Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.
New-to-Me Blogs
- Nothing this week.
Online Articles
- Volunteers Needed for Massive Smithsonian Digitization Project, GenealogyBlog
- Mocavo’s Back to School Special: Free Access to Universal Search Weekend, Mocavo
- Find A Grave Terms 2014 Style, The Legal Genealogist
- MyCanvas Finds a New Home in Alexander’s, Ancestry.com
- Refugees of Irish Famine to Get a Proper Burial, New York Times
- Heraldry and Why Genealogists Twitch, Trials and Tribulations of a Self-Taught Family Historian
- Creating Your Legacy, Mocavo
Website & Resources
- Nothing this week.
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date / Time | Webinar / Presenter / Host |
| 08/23 10 AM Central |
Careers in Genealogy: Lineage Specialist Darcie Hind Posz Association of Professional Genealogists |
| 08/27 1 PM Central |
Researching Your Italian Ancestors Ruth Merriman Legacy Family Tree |
| 09/03 1 PM Central |
Researching Your Jewish Ancestors Jennifer Alford Legacy Family Tree |
| 09/03 7 PM Central |
Solving Genealogy Problems With Timelines Beth Foulk Minnesota Genealogical Society |
| 09/06 12 PM Central |
“She Came From Nowhere…” A Case Study Approach to a Difficult Genealogical Problem Michael Lacopo Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 09/09 1 PM Central |
WWII Home Front Records Nathan Jordan Friends of the National Archives, SE Region |
| 09/09 8 PM Central |
Treasures and Hidden Secrets of the Illinois Regional Archives (IRAD) Luana Darby Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| 09/10 1 PM Central |
Success With Manuscript Sources Barbara Renick Legacy Family Tree |
| 09/16 7 PM Central |
Norwegian Genealogy: A Ten Step Program to Get You Started and Addicted Jerry Paulson Wisconsin State Genealogical Society |
| 09/16 8 PM Central |
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: How to Survive and Thrive as a Genealogy Professional Lisa Alzo Association of Professional Genealogists |
| 09/17 8 PM Central |
It’s NOT About Zombies: Doing Cemetery Research Jean Wilcox Hibben Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 09/18 7 PM Central |
Your Anytime Library: Success in the Virtual Stacks Paula Stuart-Warren Florida State Genealogical Society |
| 09/19 2 PM Central |
NC Taxes: People, Places, Times, and Delinquency J. Mark Lowe North Carolina Genealogical Society |
| 09/24 1 PM Central |
A Library at Your Fingertips – The Internet Archive Maureen Taylor Legacy Family Tree |
| 09/30 2 PM Central |
How to Apply to Lineage Societies: Tips from NEHGS Lindsay Fulton New England Historic Genealogical Society |
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