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Search Engines:

HINT:  Learn to use search limiters.  See basics section for more information.

  • Google--  http://www.google.com
  • Ancestor Hunt:  http://www.ancestorhunt.com/  Billed as a site for free genealogy search engines
  • Ask Search--  http://www.ask.com/
  • Bing--  http://www.bing.com/
  • Mocavo--    http://mocavo.com/  Search engine specifically for genealogy
  • Thomas MacEntee (Genealogy Research Toolbox)-- http://genealogytoolbox.weebly.com/search-engines.html
  • Yahoo-- https://search.yahoo.com/
  • Yippy-- http://yippy.com  Cluster search engine.  Open “All Clouds” for the most information.  Try searching with: “surname” and/or locality and ~genealogy. 
  • The Genealogy Place--   http://www.genealogyplace.com/  Their claim: "GenealogyPlace's Intelligent Search Technology (IST):  The most powerful, unique finder of correct genealogical data on the Web.  IST provides search engine results that are more relevant and highly focused.  Focused results will lead you to your ancestors faster and easier.  We take the work out of the search".... It's worth a try.
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  • Home
  • Handouts
    • Archiving and Preservation >
      • Preserving Family Treasures
      • SAVE THE BOX
      • What do I DO with the STUFF?
      • Personal History Debate/ Laying Out Page
      • Avoiding Digital Disasters
      • Clues to Identifying Photos
      • Gathering THE STUFF
      • Interviews
      • Photo Organization
      • Memory Jogger ?s for Writing Personal Histories
      • More on Archiving--The Good, The Bad and The Terrible
      • Scanning Photos and Documents
    • Journaling in a Jiffy
    • Secrets/ Not Overwhelmed by Family History
    • Beginning Research Checklist
    • Evaluating Information
    • Family History: 15 Minutes at a Time
    • Going Digital with your Genealogy
    • Limiting Internet Searches
    • Ordinances Ready as a Starting Point
    • Organize to Fit the Way YOU Think
    • Personal Research Toolbox
    • Family History Notetaking
  • Web-site Project
    • Top Favorites
    • General Sites
    • Cemeteries/ Death Records
    • Census
    • Immigration, Emigration and Migration Records
    • Land Records- United States
    • LDS Websites
    • Libraries
    • Location Specific >
      • United States
      • State Specific
      • Other Countries
    • Maps/ Address & Phone Numbers
    • Military Records
    • Newspapers
    • Other 'Web-Site Projects'
    • Search Engines
  • Toolbox
    • Good to Know Basics >
      • Good to Know-Basics
      • Finding YOUR Best Place to Work
      • Census Records
      • Clues--Finding Missing Family
      • Computer and Tech Basics
      • OCR & Online Searches
      • Ocupsyshun Census Taker
      • Relationship Chart
      • Research Checklist
    • FamilySearch.org >
      • Good To Know-FamilySearch
      • Tree Connect: Adding Sources from Outside FamilySearch
      • Browse Records-FamilySearch
      • Find/ Add People in FamilySearch
      • No Image? Maybe There Is One
      • RelativeFinder.org
    • Apps & Links >
      • BYU Family History Labs
    • Reference Article Links
    • SPECIAL EVENTS INFO: >
      • 2020 Handouts
      • 2019 Fair Handouts
      • 2018 Fair Handouts
    • Getting Started for True Beginners
    • Consultants >
      • Strengthen Teaching Skills
    • Teaching Tools
    • Save the Box
    • Scanning, VHS and Cassette Tapes
    • Handwriting Helps
  • Photos and Stories
    • Scanning Multiple Photos/ Same Time
    • Scanner Hints
  • Charts and Blank Forms
    • Relationship Chart
  • Articles, Tutorials & Classes