New-to-Me Blogs
- Mad About Genealogy, Linda Elliott
- Twigs and Trees, Celia Lewis
- The Houstory® Hearth, Mike and Dan Hiestand
- Corduroy & Silk Genes, LizzyLu
- Genealogy Circle, Cindy Freed
- The Ancestor Hunt, Kenneth R. Marks
- Blogging Genealogy, Caroline M. Pointer [boy, I don’t know how I missed this!]
Online Articles/Posts
- DAR Library Launches New Series of Revolutionary War Research Source Guides, NSDAR Press Release
- Ten Great Ways to Celebrate Family History Month, Lisa Alzo
- The Stonington Battle Flag, Susan J. Jerome
- Dad’s Cousin Married Mom’s Cousin, Becky Jamison
- New BCG Certification Videos Online, Angela Packer McGhie
Websites & Resources
- Illinois Gravestones Photos – "The mission of this project is to capture digital images of gravestones of our ancestors."
- Cook County, Illinois, GIS - Maps and Data – Lots of useful maps for Cook County.
- UNCAP (Uncovering Chicago Archives Project) – "UNCAP's unique institutional collaboration provides open public access to online finding aids for hundreds of archival collections documenting a wide range of topics, time periods, and geographical areas." Archival Institutions include: the Chicago Defender newspaper, the DuSable Museum of African-American History, the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature of the Chicago Public Library, Northwestern University, the South Side Community Art Center, and the University of Chicago.
- Civil War Soldier Search – Website with lots of information for Civil War research.
- Historic USGS Maps of New England & NY – Various maps from the University of New Hampshire Government Information Department.
Upcoming Webinars
| Date | Webinar | Presenter | Host |
| 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 |
| November 16 | 10 Ideas for Great Gifts Using Your Family Photos | Thomas MacEntee | Legacy Family Tree |
| November 28 | The Big 4 US Record Sources | Mary Hill | Legacy Family Tree |
| December 1 | Sharing and Preserving Memories in a Digital Era | Daniel Horowitz | Southern California Genealogical Society |
| December 5 | Researching Your Irish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics | Judith Eccles Wight | Legacy Family Tree |
| December 11 | Ready-Set-Plan! Developing a One-Step Research Plan | J. Mark Lowe | Illinois State Genealogical Society |
| December 19 | Jewish Genealogy 101 | Schelly Talalay Dardashti | Southern California Genealogical Society |
2 comments:
Boy, was I sleeping, or how did I miss Caroline Pointer's blog post last week on tagging photos? Thanks for pointing that out, Julie!
Julie,
Thanks for including my new blog The Ancestor Hunt in your list of new blogs. I appreciate it.
Kenneth Marks
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