Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.
New-to-Me Blogs
- Past-Line Discoveries, Scott Smith
- We’re All Relative, Cynthia Berryman
Online Articles
- Plans on Track for Lincoln Train and Funeral Re-Enactments, A Grave Interest
- How to Locate District Court Naturalization Records [for Illinois, Northern District] Online, Chicago Genealogy
- Find-A-Record Helps You Find Records, Genealogy & History News
- National Register of Historic Places – An Overlooked Treasure!, Diggin’ for Clues [This post refers to the collection digitized and available from the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. After a little digging, I found that the national office is also digitizing records and making them available, as are other state offices…see Websites & Resources below.]
- What War Did My Ancestor Serve In?, Ancestry
- 5 Easy Ways to Grab Free High Resolution Stock Images With Your Email, Make Use Of
- Immigrants, Emigrants, and Migrants, Daily Writing Tips
Website & Resources
- National Register of Historic Places Database and Research Page – “Since its inception in 1966, more than 88,000 properties have been listed in the National Register. Together these records hold information on more than 1.4 million individual resources–buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects–and therefore provide a link to the country’s heritage at the national, state, and local levels.” They are currently digitizing their collection of applications, which include a variety of information about the place, and may contain photos and maps. At present, not all records have been digitized. They note that some state offices have digitized their records independently and made them available online (scroll to end of page to see list and links).
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date / Time | Webinar / Presenter / Host |
| 04/30 1 PM Central |
Google Glass and Family History Devin Ashby Legacy Family Tree |
| 05/01 12 PM Central |
History Library Catalog Services US Citizenship and Immigration Services |
| 05/03 12 PM Central |
Nifty and Powerful Technologies for Genealogical Analysis and Documentation Ron Arons Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 05/07 1 PM Central |
50 Year View – What I’ve Learned Climbing My Family Tree Tom Kemp Legacy Family Tree |
| 05/08 12 PM Central |
Genealogy Program Introduction US Citizenship and Immigration Services |
| 05/13 1 PM Central |
Introduction to Military Records at the National Archives John Deeben Friends of the National Archives SE Region |
| 05/13 1 PM Central |
Organizing (or Reorganizing!) That Family Reunion James M. Beidler Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| 05/14 1 PM Central |
Photo Apps for Android, iPhones or iPads Maureen Taylor Legacy Family Tree |
| 05/19 8 PM Central |
Careers in Genealogy: Forensic Genealogist Michael S. Ramage Association of Professional Genealogists |
| 05/20 7 PM Central |
Genealogy Research un BadgerLink Kara Ripley Wisconsin State Genealogical Society |
| 05/21 1 PM Central |
I Had My DNA Tested – Now What? Ugo Perego Legacy Family Tree |
| 05/21 8 PM Central |
Cost Cutting Measures to Help You Do More Genealogy Gena Philibert-Ortega Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 05/22 12 PM Central |
“Records Found” Case Studies US Citizenship and Immigration Services |
| 05/28 1 PM Central |
Using Tax Lists to Solve Genealogical Problems Linda Woodward Geiger Legacy Family Tree |
| 05/28 8 PM Central |
Where Genealogists Go Wrong on the Internet Marian Pierre-Louis Association of Professional Genealogists |
Thanks for posting about the Find A Record website. It is now on my Favorites Bar, and I expect to use it frequently. That was truly a “find”,
You’re welcome, Janice. I read about it recently, but your post actually explained it and how to use it, which I appreciated. I checked it out briefly and added it to my Diigo bookmark collection. Hope to explore it more as time becomes available.
Thanks for the mention Julie!
You’re welcome, Anne. I hadn’t seen the infographic yet, so thanks for sharing.