Friday Finds–12/14/12

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

New-to-Me Blogs

• Unclaimed Ancestors – Jodi Bash
• Into the Briar Patch: A Family Memoir – Mariann S. Regan
• Larry Cragun Family and Genealogy Blog, Larry and Kathleen
• Angela’s Genealogy – Angela Schwentker

Online Articles

• Blogging for Cousins? How about blogging for help? – Desperately Seeking Surnames
• Create Your Own Genealogy Blog Stock Images – Ancestral Breezes
• Important Collection of War of 1812 Papers Now Online – Connecticut History
• 13 Easy & Free Ways to Watermark Photos – Make Use Of
• Does This Count as an Epiphany? – Are My Roots Showing?
• Exploring Heredis for Mac – Begin with ‘Craft’
• We Interrupt This Regularly Scheduled Program… – A Family Tapestry
• QuickLesson 12: Chasing an Online Record into Its Rabbit Hole – Evidence Explained
• QuickLesson 13: Classes of Evidence—Direct, Indirect & Negative – Evidence Explained

Websites/Resources

• History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, From its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900 – Book by Richard Anson Wheeler, via Internet Archive.
• Organizing Your Files – Good ideas and tips; via FamilySearch Wiki.
• Research Forms - Collection of various genealogy forms; via FamilySearch Wiki.

Fiction

• The Last Queen of England by Steve Robinson, available as Kindle eBook.  This is the third in a series of genealogical mysteries.  Another great book by the author…can’t wait for more!

Upcoming Webinars

Date	Webinar	Presenter	Host
December 19	Jewish Genealogy 101	Schelly Talalay Dardashti	Southern California Genealogical Society
January 3	Ten Reasons Why Your Ancestor Was in Canada	Kathryn Lake Hogan	Looking 4 Ancestors
January 5	Family History Writing Made Easier: Cloud-Based Tools Every Genealogists Can Use	Lisa Alzo	Southern California Genealogical Society
January 8	Beyond the Draft Cards: Additional Selective Service Records	Linda Woodward Geiger	Illinois State Genealogical Society
January 8	Lights, Camera, Action!	Sandra Crowley	Friends of the National Archives Southeast Region
January 16	Documentation: Never Having to Ask, "Where did that come from?"	Linda Woodward Geiger	Southern California Genealogical Society
January 17	What's New with the FamilySearch Family Tree?	Don R. Anderson	Utah Genealogical Association