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
- History for All the People, State Archives of North Carolina
- Matt’s Genealogy Blog, Matthew Miller
Online Articles
- Baby Boy Hacht – Born July 1944 – Dead, or Kidnapped and Alive Today??, DNAeXplained
- BCG Portfolio Madness, Genealogy Pants
- Wondering About the New VIGR “Interactive” Option, DearMYRTLE
- SMART Genealogy Goals, AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
- Key Genealogy Categories for Targeting Your Goals, AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
- They Were My Family All Along, Desperately Seeking Surnames
Print Articles
- Nothing this week.
Website & Resources
- North Carolina Maps – “North Carolina Maps is a comprehensive, online collection of historic maps of the Tar Heel State. Featuring maps from three of the state’s largest map collections — the North Carolina State Archives, the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill, and the Outer Banks History Center — North Carolina Maps provides an unprecedented level of access to these materials. North Carolina Maps contains more than 3,000 maps, ranging in date from the late 1500s to 2000, and including detailed maps for each of North Carolina’s one hundred counties.”
Recently Read Books
- Currently reading Stolen Futures by John Nixon.
- Finished reading The Cuckoo Clock by John Nixon.
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date / Time | Webinar / Presenter / Host |
| 01/03 12 PM Central |
Preservation of Photographs and the Importance of a Good Scan Brett Payne Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 01/07 1 PM Central |
Genealogy on the Go with iPads and Tablets Lisa Louise Cooke Legacy Family Tree |
| 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 |
| 01/16 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 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 |
Julie, best wishes for a productive and rewarding year in 2015! Appreciate all you do to provide these lists of helpful resources!
Thanks, Jacqi! Hope 2015 is a great year for you as well 🙂
Thanks for the mention Julie, much appreciated. I am currently looking up my number. I’m afraid they will most likely all be single digit!
You’re welcome, Jenna. As I read it, I thought of several times I myself have done this. Consequently, I am working on an English family, and since I don’t do much with 19th century English, I appreciated the information (I now have to take that into consideration for the 1841 census and perhaps that will open some doors). Glad you took the time to write it so other people can benefit.
Thank you so much for highlighting my SMART Genealogy Goals post! Happy New Year, Julie.
You’re very welcome, Miriam. It’s a great method!