These sites are not aimed at genealogists, but can be very useful in pursuing genealogical research.
Searching for records of your ancestors often involves making educated guesses about which libraries or archives might hold such documents. Genealogical researchers might try browsing the Repositories of Primary Sources maintained by the University of Idaho Library. This is a large collection of links to archives around the world, categorized geographically. Occasionally the Directory of Corporate Archives maintained by Hunter Information is useful for searching out employment records. Libweb is a searchable database of public library links maintained by the University of California-Berkeley.
Most libraries have made their catalogs available on the internet. Browsing the catalog of a library is a useful way to get a sense of what sort of genealogical resources are available nationwide. They are also helpful in preparing a research trip. The catalogs of the Allen County, Indiana Public Library, The Latter-Day Saints Family History Library, and The Newberry Library all contain considerable genealogical holdings.
Genealogical research often requires investigation of place names, town locations, and other geographic information. To find where a particular present-day location is, Yahoo's maps are convenient and efficient. To find other information about a particular town (including its county location ), try the Geographic Names Information System and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
Babelfish is a service from the search engine Altavista, which provides English translation to and from French, German, Italian, Portugese and Spanish.