Friday Finds–01/18/13

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

New-to-Me Blogs

• Gene Notes, TennLady
• Genealogical Anaphora, DanielMT
• Genealogy Sphere, Jason Crews
• Michigan Family Trails, Michigan Girl
• Generous Genealogists (blog)
• Genealogical Musings, History Chick
• Our Heritage: 12th Century & Beyond, Joanne Carol Boling Dickinson
• Tracking Down the Family, Jennifer Jones
• Touching Family History, Pat Kuhn
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania Blogs – The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has a variety of blog including “Question of the Week,” “Roots & Branches,” and “History Hits.”  You can subscribe to all in one feed, or just the ones you want through their individual feed.  [Thanks, Jim, for sharing the “Educators Blog.”]

Online Articles

• A Case of Mistaken Identity, Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
• Tuesday Teachings – NGS Home Study Course, Green Mountain Genealogy
• Tuesday’s Tip ~ Is Your Information More Public Than You Want it To Be?, Ancestors Live Here
• Comparison of the Three Major DNA Testing Websites for Genealogy, Betty’s Boneyard Genealogy Blog
• Help Our Curators Find Signatures in the Records, NARAtions
• The Creative Process:  Mind Maps, Nuts From the Family Tree
• Create Your Own Genealogy Website, Family History with the LineageKeeper
• Scrivener Tip: Project Style Guide, Moultrie Creek Gazette
• When a Genealogy Hobby Digs Up Unwanted Secrets, Wall Street Journal
• Can’t We Just Get Along? History and Genealogy Need to Join Up, Huffington Post Blog
• “We’re Taking the Mystery Out of Hesch History,” Hesch History
• Copyright, Corbis & Terms of Use, The Legal Genealogist
• “Grandma Did What?” Digging Up the Roots of Family Lore, Wall Street Journal Blog

Websites & Resources

• Public Records Online Directory | NETR Online – “The Public Records Online Directory is a Portal to official state web sites, and those Tax Assessors’ and Recorders’ offices that have developed web sites for the retrieval of available public records over the internet.”  (Thanks to Thomas MacEntee and Kathy Hinckley for sharing!)
• Cook County (IL) Recorder of Deeds – Document Search – “Our new website enables you to search and view documents on record with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds.”  As of January 16, 2013, looks to have data from January 1, 1985 to the present.  There is a charge to retrieve actual documents.  Use the “Search Criteria” menu to search by various criteria, such as PIN, grantor/grantee, legal description, subdivision, or document number.
• McHenry County (IL) Recorder – Search deed index online (looks to cover deeds from the time the county was formed until present).  Can also access records for a fee, but not sure how that works (didn’t explore too much).

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