Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things I’ve found.
New-to-Me Blogs
- Collecting Leaves Genealogy, Stephanie
- Italian Genealogy ~ Researching Italian Ancestry, Julie Goucher
- Sifting Through the Past, Natalie Parker
Online Articles
- Feds Want Document Back, Illinois Times
- Are You Passionate About Researching Your Ancestors or Are You Just Faking It?, The Ancestor Hunt
- Become an FGS 2013 Ambassador, FGS Conference News Blog
- DNA Monday: Where Are the Cousins?, Nuts From the Family Tree
- Tuesday’s Tip: Why Learn About Your Family History?, Pages from the Ancestry Binders
- Google Plus 101 for Creative People, Lateral Action [this post really applies to anyone wanting to learn a little more about using Google Plus, even if just for personal use]
- Google: Tell Us What to Do With Your Account After You Die, Mashable
Websites & Resources
- Congregational Library – “Formed in 1853 with the gift of 56 books from its owners’ personal collections, the Congregational Library now holds 225,000 items documenting the history of one of the nation’s oldest and most influential religious traditions.”
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date / Time | Webinar / Presenter / Host |
| 4/15 7 PM Central |
Digital Cemeteries and Mobile Apps Geoff Rasmussen Georgia Genealogical Society |
| 4/16 7 PM Central |
Wooden Shoe Genealogy: Methods for Tracing North American Immigrant Families Back to The Netherlands J. H. Fonkert Wisconsin State Genealogical Society |
| 4/17 1 PM Central |
A Treasure Trove of Irish Websites Judith Eccles Wight Legacy Family Tree |
| 4/17 8 PM Central |
Trip the Tree: Intriguing Family History Trips for the Whole Family Janet Hvorka Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 4/18 8 PM Central |
Hot Off the Press! Virginia Ackerman Utah Genealogical Association |
| 4/24 1 PM Central |
What’s New at FamilySearch Devin Ashby Legacy Family Tree |
| 4/30 9 PM Central |
An Autosomal DNA Primer: Sex Doesn’t Matter Any More Judy G. Russell Association of Professional Genealogists |
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