Helpful Research Links

Have you ever come upon a term or abbreviation that leaves you scratching your head and muttering "what does that mean?". We all have and often. On this page I'm listing links that will help to clear some of the confusion and help us put together an accurate family history. Please email me if you know of other links that have been especially helpful to you. Odds are someone else will find them just as helpful.


Abbreviations:

Acronym Finder
Census and Soundex Abbreviations
Genealogy Quest: Glossary of Abbreviations
Miscellaneous Abbreviations
Abbreviations found in Genealogy
Genealogical Abbreviations

Handwriting:

Deciphering Old Handwriting
Old Style Abbreviations - Proper Names
Old Style Abbreviations - Places of Birth
Old Style Lettering - Occupations
Lettering Examples found in Parish Registers
Old Handwriting Article
Reading Old Handwriting
Old Handwriting Styles

Latin:

Genealogy Quest: Latin Glossary

Medical:

Genealogy Quest: Glossary of Diseases
Genealogy Quest: Glossary of Epidemics
Colonial Diseases & Cures
Forgotten Medical Cures

Occupations:

USGenWeb Old Occupations Explained
Genealogy Quest: Glossary of Occupations

Terminology:

Genealogy Quest: Terminology Glossary
Dictionary of Genealogy & Archaic Terms
Glossary of Unusual Words Found in Wills
Shipping Terminology

Miscellaneous:

Understanding Census Bloopers
Surveying Units and Terms
Tombstone Markings
AmeriSpeak - Expressions of our American Ancestors
Graven Images
Nicknames and Naming Traditions


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This GAGenWeb page created on December 11, 2004.
This GAGenWeb page was last updated on Friday, 05-Oct-2007 19:14:58 CDT.