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    Time Clocks
    link button   Time and Date
    A world clock, time zone calculator, information about time zones, and more.
    link button   U.S. Time Clock
    This website shows official United States time zones.
    link button   World Clocks
    An aid in determining time around the globe.
    link button   World Time Zones
    This website shows times in a world map format.
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    Web Page Design and Development Archiving and Preserving Your Documents
    link button   Footnote
    Organize, annotate and share your images, search and browse images, and create your own story page. Free and paid memberships available.
    link button   LibraryThing
    LibraryThing is "an online service to help people catalog their books easily".
    link button   OurStory
    OurStory is a resource that can be used to produce genealogy time lines.
    link button   Photo Detective.com
    Maureen Taylor is the author of Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs. Through PhotoDetective.com, she's dedicated to helping those who share her infatuation with discovering the stories behind images of the past. A for fee service.
    link button   Photo Restoration Services - George Geder
    For fee services offered for restoring old photos.
    link button   SmugMug, Inc.
    Crop and enhance your photos, create online albums, etc. A fee is charged for this service.
    link button   SnapGenie
    A service presented by MyFamily.com that allows you to upload photos and add voice narration. Free and paid subscriptions are available.
    link button   Story Of My Life
    A fee-based service. According to the website, their mission is "to collect the life Story of every person who has walked the face of this earth – in the past, the present and our futures; and to keep these Stories preserved and accessible forever."
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    Web Page Design and Development~Graphics
    link button   Bordered Backgrounds

    link button   Cartoon Graphics ~ The Wizard of Draws
    Free cartoon clipart. Link-back required.
    link button   Cool Archive.com
    Over 4000 icons in 125 categories available in both .ico (for your computer) and .gif (for your web page) formats.
    link button   Free Backgrounds.com
    Wallpapers, free backgrounds, free animated gifs, etc.
    link button   Graphics by Trial & Error
    A selection of themed genealogy graphics for your use.
    link button   Mama's Graphics
    Graphics on this site have been obtained from various websites throughout the Internet, and some are original designs.
    link button   NoNags
    NoNags tries to "do the work of selecting what really works, what's really free, what really is worth your time and effort", and have "put together a large collection of 32-bit Windows software that has no disabled features, nags, time limits, or any other tricks".
    link button   Northland ~ Web Builders.com
    You can use these free images either for desktop wallpaper, or for background images for your website.
    link button   Web Developer's Virtual Library [WDVL]
    Icons for web page design from Web Developer's Virtual Library.
    link button   Welcome to Roxy's Renditions™
    Free Winter Background Graphics
    link button   Winnie the Pooh
    Winnie the Pooh graphics for web pages.
    link button   Wondershare
    Several categories of photos for use as backgrounds.
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    Web Page Design and Development~Html, Java, and Other Programming Languages
    link button   Basic HTML
    This is Primer #1 in a series of seven that will calmly introduce you to the very basics of HyperText Mark-up Language [HTML]. The site also contains links to other programming languages, backgrounds, buttons, and other webpage programming resources.
    link button   Echo.Echo.com
    Tutorials in HTML, JavaScript, CSS, DHTML, and XML.
    link button   EclipsePalette
    A color palette and screen color capture program designed for web designers, Visual Basic, C++, C#, and Java developers. It features a drag-and-drop interface, as well a color mixer, and manual color adjustment tools.
    link button   HTML - Coding to Produce a Copyright Sign, Ampersand, Etc.
    In some circumstances, you may want to display HTML coding on your web page for visitors to see. Typing in the code normally will be interpreted and used by the web browser by default. To actually show HTML coding, an "escape" code is needed. Below is a chart showing the more popular escape codes available.
    link button   HTML Clinic
    Use this site as a resource when you need a quick refresher on a tag!
    link button   HTMLite
    Tutorials in HTML, Javascript, CSS, XHTML, and Perl/ CGI. Even if you don't use a text editor to create your web pages, there are some helpful tips here.
    link button   Internet Brothers
    This website advertises that is for those beginners who know nothing about HTML programming.
    link button   Java Freeware
    Java applets, scripts, tutorials and other java-related information.
    link button   JavaScript Primer

    link button   The JavaScript Source

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    Web Page Design and Development~ General
    link button   Angelfire
    Get your own free website.
    link button   Any.To
    For webmasters, Any.To is a free URL redirection service which allows you to make your web address short and simple.
    link button   Arbor Vita
    Arbor Vita is a freeware program that lets you display your genealogy tree on the web by generating HTML pages. It displays genealogy trees graphically and generates one page for all individuals in the same family.
    link button   Bellsnwhistles
    Free tools for building your web site, including web site building helps, software downloads, Java Applets, web resources, web tools, Javascript, Midi links, etc.
    link button   Draac.com
    Engine for conversion of colors to Hex/RGB.
    link button   Family Tree Guide
    Description from Website: "Placing your family tree online with your own website and website address could never be simpler then what we offer. Our goal is to make this as easy for you as we can. All work that involves the website setup and maintenance will be handled by one of our capable staff, leaving you to handle only the research into the genealogy for your family. Because your family tree is web-based you will be able to access and edit your genealogy from anywhere in the world. And we do all of this for free!"
    link button   Free Find
    Put a search engine on your web page!
    link button   GRSites.com
    Web graphics, fonts, sounds, button makers and more.
    link button   Geni [Beta]
    "Geni is the fast, free, fun way to create your family tree - and stay in touch.
    link button   HTML True Color Chart
    A chart of the codes used to produce colors in HTML. The chart can be printed for use offline.
    link button   Half A Dot Smallwebs
    Code to stop people from right clicking on your web page. 'Very kewl' according to Genzoli.
    link button   Homestead
    Create your own website. Fee based, free trial available.
    link button   MyFamily
    Create a private family website to share stories and photos with others.
    link button   OurTimeLines.com
    Generate timelines for use on your own web pages. The only condition is that you ensure that there is a link from each page where the timeline is used back to www.OurTimeLines.com.
    link button   Pedigree Chart Generator
    You can use the form at this website to build a free html pedigree chart for your web site.
    link button   Pic2Pic
    Pic2Pic by WaveL Software is a FREE utility for batch conversion of image files with rotation, mirroring, and color resolution adjustment.
    link button   Rootsweb Freepages
    RootsWeb provides free website space.
    link button   TribalPages
    This free genealogy hosting site includes a custom URL for your site, offers password protection, gives you the ability to hide information on living persons in your family tree, and provides a relationship calculator which calculates relationships between any two names.
    link button   USGenNet
    USGenNet is dedicated to providing free-access online websites for educational purposes, for public research and for the study of our national historical heritage.
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    General links
    link button   AncestryPress
    A free, easy-to-use publishing tool to create pages or family tree posters that showcase your documents, photos and charts. You can print your pages at home or order professionally printed, coffee-table quality books or high quality prints suitable for framing.
    link button   AuthorHouse.com
    This vendor offers support and services needed to self-publish your book.
    link button   Birthdate Calculator
    The script calculates the birth date when the age at death and the date of death are known.
    link button   Birthdate Calculator
    Calculate date of birth based on date of death [day, month and year], and age at time of death [in days, months, and years].
    link button   Blogstream
    A blog is like an public diary that anyone can read. With Blogstream there is no obligation, it is 100% free, and your Blog is published right on Blogstream's site.
    link button   Códigos Postales ~ Correos
    Directory of postal zip codes for Spain and Andorra, and well as access information about mailings [e.g., stamps, packing services, and rates]. En Español.
    link button      Cousins Explained
    This chart attempts to explain the relationships that exist between cousins.
    link button   Downloadable Genealogy Forms
    From Family Tree Magazine's website, download either PDF or text files of ancestor charts, research journals and worksheets, correspondence logs, family group sheets, and other forms for documenting your research.
    link button   England ~ Ian's English Calendar
    This site is intended to replace quick reference handbooks of dates for those interested in English history, literature, and genealogy. It is also accurate for European history outside of England, with the exception of the period 1582-1752. Moreover, don't try to use this site to calculate dates of English documents between 1588 and 1752 because England is a special case during these years.
    link button   Fraternal Organizations & Secret Societies
    A list of societies, fraternal groups, and similar organizations showing the abbreviations, slogans and mottoes of the organization.
    link button    Free Dictionary.com [Farlex]
    Access a dictionary/thesaurus, a medical dictionary, a legal dictionary, a financial dictionary, an encyclopedia, acronyms, idioms, and the Wikipedia encyclopedia.
    link button   French Republican Calendar Date Converter
    The conversion tool at this site is essential for use in converting The Republican calendar [in use from 1793 through 1805 in France and areas under French rule including Belgium, Luxembourg and parts of Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy] into Gregorian calendar dates.
    link button   Genealogy Charts [Misbach.org]
    Download, in PDF format, free family tree charts in different formats, including one just for kids
    link buttonGenealogy Forms
    Downloadable forms [e.g., census forms] for use in genealogy research.
    link button   Guide to Gregorian Dates
    In the late 16th century, Pope Gregory XIII (1502-1585) authorized the Gregorian calendar—the international standard today—to replace the old Julian calendar dating back to Caesar’s time. Although some countries adopted the Gregorian system quickly, many retained variations of the old Julian system. This is a list of when they made the switch.
    link button   Helm's Genealogy Toolbox
    A collection of tools to assist those interested in researching their genealogy or family history. The site links to Web sites with content relevant to family history resources, as well as digitized images of original documents.
    link button   House of Names
    House of Names features 'historical' arms prints and histories of last names.
    link button   It's All Relative
    A ten generation relationship chart, plus links to Czech and Slovak genealogy
    link button   Matching Places Search - Family History
    A search engine to help you find places with the same name. For example, to find all towns in England named Barton, type Barton in the Place field and England in the Part Of field.
    link button   MeasuringWorth.com
    An aid to assist in determining the relative value of an amount of money in one year compared to another.
    link button   My Family Health Portrait - US Surgeon General
    My Family Health Portrait allows you to create a personalized family health history report from any computer with an Internet connection and an up-to-date Web browser.
    link button   One Step
    Search engines developed by Stephen P. Morse.
    link button   PlacesNamed
    A geographic encyclopaedia that aids in identifying the state, county, etc., where a place is located. Also provides information on the statistics of surname distribution patterns in the U.S.
    link button   Relationship Chart [About.com]
    A ten-generation chart outlining the relationship between members of a family tree.
    link button   Relationship Chart ~ KINSHIP
    A relationship calculator from KINSHIP, It’s All Relative, by Jackie Smith Arnold
    link button   Relationship Chart ~ Lewis Genealogy.com
    Use this chart to determine the relationship between you and another individual.
    link button   Relationship Chart ~ Relationship Calculator [by Stephen P Morse]
    Calculate, online, relationships between family members you are researching.
    link button   Relationship Chart ~ Twig, Tree and Treasure
    A chart for figuring relationships, a U.S.P.S. abbreviations chart, and other information.
    link button   Research Checklist
    Printable form to check off records that have been researched on a particular individual. Also a good guide in determining the types of records to search for.
    link button   Surname Search
    This genealogy search tool, which indexes only surname pages, is designed to be helpful in finding surnames on family tree pages across the web.
    link button   TinyURL.com
    Enter a URL in the text field, and the engine will create a tiny URL that will not break in email postings and never expires.
    link button   United States Postal Service
    Official USPS abbreviations for states, streets, and armed forces units abroad.
    link button   United States Postal Service
    Zip +4 code lookups.
    link button   XE.com
    International currency converter aids. Check under 'Tools' for currency converters, travel expenses calculator, currency charts, etc.
    link button   iRoots - Genealogy Tools
    A collection of online tools for use in genealogy research.
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