Friday Finds – 10/07/11

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

New-to-Me Blogs

• Dan Curtis ~ Professional Personal Historian

Online Posts/Articles

• Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907–1933, Ancestor Hunting
• Was Your Ancestor a Criminal?  Historic U.S. Prison Records Online, About Genealogy
• Is It a Bad Time to Become a Professional Genealogist?, Marian’s Roots & Rambles
• Genealogy & Property Records, Archives.com

Print Articles

• “Write On!”  Writing Your Family History,” by Lisa Alzo, Internet Genealogy, Jun/Jul 2011.
• “Leafing Through History:  What Our Ancestors Read,” by Diane Dittgen, Internet Genealogy, Aug/Sept 2011.
• “The Substance of German Dialects,” by Peter Pabisch, German Life, Aug/Sept 2011.

Websites

• Connecticut History Online