Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things I’ve found.
New-to-Me Blogs
- Ancestors and Cousins, Kathleen Kolodzinski Laprise
- Ancestoir: Ancestor-Themed Memoir, Jenny Tonks
- Past-Present-Future, Smadar Belkind Gerson
- Kathryn’s Quest
Online Articles
- The Family History Writing Challenge – My Nightmare!, My Mother’s Family History [Betty shares a very personal story that’s beautifully written.]
- Researching Closed Patriots—New Lineage Research Committee Project, President’s General Blog (DAR)
- Goodreads Reviewed: A Must-Use Site for Any Book Lover, MakeUseOf
- Crying “Uncle!”, A Family Tapestry
- Madness Monday Mourning, GeniTales [Another sad story, with a positive idea for remembering those we love.]
- Matrilineal Monday: What’s In a Name?, Celebrating Family Stories
Websites & Resources
- United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table | FamilySearch – Table outlining what each volume of the tract books covers. This is needed for using the BLM microfilm collection (or FHL copies) or the online digital image collection at FamilySearch.
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date | Webinar/Presenter | Host |
| 3/2 | Time Travel With Google Earth, with Lisa Louise Cooke | Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 3/6 | Behind the Cheese Curtain: A Look at Wisconsin Genealogy Resources, with Thomas MacEntee | Legacy Family Tree |
| 3/8 | Blogs: Easy-to-Make Web Pages, with DearMYRTLE and Carrie Keele | Legacy Family Tree |
| 3/12 | Back to Your Roots: Planning a Successful Heritage Research Trip, with Lisa Alzo | Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| 3/12 | loc.gov: Using Our Nation’s Library Online, with Laura Prescott | Friends of the National Archives – Southeast Region |
| 3/13 | Breaking Down Your Irish and Scottish Brick Wall in the New Poor Law Records of Scotland, with Judith Eccles Wight | Legacy Family Tree |
| 3/17 to 4/14 | Mastering Genealogy Proof (Note: Dates may change as these sessions are to coincide with the release of a book of the same title by Thomas Jones.) | DearMYRTLE |
| 3/18 | Soldiers Veteran Homes, with Richard Sayre | Georgia Genealogical Society |
| 3/20 | Erin in the USA: Irish Research on This Side of the Atlantic, with Michael Brophy | Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 3/21 | Finding Your Irish Ancestors, with Raymon Naisbitt | Utah Genealogical Association |
| Various | RootsMagic is holding a few webinars through April 2 on various aspects of the software. | RootsMagic |
Julie, Thanks very much for the mention! Kathryn
You’re welcome, Kathryn!
I appreciate your mentioning my post. Thanks so much.
Julie, thanks so much for the mention! That post is indeed turning out to be a favorite–and it keeps reminding me of how appreciative I am of other researchers who are willing to share their prized resources.
Mary and Jacqi, you’re both very welcome!