More Maps and Search Tools - Ireland, Massachusetts, Alberta
Custom search engines are now available here at GenealogyExplore.com for three more locations — Massachusetts, Ireland, and the province of Alberta in Canada.
These custom search tools search across the Web, focusing in on genealogy and family history resources that pertain to a particular country, state or province. Give these search tools a try; we think you’ll be pleased with the relevance of the search results.
In addition, maps annotated with links to research resources are also now available for Alberta, Ireland, and Massachusetts.
Check our Search Tools and Maps sections for lists of the currently available resources.
Using Google’s Tools for Your Genealogy Research - Part 3, Annotated Maps
Google’s Maps feature has been a part of the Google search repertoire for awhile now. The availability of this maps feature is surely helpful to family history researchers, as they identify the locations that have relevance to current and past generations of their families.
A more recent addition to the services available through Google is My Maps., a feature with great utility for family history researchers. As explained in the My Maps user guide, this feature enables Google account holders to create maps that are annotated with custom placemarks, text, links, images and videos. The creator of the map can designate the map as a “public” map which can be accessed by others via Google search, or as an “unlisted” map which is available to those to whom the map’s creator provides the map URL.
Genealogy Search - Denmark
We’ve added a custom search engine for Denmark to our collection of search tools.
Denmark Genealogy Search is a custom search tool that searches all across the Web, but centers on sites that are relevant to Danish genealogy and family history.
Give Denmark Genealogy Search a try. Your comments, questions and suggestions are welcome.
Genealogy Books - Self-Publishing
Resources on the Internet make it possible for family history researchers to self-publish their own family histories, reference materials, and other works.
The newsletter of the Missouri State Genealogical Association recently highlighted one such book — Primary Sources Online. Author Carolyn Paul Branch has made this book available through the self-publishing services of Lulu.com. Read more
Genealogy Search Tool for Ontario, Canada
Our list of custom search tools continues to grow with the addition of custom search engine for the province of Ontario in Canada.
The Ontario Genealogy Search engine searches the entire Web, but focuses on sites with a particular relevance to Ontario genealogy and family history.
Genealogy Books - Out of Print, Hard-To-Find
In a previous post, I noted that online research is a useful way to find books published by genealogical and historical societies. Some websites and blogs also make available collections of out of print books that they have unearthed.
One site, Genealogy Books Online, offers a fee-based subscription service to family history researchers. Subscribers may read the collection of genealogy books, family histories, and biographies online. The site’s blog provides information on additions to the collection.
Also available to family history researchers are online collections, such as the works available at Gutenberg.org, of books in the public domain.