Friday Finds – 08/24/12

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

New-to-Me Blogs

• The Genealogy Search, Amy Urman  (don’t know how I missed this one, it’s been around for five years!)
• A Southern Sleuth
• Collecting Ancestors, Wally Huskonen
• WikiTree Blog
• DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society
• Lawrence Lore, a blog from the Lawrence County (IL) Historical Society

Online Articles/Posts

• What If He Wasn’t a Volunteer? Some Sources for Regular Army Research, Carolyn L. Barkley
• Legacy Tip – Data Entry of Locations, Geoff Rasmussen
• Terms of Use: GenealogyBank, Judy G. Russell
• Categorizing Your Ancestors on WikiTree, Lianne Lavoie
• …In Which I Do the Genealogy Happy-Dance!, Jenny Lanctot
• Ontario, Canada Digital Newspapers
• A New System for Tracking Heirlooms, Marian Pierre-Louis
• ArkivDigital for Free August 25-25, 2012 (Swedish research)
• FGS Announces New Publication – Bylaws Workbook: A Handbook for New & Established Societies (this is a major update to the first edition)
• FamilySearch Wiki ~ Research Logs, Lee Drew
• The Ethical Genealogist, Judy G. Russell
• Michigan School Records, Harold Henderson
• Midwest Geneabloggers Meetup – October 13, Tina Lyons
• With a Little Help From My Friends, Jacqui Stevens
• Canadian Genealogical Society Journals, Michael Hait
• Ancestry’s Map Collection, Midge Frazel
• Business Records and Your Genealogy, Arlene Eakle
• The Age Old Genealogy Question…When is It Proven?, Jill Morelli
• Making the Best of a Rainy, Saturday Afternoon, Carol Chidlow
• Tips for Cataloging Your Books in LibraryThing, Lori Thornton

Print Articles

• “Doing the Deeds,” by Chris Staats, Family Tree Magazine, September 2012.
  
• “Restoring the Identity of Elisabeth Bair of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Was She a Northamer or a Wetsler, and Who Were Her Parents?,” by Catherine Becker Wiest, Crossroads, Spring 2012.

Websites/Resources

• Aurora Illinois Area Cemeteries
• Oklahoma Historical Society

Upcoming Webinars

Date	Webinar	Presenter	Host
August 29	Building a Family From Circumstantial Evidence	Judy G. Russell	Legacy Family Tree
September 1	Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker. Researching Your Ancestors’ Occupations	Denise Spurlock	Southern California Genealogical Society
September 5	Beyond the Arrival Date: Extracting More from Passenger Lists	Lisa Alzo	Legacy Family Tree
September 11	Grandma did What!?: Researching your Famous and Infamous Relatives	Gena Phillibert-Ortega	Illinois State Genealogical Society
September 12	What is a 'Reasonably Exhaustive Search'?	Michael Hait	Legacy Family Tree
September 14	Getting Started with Heritage Collector Software	Kathleen Bitter	Legacy Family Tree
September 19	Use Your Digital Camera to Copy Records	Mary Hill	Legacy Family Tree
September 19	Playground Rules for Genealogy on the Internet	Janet Hovorka	Southern California Genealogical Society
September 20	City Directories: More Than Names and Addresses	Jason Harrison	Utah Genealogical Association
September 26	Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy FamilyTree	Geoff Rasmussen	Legacy Family Tree
September 26	Avoiding Misunderstandings, Part 2: Communication Skills for Professional Genealogists	Jean Wilcox-Hibben	Association of Professional Genealogists