Recommended Reads
Resources
Genealogy Essentials: British-Genealogy.com by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Searching the FREE MyHeritage “Compilation of Published Sources” Collection by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Another site for British help:
Have You Tried LostCousins.com on The French Genealogy Blog
Unique Histories from the 18th and 19th Centuries by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
How to Discover if Your Canadian Ancestor Was an Alien in Maine by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Family Stories
Test Driving MyHeritage.com and Making an Amazing Family Find! by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart
Ancestors can certainly surprise us:
Justin Richard Colby, His Many Wives and a Surprise by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
I’ve been to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. It is fabulous. Remember and honor the Greatest Generation:
Worldwide Genealogy: Registering Your U.S. WWII Soldier by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
Elizabeth Marie Kallman – I Wonder If She Knew? by Ranae Feick on Ranae’s Swedish-Chicago Heritage Blog
Technology
Russ has been tracking and trying to prove/disprove family connections between himself and famous relatives that appear on the new We’re Related app:
We’re Related Update – 30 November 2016 by Russ Worthington on A Worthington Blog
Ancestral Quest 15 Adds New Features by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Methodology, News, Etc.
Here is a way you, too, can give back. NARA has so much untapped genealogical potential:
Transcribers Needed! How You Can Help by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart
How to Properly Store Your Negatives by Caroline on Organizing Photos by the Swedish Organizer
More holiday gift ideas from Lorine and Lynn:
12 Christmas Gifts for a Genealogist by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog AND
Five Cool Genealogy Gifts for the Holidays by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist
Genealogy Education
National Genealogical Conference 2017 Family History Conference Program NOW AVAILABLE by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS
Has anyone else taken this course?:
A Disappointing Course Review: AGS: Beyond the Basics by Dana (Stewart) Lees on The Enthusiastic Genealogist
Be sure to check the GeneaWebinars calendar for upcoming webinars and hangouts this week.