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==Interpret personal name abbreviations used in records==
*[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Abbreviations_Lists_for_Personal_Names_(English) Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English)] FamilySearch Wiki
==Read inscriptions at a cemetery inscriptions==
* YouTube videos by Pumpkintown Primitives, David Gillespie
**"Best trick EVER to read old Gravestones given by a stone carver!" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyGlVWvGZbs Part 1], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1zlKvz0jVo Part 2] The "mirror trick" which requires sunny conditions.
==Read old handwriting==
See Fibiwiki article [[Reading old handwriting]]
==Search online genealogical records using wildcards==Many, but not all, online genealogical databases may be searched using wildcards, in an attempt to find relevant records where the spelling has changed over time, or where records have been mis-transcribed. <br>Typically the wildcard '''*''' is used to replace one or more letters in a name or keyword, while '''?''' replaces a single letter.*[https://www.findmypast.com.au/blog/help/maximize-search-returns-with-wildcards "Maximise search returns with wildcards"] 12 April 2016 Findmypast blog (pay website). See [[Findmypast]].*[https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Searching-with-Wild-Cards "Searching with Wild Cards"] Ancestry (pay website).*[https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/searching-wildcards-familysearch-2/ "Searching with Wildcards in FamilySearch"] April 10, 2014. FamilySearch Blog. See [[FamilySearch]].For other genealogical websites, look at sections such as FAQ, Help, Tips etc to see whether wildcard searching is possible, and conditions applying.<br> Currently (2020/10/14) wild card searching is '''not''' available on the GRO website for England and Wales births and deaths.
==Date family photographs==
*Findmypast has a series of blogs about how to [http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/family-photos/ date family photographs] by Jayne Shrimpton. Also browse using the various categories of tags such as jayne shrimpton, ask the photo expert, family photos etc. However, the articles currently available appear limited. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121030051101/http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/family-photos/ Archived versions] of the webpage contain many additional posts. Select different dates archived for possible additional entries. Some posts can be navigated through this [https://web.archive.org/web/20150910101722/http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/jayne-shrimpton/ archived link], clicking where appropriate on "older posts".
==Search for a Library which holds a book you want to read==
*[http://www.worldcat.org Worldcat.org]. Note that the [[British Library]] does not appear to be part of this database.*[httphttps://copacdiscover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search Copac: Library Hub Discover] Search over 70 a database of 169 [at 2020/10/14] UK and Irish academic , national & specialist library catalogues]. An expansion Also includes of the previous Copac and SUNCAT services. Includes a keyword search. [http://copac.ac.uk/about/libraries/ Participating Libraries] include the British Library. Copac is based at the University of Manchester.
*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ Trove] for Australia. (National Library of Australia)
==Search for books on a particular topic==
* See the Copac Library Hub Discover Search above.
*[http://www.royalhistoricalsociety.org/respubs.php Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)], previously called the Royal Historical Society Bibliography on British History may be of use if you are researching a particular topic and wish to find books written about the topic. As an example, entering East India Company produced over a thousand results, mainly books and articles written in the last forty years. This is now accessed through a subscription service, but is available free at the [[British Library]] as part of the [http://www.bl.uk/eresources/dbstptitles/eresourcesb.html#B Electronic databases available in the Library's Reading Rooms]
