From Sentinel Ridge ...: Some Interesting Websites, 2008-06-28

Chuck Oates

28 June 2008

Revised: 3 July 2008

Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Some Interesting Websites

Looking for Someone?

If you're trying to find an old friend from school or a long lost relative you met at a family reunion ages ago, here are some Web addresses that may help in your search.

http://switchboard.intelius.com/

http://www.usa-people-search.com/

http://www.intelius.com/

http://web.public-records-now.com/(S(ovenrp55oudi5555u1o1qq55))/default.aspx

http://www.peoplefinders.com/

http://www.free411.com/index.php?searchtype=1

http://www.peoplelookup.com/

http://peoplesearch.public-records-now.com

http://www.ussearch.com/consumer/index.jsp

http://www.veromi.info/

To find those who are somewhat farther in the past, these may help.

http://www.censusonline.us/

http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

http://searches.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

http://www.censusfinder.com/1930-federal-census-search.htm

http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/tutorial/dawes/

http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/tutorial/dawes/final-rolls.html

Need Some General Information on the 'Net?

Internet search engines can unearth a broad range of information. Each has its own specialties and quirks, so you'll often get very different results from each one. This list of search engines are taken from an OCCC Study Skills class handout.

www.northernlight.com and www.nlsearch.com/home.php

yahooligans.yahoo.com (Yahoo for Kids)

Have a Reference Question?

Reference sites can help find information that's a bit too deeply imbedded (in databases and the like) for the general search engines to find. These reference site are also taken from an OCCC Study Skills list.

Acronym and Abbreviation Server

research.silmaril.ie/acronyms

AT&T AnyWho Directory

www.tollfree.att.net/

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

www.bartleby.com/100

Basic Dictionary of American Sign Language Terms

www.masterstech-home.com/ASLDict.html

Biographical Dictionary

www.s9.com

CAST Bobby (Website Accessibility Issues)

webxact.watchfire.com

Information Please Almanac

www.infoplease.com

Library of Congress

www.loc.gov/index.html

Map Quest (Maps, Directions to Businesses, Etc.)

www.mapquest.com

National Address Server (Maps Addresses, Gives Zip+4 and Barcode)

www.cedar.buffalo.edu/adserv.html

Oklahoma Legal Research

http://oklegal.onenet.net/

OneLook Dictionaries

www.onelook.com

On-Line English Grammar

www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm

Semantic Rhyming Dictionary (Rhymes, Frequency of US Surnames, Etc.)

www.rhymezone.com

"What-is" Information Technology (IT) Encyclopedia ....

whatis.techtarget.com

Need an Interesting Podcast?

Here's a list of podcast sites from John Blinke's "Supplementally" department in the June 2008 Mensa Bulletin. There are enough .mp3 files here to keep you busy for some time. Yeah, they're geeky, but they're good!

Science and the City from the New York Academy of Science

http://www.nyas.org/snc/podcasts.asp

The Naked Scientists Radio Show

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/

National Public Radio: Science Friday

http://www.sciencefriday.com/feeds/radio/

Astronomy Cast

http://www.astronomycast.com/

Astronomy Magazine

http://www.astronomy.com

Scinece @ NASA Feature Stories

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/21mar_podcast.htm