Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things I’ve found.
New-to-Me Blogs
- The New England House Historian, Marian Pierre-Louis
- Geneartistry, Sarah Ashley
Online Articles
- Announcing the “Getting Started Stories” Contest, Treelines
- Legacy Family Tree 8 Revealed, Legacy News
- Mapping With Google Course for Genealogy, The We Tree Genealogy Blog
- Tuesday’s Tip: The Ten-Minute Genealogist, Climbing My Family Tree
- MA Vital Records Project Website Changes the Historical View of Mass. Towns and Families, AncestryInk
Websites & Resources
- Early Vital Records of Massachusetts – Transcriptions of over 1,500,000 records from over 150 Massachusetts towns, from 1600-1850.
- Genealogical Records of the War of 1812 – Article written by Stuart L. Butler for the Winter 1991 edition of Prologue Magazine (published by NARA).
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date / Time | Webinar / Presenter / Host |
| 6/17 7 PM Central |
Research at the Atlanta History Center Sue VerHeof Georgia Genealogical Society |
| 6/18 7 PM Central |
The Area Research Network Josh Ranger Wisconsin State Genealogical Society |
| 6/19 8 PM Central |
Interest in Pinterest: Pinning Your Family History Valerie Elkins Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 6/20 8 PM Central |
Finding Your Family Stories Valerie Elkins Utah Genealogical Association |
| 6/26 1 PM Central |
How Knowing the Law Makes Us Better Genealogists Judy G. Russell Legacy Family Tree |
| 7/6 12 PM Central |
Transform Your Note-Taking and Remember Everything With Evernote Tonia Kendrick Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 7/9 8 PM Central |
Common Surnames: Ways to Identify Your Ancestors in a Crowd Juliana Smith Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| 7/9 1 PM Central |
DNA and Genetic Genealogy in 2013 Debbie Parker Wayne Friends of the National Archives Southeast Region |
| 7/10 1 PM Central |
Canadian Ports of Entry: Ship Passenger Lists, Immigration Records, and Border Crossing Records Kathryn Lake Hogan Legacy Family Tree |
Thank you, Julie, for including me in your Friday Finds! Have a great weekend,
Marian