November 17, 2008
Online Genealogy Dictionaries and Lists
I have been collecting URLs (Web addresses) of various online dictionaries and lists that
are useful to genealogists. These are useful when trying to decode foreign or obsolete
words often found in genealogy work. Here are a few of my favorites:
The Encyclopedia of Genealogy:
http://www.eogen.com (Disclaimer: This is a site that I
created but the data has been created by many different people. In fact, you can also add
data to the Encyclopedia of Genealogy.)
Abbreviations Found in Genealogy: FamilySearch has an extensive list at
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Abbreviations_Found_in_Genealogy_Records. Other lists may
be found at :
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/abbrev.html and
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sam/abbr.html and
http://www.genealogy.com/Glossary/glossary.html and
http://www.geisheimer.org/info/gene/abbr.htm
A List of Occupations, many of which are archaic. You can discover what your ancestor
really did at:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dav4is/Sources/Occupati... (with
emphasis on England and its 16th and 17th century colonies ) and
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/ocupaton.html and
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/jobs.htm and
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wiashlan/occupations.html and
http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/occupations.shtml
“Cousinship” - What is a second cousin twice removed? This and other cousin
relationships are explained at
http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/02/what-is-second.html
Cyndi's List of Medical Terms:
http://www.cyndislist.com/medical.htm
Where to Write for Vital Records - Addresses and guidelines for contacting each U.S.
state or territory for vital records and documents:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
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--Manaia
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