Recommended Reads
Resources
Native American Museums in Michigan by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past
The Genealogical Research Files of Dr. Barbara Long Posted by the Tennessee State Library and Archives by Leland Meitzler on Genealogy Blog
Celebrate! Le Havre Departing Passenger Lists Are Online! by The French Genealogy Blog
Genealogy on Facebook List – Update, August 2016 by Katherine R. Willson on Social Media Genealogy
University libraries often have unique treasures, overlooked by many because they often require in-person visits:
Researching at Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past
Family Stories
Personal Journeys: The Legacy of Lucian Skotnicki by S. Nadja Zajdman on Avotaynu Online
The Day I Got Paddled by Michelle Ganus Taggart on A Southern Sleuth
Cathy has created an interesting experiment, complete with a family tree and contacts with descendants:
Slave Name Roll Project: RELEASING Amy, Addison, Henry and His Enslaved Family by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
A Box of Peaches AND A Box of Peaches” Picture Book, both by Tony Proctor on Parallax View
Family History Emerges from the Ashes by Family Sleuther
Old Photos Saved from Trash Can – #66 Cousin Bait Success Story by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
Matching Up the Minnesota Tidballs in the English Census by Jay Fonkert on Four Generations Genealogy
Technology
Historical Maps Created by Minecraft Gamers Help Us Envision London and the Fire of 1666 by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS
Methodology, News, Etc.
New Jersey Adoptees May Apply for Birth Certificates as Part of New Adoption Law by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog
Board for Certification of Genealogists and Legacy Family Tree Webinars Form Webinar Partnership by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Tuesday’s Tip: Use Worldcat.org to Find the Nearest Repository for a Book by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Joanne shares a good tip here, as I’ve noticed the same thing about Ancestry’s passport database. If you aren’t aware, it is easy to make this mistake:
Another Tale of Online Tree Errors: Wrong Photo by Joanne Cowden on Researching Relatives
200 Years of Scottish Jewry: A Demographic and Genealogical Profile by Kenneth Collins, Neville Lamdan and Michael Tobias on Avotaynu Online
Yvette’s tips hold true for those of us who work on different branches of our families when they live in or came from vastly different places:
How Taking Clients Made Me A Better Genealogist by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Where to Look When There’s Been a Significant Record Loss by Amie on Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems
Research Tips by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart
How to Search for Free Digitized Historic Images on Google Books – Fast by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Headright Grants by Bryan Mulcahy on Leland Meitzler’s GenealogyBlog
Quick Tip: Apply Lessons Learned to Old Problems by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Genealogy Education
Free Video: Google Books Image Search for Genealogy and Family History by Amie on Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems
Be sure to check the GeneaWebinars calendar for on-going hangouts and study groups.
Five Reasons the Records Aren’t in the Courthouse by George G. Morgan, on Saturday, 6 August 2016, Southern California Genealogical Society
FamilySearch: Hispanic Online Resources, Saturday, 6 August 2016
FamilySearch: Pennsylvania Research Overview, Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Misbegotten Children: Tracing the Family Lines of the Illegitimate by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, Tuesday, 9 August 2016, Illinois Genealogical Society
The Battle for Bounty Land – War of 1812 and Mexican American Wars, by Beth Foulk, Wednesday, 10 August 2016, Legacy Family Tree Webinars
FamilySearch U.S. Research: Great Plains Region, Thursday, 11 August 2016
Homestead Act of 1862: Following the Witnesses, by Bernice Alexander Bennett, Friday, 12 August 2016, Legacy Family Tree Webinars