Bill Buchanan's Overview of PAF 5.2 software
PAF 5.2 is the software used to create the data pages on this Jackson web site.
(available free here from www.familysearch.org)
GPS - Genealogical Proof Standards
1. Reasonably exhaustive search
2. Complete and accurate citation of sources
3. Analysis and correlation of the collected information
4. Resolution of conflicting evidence.
5. Soundly reasoned, coherently written conclusion..
The above criteria is detailed further on the linked website.
Organizing Documentation
Copyright Info: http://www.progenealogists.com/copyright_table.htm
easy reference for what is now available for free use.
Census Records - History of and How to Use Them:
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~haas/learningcenter/
Downloadable Forms for organizing your research:
http:www.familytreemagazine.com/forms/download.html
Two sites with links to all county sites in all states:
http://www.usgenweb.com
http://www.rootsweb.com/~websites/usa/index.html#county
County Finders:
1) Rootsweb: http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
2) NACO:
http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm
(This is great for finding cities or counties that are misspelled and therefore can't be located by rootsweb county finder!
Also for determining when county was formed. This is a
favorite site!)
3) USGS: (Scroll down to USGS):
http://www.searchforancestors.com/map/us.html
The Rootsweb county finder is also on this site.
Calculate Birth Date from Death Data:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/orange/calculate.htm
Day of the Week Calculator: http://geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/9714/zeller.htm
'Quaker' Dates (example:1722/1723)
www.illuminatrix.com/andria/quaker.html
Where are nearby towns?
http://geonames.usgs.gov/
New Jersey County Formation: (scroll down to see chart)
http://http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~windmill/html/nj%20counties.html
New Jersey Place Names; old and present:
http://www.genealogy-quest.com/collections/njplace.html