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Discover over 90 useful links for your genealogy: databases, archives, tools, history, heritage and more!
Since December 2018, we share with you, every Monday on our social networks, useful links for genealogy also called 'genealogy ideas'. For your greatest pleasure (we hope!), we have gathered them all in this article that you can keep in your Favorites!
- La Revue française de Généalogie : the website of the famous magazine on genealogy news.
- Geneagenda : the free agenda for genealogy events.
- Flipboard « The mag for tools for everyone » : over 10,100 articles on genealogy, history, archives…
- Flipboard « Gazette Ancêtres » : a collection of articles from bloggers of the Challenge AZ, the Geneathème, and the Geneaveille by Sophie Boudarel, professional genealogist.
- Genealogical resources - Gallica : this page gives you access to various genealogical resources from Gallica: historical archives, nobility, genealogies, Cassini maps, militaria, official journal, trades and various funds...
- Genealogical resources on Nobility - Gallica : with access to the armorial, the cabinet of titles, and the genealogies of noble families.
- Alphabetical directories of artists' and artisans' names - Gallica : everything is said ;)
- National Archives of Overseas France (ANOM): to discover the funds coming from the ministry in charge of Overseas France and the colonial administrations of these territories.
- Anchoukaj : search by Guadeloupean and Martinican slave family names in 1848.
- Léonore Database : the database of national archives that groups the files of people named or promoted in the Legion of Honor since 1802 and deceased before 1917.
- Havrais Disarmament : census of disarmaments, sailors' registries, passengers, ships, and shipyards...
- Man and wolf - 2000 years of history : the database lists nearly 3000 victims of wolf attacks in France.
- The list of King's Daughters : the census of these young girls who came to Canada from 1663 to 1673 by the demographic history research program of Quebec.
- Ahem Ahem Ahem My Ancestors : over 1800 anecdotes recorded in the archives in France.
- Geneactinsolites : the unusual acts of parish registers in France.
- Geneadom : unusual testimonies in the archives - natural disasters and meteorological phenomena.
- MatchID : the government site that lists all deaths from 1970 to today (INSEE data).
- FranceGenWeb-Cemeteries : cemetery records in France by department or surname.
- BillionGraves : one of the world's largest resources for cemetery GPS data (with gravestone images and surname search).
- Quebec Cemeteries : preservation of Quebec's funeral heritage.
- Geopatronyme : the famous site on last names between 1891 and 1990.
- INSEE Name File : contains names attributed at least 30 times from 1891 to 2000 in France.
- Last names - lexilogos : many resources to learn more about your last name.
- Jean Totsi's Last Name Dictionary : does your last name appear in it?
- Revolutionary first names : 292 pages of the Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française available for free.
- From 1945 to 2015: 70 years of first names in France : type your first name and look at the popularity curve of your first name.
- Retronews : the reference site of the National Library of France with 15,000 press titles published between 1631 and 1950.
- Old local press : another BnF site for local newspapers published in France from the origins to 1944.
- The Universal Gazetteer : 15,000 links to over 800 periodical titles from the 17th and 18th centuries, freely consultable.
- The regimental histories of World War I (1914-1918) : site dedicated to researching regimental histories (with many resources).
- Le Chtimiste : the soldiers' paths by regiment and many photo albums of soldiers from World War I (1914-1918).
- Gallica Pix : the search engine for multi-collection illustrations (mainly 14-18) from Gallica.
- Our ancestors, the poilus: sharing photos and documents of poilus.
- The War of Honor Board : list (with photos) of officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers mentioned in the Army Order, named or promoted in the Legion of Honor or decorated with the military medal.
- Prisoners of War: the site that lists photos of soldiers prisoners of war from 1939-1945.
- The French combatants of the American War 1778-1788 : available for free consultation on Gallica.
- Last veterans of the 1870-71 War : list of the last veterans of the Franco-Prussian War.
- Chronological timeline : the site that allows you to create, generate, and print your own timelines for free.
- UnTitre : generate in a few clicks a title and its associated cover - ideal for starting to write a genealogical book.
- Scribay : the writing platform to find inspiration, write, and progress within a community of writers.
- Ancient regime currency converter : perfect for projecting yourself into the daily life of your ancestors.
- Saints of the calendar and sayings : for ephemeris enthusiasts...
- BDnF : the BD factory of the BnF.
- Internet Archive : the non-profit library of several million books, films, music, software, websites...
- Ariadne's Thread : genealogical mutual aid on the Internet.
- 26 questions to write the life of an ancestor : the very useful outline from the blogger Auprès de nos racines.
- 1500+ Latin/French terms for your genealogy : an article by Geneafinder.
- Small dictionary of rare and ancient words of the French Language : by Charles Sabatier.
- French-Catalan dictionary : proposed by the Catalan Genealogy Association.
- @Docs : rights of access to public documents.
- Heritage Code : communication regime for public archives.
- Scribe : the paleography manual of the AD64.
- Paleography : by the departmental archives of Haute-Saône.
- The Paleography Alphabet of Genea-Logiques : images to keep.
- What to do with your old family photos? 10 steps to do it right : an article by Geneafinder.
- Dating old photographs from 1850 to 1890 : Guy Joly's tips for dating your family photos.
- The photographic mutual aid : forum for mutual aid from the site History-Genealogy.
- ColouriseSG : deep learning tool to automatically colorize your old photos.
- Matria : the community site for sharing family photos and mutual aid for identification.
- CPArama : over 155,000 postcards from France classified by departments, communes, and other themes.
- Cartorum : a site for old postcards classified by departments.
- Badass of the week: the story of a new notable historical figure every week (in English).
- Français de nos régions: the blog dedicated to the variation of French across the world regions.
- Vieux métiers: the website that lists the trades of our ancestors.
- Choses à savoir: the podcast for history enthusiasts.
- Genealogy of the Kings and Queens of France: a website by Catherine Beneville.
- The Court of Louis XIV: a census of the members of Louis XIV's Court.
- The Convicts: history, vocabulary, dates, and resources by the Cercle Généalogique de Languedoc.
- Arts and Trades of the 18th Century: a website based on a 1753 document about Arts & Trades.
- Major Flu Epidemics from 1173 to 1999: by Genealogy Guillon.
- History of French Departments: by the magazine La France Pittoresque.
- La France en cartes - Gallica: with chronological access from the 16th to the 20th century, access by region, and access to Cassini's General Map of France.
- Going Back in Time: the website for comparing old maps by the IGN.
- From Cassini's Villages to Today's Communes: the tool that allows you to explore the heart of Cassini's General Map of France.
- Old Maps Online: the website that lists all old maps from anywhere in the world.
- Belfries of France: photos of France's belfries classified by department.
- Database of the Archives of the Media Library of Architecture and Heritage: database that lists the main funds (protection files, work on Historical Monuments in the 19th-20th centuries, plans...).
- Historical Library of Posts and Telecommunications: the library preserves documents on horse-drawn mail, postal routes, telegraphy, the history of technologies and telecommunications in France and abroad, the history of the post, maps, and atlases...
- Open Heritage Platform (POP): the digital contents of French heritage.
- Europeana Collections: 50 million digitized items in Europe (books, music, artworks...).
- Recycle old glass bottles into a gallery of old portraits
- A nice idea to highlight 3 generations of descendants!
- Home decor and old photos inspiration
- 20 family tree ideas to decorate your walls
- DIY How to make your family game Guess Who?
- Puzzles from the departmental archives of Aisne