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
- The Genealogy Noob, Beth Case
- The Lazy Genealogist, Artemis O.
Online Articles
- Stop Thief! Writers and Plagiarism, The Book Designer
- Advancing Your Skills: Free Foreign Language Courses, The Advancing Genealogist
- Three Questions for Spitland, Sally Searches
- Triangualation: Proving a Common Ancestor, Kitty Cooper’s Blog
- Attention Genealogists? Are You Shortchanging Your Family History?, Genealogy by Paula
- Headstone Tells Sad Story of My Cousins, Grace and Glory
- 5 Nineteenth-Century Women Are Still Alive, Mocavo
- Collecting Sharing Information for Known Relationship [DNA-related data project], The Genetic Genealogist
- Boys in Blue of Illinois, FamilyTree
- Advocacy Alert! The End of ConnecticutHistory.org?, Connecticut History
Print Articles
- Nothing this week.
Website & Resources
- Illinois Boys in Blue – “The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois is the repository for photographs of more than 8,000 Illinois soldiers who served in the Civil War. All of these images have been scanned and are in the process of being cataloged and added to [this online collection].”
Recently Read Books
- Currently reading I Would Have Searched Forever, by Sandy Musser.
- Finished reading Luxemburger immigrants to Aurora: The Story of the Nineteenth Century Influx of Luxemburger Immigrants and Their Role in Aurora’s Development, by Joseph Lies.
- Finished reading Searching, by Carol Schaefer.
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date / Time | Webinar / Presenter / Host |
| 03/10 8 PM Central |
Finding Your Femme Fatales: Exploring the Dark Side of Female Ancestors Lisa Alzo Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| 03/11 8 PM Central |
Crafting Ancestor Profiles from Start to Finish Lisa Alzo Legacy Family Tree |
| 03/17 7 PM Central |
The New and Improved Wisconsin Historical Society Website Lori Bessler Wisconsin State Genealogical Society |
| 03/17 8 PM Central |
Are You Ready to be a Professional Genealogist? Paula Stuart-Warren Association of Professional Genealogists |
| 03/18 1 PM Central |
Irish Genealogical Records in the 17th-19th Centuries Judith Eccles Wight Legacy Family Tree |
| 03/18 8 PM Central |
Get the Scoop on Your Family History with Newspapers Lisa Louise Cooke Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 03/19 7 PM Central |
Attacking Brick Walls Using Technology and Traditional Methods Claire V. Brisson-Banks Florida State Genealogical Society |
| 03/25 1 PM Central |
Where Does It Say That? Learning to Love Indirect Evidence Chris Staats Legacy Family Tree |
| 03/26 2 PM Central |
African American Resources at NEHGS Meaghan E. H. Siekman New England Historic Genealogical Society |
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