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

New-to-Me Blogs

Online Articles/Posts

Print Articles

  • “Patience Brings Joy:  Anna Maria Fuller Smith,” by Bev Vorpahl, Family Chronicle, Sept/Oct 2012.
  • “Using Indirect Evidence and Linguistic Analysis to Trace Polin Ries of New Oreleans,” by Teri D. Tillman, NGS Quarterly, December 2011.

Websites & Resources

Upcoming Webinars

Date Webinar Presenter Host
September 11 Grandma did What!?: Researching your Famous and Infamous Relatives Gena Phillibert-Ortega Illinois State Genealogical Society
September 12 What is a ‘Reasonably Exhaustive Search’? Michael Hait Legacy Family Tree
September 14/21/28 Getting Started with Heritage Collector Software (3-part series) Kathleen Bitter Legacy Family Tree
September 19 Use Your Digital Camera to Copy Records Mary Hill Legacy Family Tree
September 19 Playground Rules for Genealogy on the Internet Janet Hovorka Southern California Genealogical Society
September 20 City Directories: More Than Names and Addresses Jason Harrison Utah Genealogical Association
September 24 Avoiding Misunderstandings, Part 2: Communication Skills for Professional Genealogists Jean Wilcox-Hibben Association of Professional Genealogists
September 26 Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy FamilyTree Geoff Rasmussen Legacy Family Tree
October 3 Privacy and Our Ancestors Thomas MacEntee Legacy Family Tree
October 6 Hark! That Tombstone is Talking Linda Woodward Geiger Southern California Genealogical Society
October 9 Jumping Over Hurdles in German Research Leslie Albrecht Huber Illinois State Genealogical Society