Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.
New-to-Me Blogs
- Luxembourgensia, Fausto Gardini
- Marti’s Genealogy Adventures, Marti
- The Heritage Huntress, Amber
Online Articles/Posts
- ICAPGEN: Becoming an Excellent Genealogist, DearMYRTLE
- Hello My Name Is…, Michael J. Leclerc
- AncestryDNA Results Are In…and I’m Shocked!, Mary Ellen Gorry
- A Story of Ancestral Serendipity of a Sort, LineageKeeper
- A Mother’s War Diary Launched Online, Claire Santry
- Fall Into Halloween History: Five Surprising Facts About Salem Witchcraft, Robert Wilhelm
- Software Tracks “Unrelated” Persons of Interest, Sharon Tate Moody [ Excellent post! I don’t know why I didn’t think to add them to my main database…I’ve been keeping a separate database for “possibly related” people. And I have not been really good about tracking associates other than on paper.]
Print Articles
- “Researching Quaker Ancestors,” by James M. Beidler, Family Tree Magazine, Oct/Nov 2012.
Websites & Resources
- Connecticut State Library Digital Collections – Various digital resources including diaries/journals and newspapers.
- Genealogy Research Tools – Mainly Luxembourg resources and information.
- Map of Pommern 1845 – David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Meyer’s Gazetteer of the German Empire – Available FREE on Ancestry.
- Gazetteer of the Kingdom of Prussia – Available on Ancestry with a subscription; includes all 13 provinces.
- Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, Biographical—Genealogical – Book, via Internet Archive.
Upcoming Webinars
| Date | Webinar | Presenter | Host |
| October 6 | Hark! That Tombstone is Talking | Linda Woodward Geiger | Southern California Genealogical Society |
| October 8 | Is Social Media a Genealogist’s Tool? | DearMYRTLE | DearMYRTLE |
| October 9 | Jumping Over Hurdles in German Research | Leslie Albrecht Huber | Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| October 15 | I Have an iPad and I’m Not Afraid to Use It | DearMYRTLE | DearMYRTLE |
| October 17 | Online Colonial Records | Josh Taylor | Southern California Genealogical Society |
| October 17 | Ten Brick Wall Tips for Intermediate Researchers | Marian Pierre-Louis | Legacy Family Tree |
| October 22 | TNG of Genealogy Sitebuilding Series Workshop – Part 1 | DearMYRTLE | DearMYRTLE |
| October 24 | Your Civil War Ancestors: Beginning Your Research | Michael Hait | Legacy Family Tree |
| October 29 | TNG of Genealogy Sitebuilding Series Workshop – Part 2 | DearMYRTLE | DearMYRTLE |
| October 31 | Breaking Down Your Irish Brick Wall | Judith Eccles Wight | Legacy Family Tree |
Hi Julie,
Love the list of upcoming Webinars! So useful, thank you.
BTW, thanks for mentioning my new blog on you “New To Me” section (9/14/12). I appreciate it.
Jenny Davis