Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.
New-to-Me Blogs
Online Articles
- What Can a Surname Used as a Middle Name Tell Us?, The Enthusiastic Genealogist
- Buried Standing Up – A New Tradition?, A Grave Interest
- How Phasing Works and Determining IBD Versus IBS Matches, DNAeXplained
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Has Returned!, Organize Your Family History
- Early New England Families Study Project Update, Vita Brevis
- Centimorgans or Percentages?, Hoosier Daddy?
- Can We Send Leroy Tiller’s US WWII Dog Tag Home? (Case #23), Olive Tree Genealogy
- Shake It Off!, Vita Brevis
- Hire a Professional? Why On Earth Would I Do That?, For Us the Living
Print Articles
- Nothing this week.
Website & Resources
- Mapping The Freedmen’s Bureau | An Interactive Research Guide – “This site is devoted to pointing out the many places that affected the newly freed survivors of slavery. The sites where Freedman’s Bureau offices were located are marked for you. In addition other institutions that served former slaves, are marked – the branches of the Freedman’s Savings Bank, Freedmen Schools, contraband camps, and even the location of battle sites where men who were in the US Colored Troops fought.”
Recently Read Books
- Finished reading Stolen Futures by John Nixon.
- Finished reading Another Summer by John Nixon.
- Finished reading The Orange Lilies: A Morton Farrier Novella by Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date / Time | Webinar / Presenter / Host |
| 01/13 8 PM Central |
Using Google Earth for Genealogy Lisa Louise Cooke Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| 01/14 8 PM Central |
Tracking Migration Using the Big US Record Sources Mary Hill Legacy Family Tree |
| 01/15 7 PM Central |
Ready-Set-Plan! Developing a One-Step Research Plan J. Mark Lowe Florida State Genealogical Society |
| 01/15 8 PM Central |
Evaluating Databases and Overcoming Their Errors Kory Meyerink Utah Genealogical Association |
| 01/16 1 PM Central |
Expanding Your Research from a Single Fact Marian Pierre-Louis Legacy Family Tree |
| 01/16 2 PM Central |
Pre-1913 Vital Records – Challenging and Elusive and Not Necessarily Impossible to Find Diane L. Richard North Carolina Genealogical Society |
| 01/20 7 PM Central |
Researching Your Swedish Heritage in Living Color Using ArkivDigital Kathy Meade Wisconsin State Genealogical Society |
| 01/21 1 PM Central |
My Genealogy DO-Over – A Year of Learning from Research Mistakes Thomas MacEntee Legacy Family Tree |
| 01/21 7 PM Central |
Developing the Genealogy of a Community: A Case Study Tim Pinnick Georgia Genealogical Society |
| 01/21 8 PM Central |
Finding Your Female Ancestor’s Story in the Newspaper Gena Philibert-Ortega Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 01/28 1 PM Central |
Getting Started in Scrapbooking Susan Budge Legacy Family Tree |
| 01/29 2 PM Central |
Genealogical Resources at the American Jewish Historical Society – New England Archives Judi Garner and Stephanie Call New England Historic Genealogical Society |
| 01/29 8 PM Central |
Careers in Genealogy: Personal Historian Linda Coffin Association for Professional Genealogists |
Thanks for another interesting Friday Finds list. I really enjoy reading the links you provide.