Friday Finds – 10/05/12

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