Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things I’ve found.
New-to-Me Blogs
- AncestryInk, Jane Sweetland
- adoptionfind, Vicki-lynn Brunskill
- Posts About Dead Relatives, Jan Santoscoy
- Tracing My Roots: Who Do I Think I Am?, Betsy Lusby
Online Articles
- Celebrity Roots Series “Who Do You Think You Are?” Returns, Megan Smolenyak (Huffington Post)
- Observations From the Edge: Multi-Generational Needs in Genealogy, Trials and Tribulations of a Self-Taught Family Historian
- What I Found in the New Massachusetts Deeds Online, One Rhode Island Family
Websites & Resources
- Illinois State University Yearbooks – Digitized versions of Illinois State University (a.k.a. Illinois State Normal University) yearbooks from 1892 to 1994.
- Local History Archives of the Grosse Pointe (MI) Public Library – “The Local History Archives is a project of the Grosse Pointe Public Library to collect, digitize, and disseminate historical materials.”
- McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society – Search Ancestors – Various indexes for McHenry County resources.
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date / Time | Webinar / Presenter / Host |
| 5/29 1 PM Central |
The New Frontier in Genetic Genealogy: Autosomal DNA Testing Ugo Perego Legacy Family Tree |
| 6/1 12 PM Central |
Is There a Baby Catcher in Your Bloodline? Jane Neff Rollins Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 6/4 1 PM Central |
Finding Records of the Atomic Energy Commission Shane Bell Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region |
| 6/5 1 PM Central |
The Genealogy of Your House Marian Pierre-Louis Legacy Family Tree |
| 6/11 8 PM Central |
The Research Calendar: A Resource You Cannot Live Without Luana Darby Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| 6/12 1 PM Central |
Get What You Came For: New Search Options Let You Target Obituaries, Photos, Passenger Lists, Births, Marriages, and More Tom Kemp Legacy Family Tree |
| 6/14 1 PM Central |
Next Exit: Your New Jersey Ancestors Thomas MacEntee Legacy Family Tree |
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