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
- Brick Wall Genealogist, Susan Bankhead
- Treasure Chest of Memories, Laura Hedgecock
Online Articles
Finally all caught up. Lots of goodies this week!
- Copyright on the Internet and Why You Should Care, MakeUseOf
- Genealogy Messages on Ancestry.com, Researching Relatives
- Small Matching Segments – Friend or Foe?, The Genetic Genealogist
- The Capone Brother You Might Not Know, Ancestry
- The Folly of Using Small Segments as Proof in Genealogical Research, Part One, Your Genetic Genealogist
- Civil War Quick Tip – Researching Regular Army Civil War Ancestors, Genealogy Circle
- New E-Book Filing in the Gaps: Finding Pre 1865 Ship Passenger Lists to Canada, Olive Tree Genealogy
- BCG Education Fund Offers Genetic Genealogy Workshop at NGS Conference, BCG Springboard
- “Will, I Will Shoot Your Horse…,” West In New England
- “Will, I Will Shoot Your Horse…” Pt 2, West In New England
- Recreating a Grandmother’s Genome – Part 1, The Genetic Genealogist
- Recreating a Grandmother’s Genome – Part 2, The Genetic Genealogist
- Revolutionary War-Era Time Capsule Found in Massachusetts State House, The Guardian
- Chromosome Browser War, DNAeXplained
- My Ancestral Connection to A Storm of Witchcraft by Emerson W. Baker, Journey to the Past
- Pre-Order for the New York Family History Research Guide and Gazetteer, NYG&B
- SCGS Announces 2015 Jamboree Extension Series of Webinars, GeneaPress
- A New Way to Edit Pins of the Web, Oh, How Pinteresting!
- New Celebrities Get the Experience of a Lifetime on New Season of “Who Do You Think You Are?” on TLC, GeneaBloggers
- Find A Grave Android Mobile App Release, Ancestry
- Review: The Map Thief, Blogging About GenBooks
Print Articles
- “Genome Mate: A Comprehensive Research Tool for Autosomal DNA Results,” by Randy Whited, FORUM, vol 26, issue 3.
- “Netiquette for the Twenty-First Century,” by Drew Smith, FORUM, vol 26, issue 3.
Website & Resources
- Colonial and State Records of North Carolina – “The Colonial and State Records of North Carolina has been an extraordinary resource for students of North Carolina’s history for over one hundred years. The series includes documents and materials from throughout the country and from several European repositories covering the earliest days of North Carolina’s settlement by Europeans through the ratification of the United States Constitution.”
- Timelines of History – Tons of historical information broken down by various categories.
- World History Project – You need historical events to put your ancestors in perspective? This is the website for you!
- Genealogical Notes or Contributions t the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts – Digitized book by Nathaniel Goodwin (1856) via Internet Archive.
- Records of the Particular Court of Connecticut 1639-1663 – Digitized book via Internet Archive.
- A Colonial Witch: Being a Study of the Black Art in the Colony of Connecticut – Digitized book by Frank Samuel Child (1897) via Google Books.
- Pioneers of Massachusetts: A Descriptive List Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns and Churches and Other Contemporaneous Documents – Digitized book by Charles Henry Pope (1900) via Internet Archive.
Recently Read Books
- Currently reading Family Shadows by John Nixon.
Upcoming FREE Webinars
| Date / Time | Webinar / Presenter / Host |
| 01/03 12 PM Central |
Preservation of Photographs and the Importance of a Good Scan Brett Payne Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 01/07 1 PM Central |
Genealogy on the Go with iPads and Tablets Lisa Louise Cooke Legacy Family Tree |
| 01/13 8 PM Central |
Using Google Earth for Genealogy Lisa Louise Cooke Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| 01/14 8 PM Central |
Tracking Migration Using the Big US Record Sources Mary Hill Legacy Family Tree |
| 01/15 7 PM Central |
Ready-Set-Plan! Developing a One-Step Research Plan J. Mark Lowe Florida State Genealogical Society |
| 01/16 1 PM Central |
Expanding Your Research from a Single Fact Marian Pierre-Louis Legacy Family Tree |
| 01/16 2 PM Central |
Pre-1913 Vital Records – Challenging and Elusive and Not Necessarily Impossible to Find Diane L. Richard North Carolina Genealogical Society |
| 01/20 7 PM Central |
Researching Your Swedish Heritage in Living Color Using ArkivDigital Kathy Meade Wisconsin State Genealogical Society |
| 01/21 1 PM Central |
My Genealogy DO-Over – A Year of Learning from Research Mistakes Thomas MacEntee Legacy Family Tree |
| 01/21 8 PM Central |
Finding Your Female Ancestor’s Story in the Newspaper Gena Philibert-Ortega Southern California Genealogical Society |
| 01/28 1 PM Central |
Getting Started in Scrapbooking Susan Budge Legacy Family Tree |
| 01/29 2 PM Central |
Genealogical Resources at the American Jewish Historical Society – New England Archives Judi Garner and Stephanie Call New England Historic Genealogical Society |
| 01/29 8 PM Central |
Careers in Genealogy: Personal Historian Linda Coffin Association for Professional Genealogists |
Thank you for including my blog post on your list!
You’re welcome, Joanne!