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
- No finds this week.
Online Articles
- Taylor and JSTOR Daily, The Legal Genealogist [You can subscribe to JSTOR Daily as a whole (just like you would any other blog) or by topic or author. To only subscribe to Josh’s posts, use the following URL to subscribe using your favorite RSS reader: http://daily.jstor.org/author/josh_taylor/feed. To only subscribe to the Politics & History topic, use the URL http://daily.jstor.org/category/politics/feed.]
- Never Mind that Extra Second, What Happened to Those 11 Days?, JSTOR Daily
- Major Improvements to Old Maps Online, Genealogy’s Star
- Collaborating With Cousins, Lineagekeeper’s Genealogy Blog
- Bequeath or Devise, The Legal Genealogist
- Dear Newberry…, The Legal Genealogist
Magazine/Journal Articles
- “Store Ledgers as a Genealogical Source,” by Peter Enneson and Homer Thiel, American Ancestors, Spring 2015.
- “Genetic Surprise at Age 77,” by Christopher C. Child, American Ancestors, Spring 2015.
Website & Resources
- Catholic Parish Registers at the National Library of Ireland – “This website contains images from the NLI’s collection of Catholic parish register microfilms. The registers contain records of baptisms and marriages from the majority of Catholic parishes in Ireland and Northern Ireland up to 1880.”
Genealogy-Related Books
- Finished reading Home Life in Germany, by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick.
- Currently reading Elements of Genealogical Analysis, by Robert Charles Anderson
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date / Time | Webinar / Presenter / Host |
| 07/25 11 AM Central |
Using Technology to Manage Multiple Genealogy Projects Melanie D. Holtz Association for Professional Genealogists |
| 07/29 1 PM Central |
Storyboard Your Family Tree Lisa Alzo Legacy Family Tree |
| 07/31 1 PM Central |
Mending Broken Ties: Reconstructing Family Trees Sawed By Slavery Melvin J. Collier Legacy Family Tree |
| 08/01 12 PM Central |
Remedies for Copy & Paste Genealogy Cyndi Ingle Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 08/05 1 PM Central |
What’s In a Name? Trouble! Ron Arons Legacy Family Tree |
| 08/05 7 PM Central |
A Guided Tour of Cyndi’s List 2.0 Cyndi Ingle Minnesota Genealogical Society |
| 08/11 8 PM Central |
School Daze—Finding and Using School Records to Trace Our Ancestors Peggy Clemens Lauritzen Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| 08/12 1 PM Central |
Power Platting – Technology Tools to Create Pictures from Property Descriptions Chris Staats Legacy Family Tree |
| 08/18 7 PM Central |
Church Denomination Archives Valerie Eichler Lair Wisconsin State Genealogical Society |
| 08/19 1 PM Central |
Discovering Your Kentucky Ancestors J. Mark Lowe Legacy Family Tree |
| 08/19 7 PM Central |
What Does THAT Mean? Understanding the Language of the Law Judy G. Russell Georgia Genealogical Society |
| 08/19 8 PM Central |
Find Your American Ancestor Using Canadian Records Kathryn Lake Hogan Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 08/20 7 PM Central |
Where You Are Depends on When You Are: Resources for Finding Your American Ancestors in Time and Space KC Reid Florida State Genealogical Society |
| 08/21 1 PM Central |
Digital Family Reunions Devin Ashby Legacy Family Tree |
| 08/26 1 PM Central |
German Names and Naming Patterns James M. Beidler Legacy Family Tree |
| 08/27 2 PM Central |
Digital Collections at NEHGS and AJHS-NEA Sally Benny and Stephanie Call New England Historic Genealogical Society |
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