Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.
New-to-Me Blogs
- SassyGenealogist, Carla Lee
- NEHGS Question of the Day, David Allen Lambert (thanks, for sharing on Facebook, Marian, I didn’t know this existed!)
Online Articles/Posts
- My Start at Wikitree, Sheri Bush
- The 3 Best Places to Find Free Historical Maps Online, MakeUseOf
- Taking a Creative Approach to Research: Holy Family Tuition Records, Cynthia Richardson
- Extracting Data From German Church Records – Part 1, Bart Brenner
- Extracting Data From German Church Records – Part 2, Bart Brenner
- Copyright & The News Reprint, Judy G. Russell
- Local Volunteers Needed for 1940 Census Project, Aurora (IL) Beacon
- Chicago – The Missing City Directories, Newberry Library Blog
- 1921 Canadian Census to be Released in 2013, Dick Eastman
- The Genealogist’s Guide to Researching Tax Records (a review), Leland Meitzler
Print Articles
- “Serendipity or Luck? Sometimes It’s Both,” by Gordon Lynn Hufford, Family Chronicle, Jan/Feb 2012.
- “Who Was Theodocia’s Mother?,” by Emily A. Croom, Family Chronicle, Jan/Feb 2012.
Website
- Illinois State Archives Online Databases (new URL and site redesigned)
- RootsTech 2012 Videos (individual videos of select lectures)
- Chicago Tribune Archives (search the archives from 1852 to present; there is a cost for a copy of the actual article)
Thanks for the tip on the Illinois State Records site….this will be good!
Happy Spring!
Julie, thank for the shout out!