Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.
New-to-Me Blogs
- Technology Tamers, Pattie and Pam [this blog is centered on technology tips for genealogists]
- Rambling Along the Ancestral Trail, Deborah A. Carder Mayes
Online Articles/Posts
- Big Win for Hathi Trust, Judy G. Russell
- There Are Times When I Think I’m Pretty Good at This Genealogy Thing, Marti
- Up In Flames, Judy G. Russell
- How To Curate & Download Your Own Wikipedia Ebook – PDF, EPUB & More, Justin Pot
Print Articles
- “History of the Fletchers, McElvains, and Dixons,” by Daniel Wayne Dixon, ISGS Quarterly, Fall 2012.
Websites & Resources
- Library of Congress Magazine – New digital magazine from the Library of Congress. Thanks for the tip, Thomas!
- History of Germany, 1780-1918: The Long Nineteenth Century – Book by David Blackbourn. I’ve been looking for a good history book on Germany for this period and am going to give this one a try.
- US History Images – Public Domain image collection related to US history.
Upcoming Webinars
Date | Webinar | Presenter | Host |
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 18 | The Secret Lives of Women: Research Female Ancestors Using the Sources They Left Behind | Gena Philibert-Ortega | Utah Genealogical Association |
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 |
November 3 | Immigrant Voices – Angel Island Immigrants | Roy Chan | Southern California Genealogical Society |
November 5 | YouTube for Archiving Interviews | DearMYRTLE | DearMYRTLE |
November 7 | Researching Your Canadian Ancestors—An Overview | Claire V. Brisson-Banks | Legacy Family Tree |
November 13 | Sidestep Genealogy | George G. Morgan | Illinois State Genealogical Society |
November 14 | Genealogy For Novices: Where Do We Begin? | Linda Woodward Geiger | Legacy Family Tree |
November 15 | The Basics of DNA Testing for Genealogy | Diahan Southard | Utah Genealogical Association |
Thanks for the mention, Julie!