Links
My
Cinnamon Toast
I
listed my site here. It
has lots of links and
surnames in various areas
around the world.
Family
Search.org
This
is the Latter Day Saints'
search page. I have found
at least 100 birth records
here that led me back
to my 17th and 18th century
ancestors. It's a wonderful
resource. They've recently
added the 1881 censuses
from the U.S., Canada,
and England.
Their pilot program has yielded lots of vital records of interest to me: http://pilot.familysearch.org.
Heritage Quest
I had free access to this site when I lived in Maryland. I see Michigan residents can access it from home now. Check your own local library online to see if you can use this site in your state.
Ancestry.com
I
use this one the most.
I swore I would never
pay for my genealogy information,
but I'm forced to eat
my words. This information
that I've gathered from
this site makes it well
worth the membership cost.
Rootsweb
These
message boards have led
me to lots of connections.
(See
the story of William
Robroy McGregor's photos
and the article about
South Bend Genealogy Society
volunteer, Irv
Morse.)
Counties
and States - This
page on the rootsweb site
lets you enter any city
and state and gives you
the county. It's a big
help when you need to
find censuses and vital
records.
Order
Vital Records Online
I
ordered 2 death certificates
online and they were in
my possesion in a couple
of weeks. You have to
sign up for Vitalcheck
to order and use a credit
card, but it was convenient
and fast. I could even
check the progress by
signing in with the order
processing number they
give you. Fast and easy!
Ontario
Cemetery Finding Aid
This
is where I've found dozens
of the Canada family members
and where they are buried.
It's a great starting
point. It helped me tremendously
in researching the Billings,
Bromells, and Rushtons
of Elgin and Brant, Ontario.
Hancock's
Handy & Helpful Hyperlinks
and Notes
by
David & Audrey Hancock,
Portage, Michigan
There
are a lot of helpful links
at this site.
Tombstone
Birthday Calculator
This
is a big help with old
tombstones that tell the
date of death and the
exact age in years, months,
and days.
By
the way, to do this calculation
by hand when the online
calculator is not available,
use the 8870 formula (the
calculator calls this
the 30 day month length).
Example: If a person died
May 6, 1889 at age 71
years, 7 months and 9
days:
18890506
Year, day, month of death
(yyyymmdd)
-710709 Subtract
age at death (yymmdd)
18179797
-8870 Subtract
constant 8870
18170927 = Born 27 Sept.
1817 (yyyymmdd) This person
was born on September
27, 1817
Perpetual
Calendar
Ever
find an obituary dated
more than a century earlier
that doesn't give the
exact date? Well, if it
it's got the date of the
paper, like May 6, 1899,
and it says, "So
and so died on Wednesday,"
use this site to find
Wednesday's date in a
snap.
The
St. Thomas Cemetery
Check
out the new website by
our very own company,
Ambiquity Design.
I've
gotten lots of help from
the caretaker of this
cemetery, Lesley Cairns.
(See Archives from December
2001.)
BlueSky
Memorials
My
love of genealogy and
history led me to develop
this online memorial site.
We
haven't had a booming
business, but I enjoy
creating memorials for
our family members. The
tributes contain pictures,
obituaries, and family
history information, and
more. These tributes last
forever.
