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

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Online Articles

Magazine/Journal Articles

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Website & Resources

Genealogy-Related Books

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Upcoming FREE Webinars

Date / Time Webinar / Presenter / Host
10/3
12 PM
Central
Ten Steps to Better Genealogy
Eric W. Siess
Southern California Genealogical Society
10/7
1 PM
Central
Wearables and Genealogy – Wacky and Wild or Worth the Wait
Thomas MacEntee
Legacy Family Tree
10/7
7 PM
Central
Engaging the Next Generation
Shannon Combs-Bennett
Minnesota Genealogical Society
10/13
8 PM
Central
Polish Genealogy – Four Steps to Successful Research
Steve Szabados
Illinois State Genealogical Society
10/14
8 PM
Central
Colonial Immigration – The English Pioneers of Early America
Beth Foulk
Legacy Family Tree
10/15
7 PM
Central
Probate Records, Genealogy’s Goldmines
Jack Butler
Florida State Genealogical Society
10/15
8 PM
Central
Brideprice, Handfasting and Merry Wives: How Understanding Marriage Patterns and Traditions Can Help Family History
Craig Foster
Utah Genealogical Association
10/16
1 PM
Central
Billions of Records, Billions of Stories
Devin Ashby
Legacy Family Tree
10/20
2 PM
Central
Advanced Searching on AmericanAncestors.org
Christopher Carter
New England Historic Genealogical Society
10/20

Next Level Facebook for Societies (no registration link or date/time available yet)
Jen Baldwin
Federation of Genealogical Societies
10/20
7 PM
Central
National Archives Resources at the Chicago Branch
Jane Haldeman
Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
10/21
1 PM
Central
What Happened to the State of Frankland – Using Tennessee’s Pre-Statehood Records
J. Mark Lowe
Legacy Family Tree
10/21
7 PM
Central
History Lives at JSTOR
Sarah Kim
Georgia Genealogical Society
10/21
8 PM
Central
The Devil is in the Details: Overlooking Minutiae Can Create Lineage Limbo
Jean Wilcox Hibben
Southern California Genealogical Society
10/28
1 PM
Central
Complex Evidence – What is It? How Does It Work? And Why Does It Matter?
Warren Bittner
Legacy Family Tree