Recommended Reads
Resources
45 Million Plus Obituaries Now Available on FamilySearch.org AND
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps at Yale University, both by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
James also has a series going titled Jumpstart Your Family History in Ten Steps, with step 6 currently the most recent article. There are links to the previous five posts embedded here, too:
Jumpstart Your Family History in Ten Steps: Step Six – Organize Your Work Flow
U.S. House of Representatives Launches Records Search by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS
Yankee Dictionary: a Compendium of Useful and Entertaining Expressions Indigenous to New England by Helen Breen on Stories from Ipswich
Organisation, Company and Society Histories by Barbara J. Starmans on Out of My Tree Genealogy News
Toronto Public Library’s Digital Archives Reaches 100,000 Special Collections Objects by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog
Family Stories
I can’t wait for RootsTech – I need my dose of the FHL!:
Ten Hours in the Family History Library Uncovers a New Daughter by the Family Sleuther
The Curious Case of Bastiana van Breugel by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
I love this story, but I have a hard and fast blanket rule – if it lives in water, I don’t eat it!:
Something’s Fishy. . .by Karen on Ancestor Soup
When Did My Grandparents Vote in Their First U.S. Presidential Election? by Jana Last on Jana’s Genealogy and Family History
Technology
Asana’s New Boards Visualize Your To-Dos as Trello-Like Columns by Thorin Klosowski on Lifehacker
Concepts – Undocumented Adoptions vs. Untested Y Lines by Roberta J. Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Embedding Google Drive Documents into Your Blog or Website by John Newmark on Transylvanian Dutch
Family Tree Maker Software News Update by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Introducing Google Photoscan with Google Images by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Methodology, News, Etc.
Drouin Genealogical Institute Renames Its English Website by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
FAN Principles Unfolded by Tony Proctor on Parallax View
Footnotes! Footnotes! Footnotes! Part 2 by Jill Morelli on Genealogy Certification: My Person Journey
RootsWeb Update As of 17 November 2016 on The Ancestry Insider
Helpful Hints to Write Anything by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy
How to Research Ancestors in a Location You Cannot Visit by Lisa Lisson on Are You My Cousin?
The Family History Guide Publishes Updated Website by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Genealogy Education
Teasers from upcoming webinars this week (short with Thanksgiving almost upon us) include how to use digital libraries and multimedia story telling. Check out the GeneaWebinars calendar, which also includes regular on-going hangouts on air for all things genealogy.
Thanks for featuring my post among your recommended reads, Linda. As always, I appreciate it!
Thanks for including my post!