Friday Finds – 07/12/13

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

New-to-Me Blogs

• Haplogroup, Rebekah Canada
• Poland or Prussia, Dedra Wolff

Online Articles

• Adoptee Resources and Genetic Genealogy, DNAeXplained
• Evernote for Genealogy: Quick Tip #1, Tonia’s Roots
• Search for Images Online by Usage Rights, GenealogyBlog
• Putting a Book Together About the Darlings, One Rhode Island Family
• 1926 [Irish] Census to be Opened for Research, The In-Depth Genealogist
• The Brick Wall Stories: A Theory on Hannah Andrews, One Rhode Island Family
• This Might Be a New Record, Are My Roots Showing?
• The Lives of the Governors of New Plymouth, Family History with the Lineagekeeper
• Tuesday’s Tip: Elephind.com, AnceStories

Websites & Resources

• The Parke Society – "Ongoing Research on all Park/e/s Immigrants from the British Isles. Promoting Fellowship, Genealogical Research, and the Preservation of our Heritage."
• Florida Digital Newspaper Library – "The Florida Digital Newspaper Library exists to provide access to the news and history of Florida. All of the over 1,376,000 pages of historic through current Florida newspapers in the Florida Digital Newspaper Library are openly and freely available with zoomable page images and full text. The Florida Digital Newspaper Library builds on the work done in microfilm within the Florida Newspaper Project."
• Lives of the Governors of New Plymouth, and Massachusetts Bay – Book via Internet Archive.
• Elephind.com – "With Elephind.com it is now possible to search digital newspaper collections from around the globe in the aggregate. Elephind.com is much like Google, Bing, or other search engines but focused on only historical, digitized newspapers. By clicking on the Elephind.com search result that interests you, you'll go directly to the newspaper collection which hosts that story."

Upcoming FREE Webinars

Date / Time	Webinar / Presenter / Host
7/15 7 PM Central	Photography and Genealogy Karen Molohon Georgia Genealogical Society
7/16 7 PM Central	Genealogy Orienteering: Using Maps to Find the Right Place George Morgan Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
7/16 7 PM Central	Discovering Local & State Militia Records J. Mark Lowe Federation of Genealogical Societies
7/17 1 PM Central	Research in the Old Line State: An Overview of Maryland Genealogy Michael Hait Legacy Family Tree
7/17 8 PM Central	Path to Organizational Bliss Nancy Lauer Southern California Genealogical Society
7/18 8 PM Central	Can I Use That in My Genealogy? What You Should Know About Copyright. Thomas MacEntee Utah Genealogical Association
7/19 1 PM Central	Top Ten Techniques for Finding More in Library Catalogs Barbara Renick Legacy Family Tree
07/24 1 PM Central	Top 21st Century Genealogy Resources Tom Kemp Legacy Family Tree
07/31 1 PM Central	Direct Your Research With City Directories Maureen Taylor Legacy Family Tree

Friday Finds – 07/05/13

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

---

New-to-Me Blogs

• Genealogical Gems, Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman
• Genealogy Sphere, Jason Crews
• Family History Research by Jody, Jody Lutter

Online Articles

• Holidays, BBQs & Family Reunions, Leaves & Branches
• The Papers of Six Founders of the United States are Now Online, Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
• Publish Your Family History Without Being Overwhelmed, Archives.com
• Keepin’ It Free: Donate to Cyndi’s List Today, GeneaBloggers
• What Can You Learn From Black’s Law Dictionary?, Genealogy Certification: My Personal Journal
• Did You Know…?  Declaration of Independence Edition, Genealogy Insider
• Sisters Connect With 23andMe, 23andMe Blog
• Take Your Tree With You This Summer, Ancestry.com Blog
• Google Alerts Drops RSS Feeds, Google Operating System
• You Are Blogging, Aren’t You?, A Family Tapestry

Website & Resources

• Founders Online (NARA) – "Correspondence and Other Writings of Six Major Shapers of the United States:  George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. Over 119,000 searchable documents, fully annotated, from the authoritative Founding Fathers Papers projects."

Upcoming FREE Webinars

Date / Time	Webinar / Presenter / Host
7/6 12 PM Central	Transform Your Note-Taking and Remember Everything With Evernote Tonia Kendrick Southern California Genealogical Society
7/9 8 PM Central	Common Surnames: Ways to Identify Your Ancestors in a Crowd Juliana Smith Illinois State Genealogical Society
7/9 1 PM Central	DNA and Genetic Genealogy in 2013 Debbie Parker Wayne Friends of the National Archives Southeast Region
7/10 1 PM Central	Canadian Ports of Entry: Ship Passenger Lists, Immigration Records, and Border Crossing Records Kathryn Lake Hogan Legacy Family Tree
7/15 7 PM Central	Photography and Genealogy Karen Molohon Georgia Genealogical Society
7/16 7 PM Central	Genealogy Orienteering: Using Maps to Find the Right Place George Morgan Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
7/17 1 PM Central	Research in the Old Line State: An Overview of Maryland Genealogy Michael Hait Legacy Family Tree
7/17 8 PM Central	Path to Organizational Bliss Nancy Lauer Southern California Genealogical Society
7/18 8 PM Central	Can I Use That in My Genealogy? What You Should Know About Copyright. Thomas MacEntee Utah Genealogical Association
7/19 1 PM Central	Top Ten Techniques for Finding More in Library Catalogs Barbara Renick Legacy Family Tree

Friday Finds – 06/28/13

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

---

New-to-Me Blogs

• My Genealogy Obsession, Patricia Stanard
• Roots, Branches, and a Few Nuts, Beverly McGowan Norman
• My Family Historian, Danielle
• Lara’s Family Search, Lara

Online Articles

• Legacy Family Tree 8 Revealed – Migration Mapping, Legacy News
• “Who Do You Think You Are?” 2013 Celebrity Lineup (Bazinga!), Genealogy Insider
• Thriller Thursday: Skeletons in the Closet, Pages from the Ancestry Binders
• Copyright and Grandmother’s Writings, The Legal Genealogist
• “Writing and Publishing for Genealogists” – Review of IGHR Course 5, Adventures in Genealogy Education
• Triangulation for Autosomal DNA, DNA eXplained
• Women Working, 1800-1930 – Tuesday’s Tip, My Ancestors and Me
• Kansas Inmate Case Files for ‘In Cold Blood’ Murders Are Online, The Kansas City Star
• Adoption in Genealogy, My Family Historian

Websites & Resources

• Women Working, 1800-1930 – "Women Working, 1800-1930 is a digital exploration of women's impact on the economic life of the United States between 1800 and the Great Depression. Working conditions, workplace regulations, home life, costs of living, commerce, recreation, health and hygiene, and social issues are among the issues documented in this online research collection from Harvard University."
• Southern Appalachians Genealogical Association – A genealogical society covering counties located in the Southern Appalachians in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
• Genealogy Collection at Internet Archive – Free, digitized books, related to genealogy, from Internet Archive.

Upcoming FREE Webinars

Date / Time	Webinar / Presenter / Host
7/6 12 PM Central	Transform Your Note-Taking and Remember Everything With Evernote Tonia Kendrick Southern California Genealogical Society
7/9 8 PM Central	Common Surnames: Ways to Identify Your Ancestors in a Crowd Juliana Smith Illinois State Genealogical Society
7/9 1 PM Central	DNA and Genetic Genealogy in 2013 Debbie Parker Wayne Friends of the National Archives Southeast Region
7/10 1 PM Central	Canadian Ports of Entry: Ship Passenger Lists, Immigration Records, and Border Crossing Records Kathryn Lake Hogan Legacy Family Tree
7/15 7 PM Central	Photography and Genealogy Karen Molohon Georgia Genealogical Society
7/16 7 PM Central	Genealogy Orienteering: Using Maps to Find the Right Place George Morgan Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
7/17 1 PM Central	Research in the Old Line State: An Overview of Maryland Genealogy Michael Hait Legacy Family Tree
7/17 8 PM Central	Path to Organizational Bliss Nancy Lauer Southern California Genealogical Society
7/18 8 PM Central	Can I Use That in My Genealogy? What You Should Know About Copyright. Thomas MacEntee Utah Genealogical Association
7/19 1 PM Central	Top Ten Techniques for Finding More in Library Catalogs Barbara Renick Legacy Family Tree

Friday Finds – 06/21/13

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

---

New-to-Me Blogs

• A Discovery of the Past: Journeys Into Family History Research and Discovery, Michael Hall

Online Articles

Not much here this week as I’m a little behind on blog reading.

• Legacy Family Tree 8 Revealed – Q/A, New Tagging Options, and Other Surprises, Legacy News

Websites & Resources

• The Organized Genealogist – Tips and advice for organizing your genealogy research.
• Italian Baby Names – Over 1,000 names in their list, each entry gives historical info, Italian variations of the name, and the English equivalent.  Knowing the variations and English version is particularly helpful for those researching Italian ancestry.
• Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy – Website for the professional association.

Upcoming FREE Webinars

Date / Time	Webinar / Presenter / Host
6/26 1 PM Central	How Knowing the Law Makes Us Better Genealogists Judy G. Russell Legacy Family Tree
7/6 12 PM Central	Transform Your Note-Taking and Remember Everything With Evernote Tonia Kendrick Southern California Genealogical Society
7/9 8 PM Central	Common Surnames: Ways to Identify Your Ancestors in a Crowd Juliana Smith Illinois State Genealogical Society
7/9 1 PM Central	DNA and Genetic Genealogy in 2013 Debbie Parker Wayne Friends of the National Archives Southeast Region
7/10 1 PM Central	Canadian Ports of Entry: Ship Passenger Lists, Immigration Records, and Border Crossing Records Kathryn Lake Hogan Legacy Family Tree
7/15 7 PM Central	Photography and Genealogy Karen Molohon Georgia Genealogical Society
7/16 7 PM Central	Genealogy Orienteering: Using Maps to Find the Right Place George Morgan Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
7/17 1 PM Central	Research in the Old Line State: An Overview of Maryland Genealogy Michael Hait Legacy Family Tree
7/17 8 PM Central	Path to Organizational Bliss Nancy Lauer Southern California Genealogical Society
7/18 8 PM Central	Can I Use That in My Genealogy? What You Should Know About Copyright. Thomas MacEntee Utah Genealogical Association
7/19 1 PM Central	Top Ten Techniques for Finding More in Library Catalogs Barbara Renick Legacy Family Tree

Friday Finds – 06/14/13

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

---

New-to-Me Blogs

• The New England House Historian, Marian Pierre-Louis
• Geneartistry, Sarah Ashley

Online Articles

• Announcing the “Getting Started Stories” Contest, Treelines
• Legacy Family Tree 8 Revealed, Legacy News
• Mapping With Google Course for Genealogy, The We Tree Genealogy Blog
• Tuesday’s Tip: The Ten-Minute Genealogist, Climbing My Family Tree
• MA Vital Records Project Website Changes the Historical View of Mass. Towns and Families, AncestryInk

Websites & Resources

• Early Vital Records of Massachusetts – Transcriptions of over 1,500,000 records from over 150 Massachusetts towns, from 1600-1850.
• Genealogical Records of the War of 1812 – Article written by Stuart L. Butler for the Winter 1991 edition of Prologue Magazine (published by NARA).

Upcoming FREE Webinars

Date / Time	Webinar / Presenter / Host
6/17 7 PM Central	Research at the Atlanta History Center Sue VerHeof Georgia Genealogical Society
6/18 7 PM Central	The Area Research Network Josh Ranger Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
6/19 8 PM Central	Interest in Pinterest: Pinning Your Family History Valerie Elkins Southern California Genealogical Society
6/20 8 PM Central	Finding Your Family Stories Valerie Elkins Utah Genealogical Association
6/26 1 PM Central	How Knowing the Law Makes Us Better Genealogists Judy G. Russell Legacy Family Tree
7/6 12 PM Central	Transform Your Note-Taking and Remember Everything With Evernote Tonia Kendrick Southern California Genealogical Society
7/9 8 PM Central	Common Surnames: Ways to Identify Your Ancestors in a Crowd Juliana Smith Illinois State Genealogical Society
7/9 1 PM Central	DNA and Genetic Genealogy in 2013 Debbie Parker Wayne Friends of the National Archives Southeast Region
7/10 1 PM Central	Canadian Ports of Entry: Ship Passenger Lists, Immigration Records, and Border Crossing Records Kathryn Lake Hogan Legacy Family Tree

Friday Finds – 06/07/13

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

---

New-to-Me Blogs

• Moments in Time, A Genealogy Blog, Diana Quinn
• Denise Digs Roots, Denise Hibsch Richmond
• Madden Moments, Cath Madden Trindle
• Trindle Travels Thru Time, Cath Madden Trindle
• Digging Up the Dirt on My Dead People, April

Online Articles

• Betty’s Tips for Beginning Genealogists, Betty’s Boneyard Genealogy Blog
• Important Changes to Historypin Terms & Conditions, Historypin Blog
• Five Reasons to Attend a Genealogical Institute, The Turning of Generations
• Simplifying You Online Genealogy Life, The We Tree Genealogy Blog
• Tombstone Tuesday, Clues from a Cemetery Plot Card, Nutfield, Genealogy
• A Little Bit of Luck Mixed with Lots of Hard Work, No Hoof Left Behind
• Pinterest: Pinning Your History, Your Story Coach [This is a really neat idea that I may just have to implement!]
• Confession of an Online Genealogist, West In New England

Website & Resources

• The United Church of Canada Archives – Description of holdings, research guides, and virtual exhibits. [Thanks, Gena!]

Upcoming FREE Webinars

Date / Time	Webinar / Presenter / Host
6/11 8 PM Central	The Research Calendar: A Resource You Cannot Live Without Luana Darby Illinois State Genealogical Society
6/12 1 PM Central	Get What You Came For: New Search Options Let You Target Obituaries, Photos, Passenger Lists, Births, Marriages, and More Tom Kemp Legacy Family Tree
6/14 1 PM Central	Next Exit: Your New Jersey Ancestors Thomas MacEntee Legacy Family Tree
6/17 7 PM Central	Research at the Atlanta History Center Sue VerHeof Georgia Genealogical Society
6/18 7 PM Central	The Area Research Network Josh Ranger Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
6/19 8 PM Central	Interest in Pinterest: Pinning Your Family History Valerie Elkins Southern California Genealogical Society
6/20 8 PM Central	Finding Your Family Stories Valerie Elkins Utah Genealogical Association
6/26 1 PM Central	How Knowing the Law Makes Us Better Genealogists Judy G. Russell Legacy Family Tree

Friday Finds – 05/24/13

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

New-to-Me Blogs

• AncestryInk, Jane Sweetland
• adoptionfind, Vicki-lynn Brunskill
• Posts About Dead Relatives, Jan Santoscoy
• Tracing My Roots: Who Do I Think I Am?, Betsy Lusby

Online Articles

• Celebrity Roots Series “Who Do You Think You Are?” Returns, Megan Smolenyak (Huffington Post)
• Observations From the Edge: Multi-Generational Needs in Genealogy, Trials and Tribulations of a Self-Taught Family Historian
• What I Found in the New Massachusetts Deeds Online, One Rhode Island Family

Websites & Resources

• Illinois State University Yearbooks – Digitized versions of Illinois State University (a.k.a. Illinois State Normal University) yearbooks from 1892 to 1994.
• Local History Archives of the Grosse Pointe (MI) Public Library – "The Local History Archives is a project of the Grosse Pointe Public Library to collect, digitize, and disseminate historical materials."
• McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society - Search Ancestors – Various indexes for McHenry County resources.

Upcoming FREE Webinars

Date / Time	Webinar / Presenter / Host
5/29 1 PM Central	The New Frontier in Genetic Genealogy: Autosomal DNA Testing Ugo Perego Legacy Family Tree
6/1 12 PM Central	Is There a Baby Catcher in Your Bloodline? Jane Neff Rollins Southern California Genealogical Society
6/4 1 PM Central	Finding Records of the Atomic Energy Commission Shane Bell Friends of the National Archives-Southeast Region
6/5 1 PM Central	The Genealogy of Your House Marian Pierre-Louis Legacy Family Tree
6/11 8 PM Central	The Research Calendar: A Resource You Cannot Live Without Luana Darby Illinois State Genealogical Society
6/12 1 PM Central	Get What You Came For: New Search Options Let You Target Obituaries, Photos, Passenger Lists, Births, Marriages, and More Tom Kemp Legacy Family Tree
6/14 1 PM Central	Next Exit: Your New Jersey Ancestors Thomas MacEntee Legacy Family Tree

Access Archives of Legacy Family Tree Webinars With Monthly or Yearly Membership

Genealogy education on-demand!

I received the following email yesterday announcing a new offering from Legacy Family Tree.  They have created a new website, dedicated to their webinars, and now you can become a member and access any archived webinar (and the handout) at anytime during your membership.  They are offering memberships for an annual fee of $49.95, or you can subscribe monthly for $9.95/month.

The live webinars are still free to attend, and the new website is where you will find information on all upcoming webinars.

Here are more details from Legacy Family Tree.

---

New Annual/Monthly Webinar Memberships Provide Anytime-Anywhere Access to Entire Webinar Archives and Instructors’ Handouts

Genealogists and family historians can now have anytime, anywhere and unlimited access to the nearly 100 recorded genealogy webinars and more than 350 pages of instructors’ handouts that have been part of the Legacy Family Tree Webinar series with our new website at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com.

Access to the complete archives (over 136 hours of classes) is now available through an annual or monthly Webinar Membership at the introductory price of $49.95 (annually) or $9.95 (monthly). Watching the live, weekly webinars continues to be free (36 more are scheduled in 2013), and visitors are free to view recordings for one week after a live presentation. For Webinar Members, new recordings and handouts will be added monthly at no extra cost.

That’s 1 year of unlimited access for just $49.95.

To take advantage of this special introductory price visit: www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com

A leader in online genealogy education, the Legacy Family Tree Webinar series has been attended by researchers in more than 100 countries. “I’m excited to bring quality genealogy education into the homes of genealogists world-wide,” said Legacy Family Tree Webinars host, Geoff Rasmussen. “Genealogists from the most remote parts of the world have been able to learn from some of genealogy’s  finest instructors because of these webinars. It’s been fun to help pioneer this technology for our industry.”

FamilyTreeWebinars.com currently features 36 of genealogy’s leading educators including Megan Smolenyak, Thomas MacEntee, Barbara Renick, DearMYRTLE, Marian Pierre-Louis, Maureen Taylor, Geoff Rasmussen, Lisa Alzo, and Karen Clifford. Click here for the complete list. Subjects include:

• Google
• Organization
• Photographs & Digital Images
• Researching in United States, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, Germany, Eastern Europe
• Brick Wall Solutions
• DNA
• Genealogy Technology
• Many more

Register for upcoming webinars for free.

Click here to register for future webinars.

Become a Webinar Member

• Annual Memberships – introductory price of $49.95/year – complete access to webinar archives and handouts for one year
• Monthly Memberships – introductory price of $9.95/month – complete access to webinar archives and handouts for one month

Click here to subscribe.

Friday Finds – 03/01/13

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

New-to-Me Blogs

• Ancestors and Cousins, Kathleen Kolodzinski Laprise
• Ancestoir: Ancestor-Themed Memoir, Jenny Tonks
• Past-Present-Future, Smadar Belkind Gerson
• Kathryn’s Quest

Online Articles

• The Family History Writing Challenge – My Nightmare!, My Mother’s Family History [Betty shares a very personal story that’s beautifully written.]
• Researching Closed Patriots—New Lineage Research Committee Project, President’s General Blog (DAR)
• Goodreads Reviewed: A Must-Use Site for Any Book Lover, MakeUseOf
• Crying “Uncle!”, A Family Tapestry
• Madness Monday Mourning, GeniTales [Another sad story, with a positive idea for remembering those we love.]
• Matrilineal Monday: What’s In a Name?, Celebrating Family Stories

Websites & Resources

• United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books Coverage Table | FamilySearch – Table outlining what each volume of the tract books covers.  This is needed for using the BLM microfilm collection (or FHL copies) or the online digital image collection at FamilySearch.

Upcoming FREE Webinars

Date	Webinar/Presenter	Host
3/2	Time Travel With Google Earth, with Lisa Louise Cooke	Southern California Genealogical Society
3/6	Behind the Cheese Curtain: A Look at Wisconsin Genealogy Resources, with Thomas MacEntee	Legacy Family Tree
3/8	Blogs: Easy-to-Make Web Pages, with DearMYRTLE and Carrie Keele	Legacy Family Tree
3/12	Back to Your Roots: Planning a Successful Heritage Research Trip, with Lisa Alzo	Illinois State Genealogical Society
3/12	loc.gov: Using Our Nation's Library Online, with Laura Prescott	Friends of the National Archives – Southeast Region
3/13	Breaking Down Your Irish and Scottish Brick Wall in the New Poor Law Records of Scotland, with Judith Eccles Wight	Legacy Family Tree
3/17 to 4/14	Mastering Genealogy Proof (Note:  Dates may change as these sessions are to coincide with the release of a book of the same title by Thomas Jones.)	DearMYRTLE
3/18	Soldiers Veteran Homes, with Richard Sayre	Georgia Genealogical Society
3/20	Erin in the USA: Irish Research on This Side of the Atlantic, with Michael Brophy	Southern California Genealogical Society
3/21	Finding Your Irish Ancestors, with Raymon Naisbitt	Utah Genealogical Association
Various	RootsMagic is holding a few webinars through April 2 on various aspects of the software.	RootsMagic

Legacy Family Tree Releases Their 2013 Webinar Schedule

Last week, while I was out of town, Legacy Family Tree announced its lineup of 2013 webinars.  There are plenty of topics to choose from, across all skill levels.  Here are a few that I am really looking forward to attending:

• Pre-1850 U.S. Research Methodologies, with Karen Clifford on February 13.
  
• Annie Moore of Ellis Island - A Case of Historical Identity Theft, with Megan Smolenyak on February 27.
  
• Evidence: Guidelines for Evaluating Genealogical Evidence, with Linda Woodward Geiger on April 3.
  
• Land Records Solve Research Problems, with Mary Hill on May 15.
  
• The New Frontier in Genetic Genealogy: Autosomal DNA Testing, with Ugo Perego on May 29.
  
• How Knowing the Law Makes Us Better Genealogists, with Judy G. Russell on June 26.
  
• Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy FamilyTree, with Geoff Rasmussen on August 14.
  
• Getting the Most from Your Records: Putting Them Through the Wringer!, with Linda Woodward Geiger on September 4.
  
• You Use WHAT for Genealogy?, with Thomas MacEntee on September 11.
  
• Using Court Records to tell the Story of our Ancestors' Lives, with Judy G. Russell on October 30.
  
• Mind Mapping Your Research Plans and Results, with Thomas MacEntee on November 20.

I’ve already signed up for all the webinars I want to attend.  This way, they are on my calendar in advance and I can plan accordingly, especially for those I don’t want to miss!

Illinois State Genealogical Society Announces Its 2013 Webinar Series

Earlier today, the Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) announced that registration is now open for the 2013 Webinar series!  This year’s lineup has something for everyone, from beginners to experts, and everyone in between.

Webinars are a fantastic way for genealogists to learn more about research, methodology, records, and more.  ISGS offers the live broadcast of their webinars to the public for free on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:00 PM Central.  ISGS members have access to all the webinar recordings after they’re presented live.

As the Education Committee Chair for ISGS, I will be attending all of the webinars.  I’m looking forward to each and every one, but I am especially excited about a few in particular.

Timelines: Placing Your Heritage in Historical Perspective with Laura Prescott on May 14.  I love Laura, she’s a fantastic speaker and I always learn a lot from her presentations.  And, I love timelines, so any new tips I can pick up is a bonus.

The Research Calendar: A Resource You Cannot Live Without with Luana Darby on June 11.  Many people have requested this topic and I can understand why.  This is definitely something I struggle with, so I look forward to Luana’s tips.

“To the Honorable, the General Assembly” - The Treasure Trove in Legislative Petitions with Judy G. Russell on September 10.  Judy is a wonderful speaker and I am so glad she agreed to do a webinar for ISGS.  It’s an interesting topic and I think it will open people up to a source that may be unfamiliar to them.

Visit Upcoming Webinars to see the entire 2013 schedule and sign up.  Don’t delay!  Get them on your calendar right away!  (LOL, that rhymed)

Southern California Genealogical Society Announces 2013 Webinar Series

I received an email yesterday, from the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS), informing me that registration for the 2013 Jamboree Extension Webinar Series is now open.  SCGS holds two live webinars each month and they have a great lineup for 2013. 

The live sessions are free and open to the public.  As an added benefit to SCGS members, recordings of the webinars are available to them through the members-only section of their website.

• Family History Writing Made Easier: Cloud-based Tools Every Genealogist Can Use with Lisa Alzo, on January 5
  
• Documentation: Never Having to Ask, "Where did that come from?" with Linda Woodward Geiger on January 16
  
• Options in Post-Adoption Research with Debbie Mieszala on May 15
  
• Interest in Pinterest: Pinning Your Family History with Valerie Brown Elkins on June 19
  
• Transform Your Note-Taking and Remember Everything with Evernote with Tonia Kendrick on July 6
  
• Path to Organizational Bliss with Nancy Lauer on July 17

Be sure to check out the whole list and register.  I like to register early and have them on my calendar so I can plan around the ones I really don’t want to miss.