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Friday, December 11, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 11 December 2015



Articles and posts that caught my eye:

My New Genealogy Follows at Twitter:

@CousinDetective, @ExtremeGenes, @My_History, @mycanvas, @FrugalGenealogy, @HistoricEngland, @FamilyHistoryUK, @OGSHamilton, @Omega_DNA, @asnjaart, @GSMD, @RootsBid, @familyhist2DAY


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Friday, August 28, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 28 August 2015



Articles and posts that caught my eye:




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@ABGenealogy, @dnaworldwide, @MyFamHistFiles, @TxSGS, @familyinatree, @CousinDetective, @AncestorRoadMap


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Friday, August 21, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 21 August 2015



Articles and posts that caught my eye:

This week's post will be heavily geared toward Washington State Resources, mainly because of the Northwest Genealogical Conference held last week in Arlington, as well as recent articles published at the Washington State Secretary of State and Washington State Library blogs.

  • Digitization grants awarded for Washington Rural Heritage, 2015-2016 by Evan at the Washington State Library blog - great news if you have ancestors from Asotin, Clallam, Kittitas, Skagit, Stevens, and Whitman Counties. And if your ancestors hail from other counties instead, check out the Washington Rural Heritage project to see if digitization has been done for those.
  • Jackson Axley at the Washington State Secretary of State blogs has begun a fantastic new series called "A Snapshot of..." which highlights each county in Washington State. An image of the county flag, a historical overview, photos, and fun facts are included in each post. They are being published in alphabetical order. Currently, posts for the following counties are available: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, and Cowlitz.
  • Washington's session laws by Judy G. Russel at The Legal Genealogist - Judy highlights some of the historical legal gems available online for Washington state
  • Washington State resources by Judy G. Russell at The Legal Genealogist - another post by Judy, this one highlighting the Seattle regional branch of the National Archives, the Washington State Archives (including the famous Digital State Archives), and the Washington State Genealogical Resource Guide.
  • Jurisdiction Alert - Alaska Court Records by the author of BRB's Public Records Blog - notifies the public of some significant fee rates for record searching and filing for the State of Alaska's Superior and District Courts.
  • On Mice and Men—and Research Habits by Elizabeth Shown Mills at the Evidence Explained blog - the importance of heading back "into the maze" and looking for our "cheese" in different ways and places
  • Glacier National Park : Fire! by Becky Wiseman at kinexxions - My friend Becky came and visited me right after this event. Unfortunately, Glacier Park--and much of the Northwest--is still afire.
  • That was too close for comfort! by Chris Korstanje at My Genealogical Adventures - this reminds me that I need to do another backup!
  • Is it safe to scan curled negatives? by Sally Jacobs at The Practical Archivist blog - I'm always looking for good answers for scanning questions like these, especially when similar ones often get brought up at Scanfest 
  • Museum Day Live! 2015: Free Admission to Participating Museums on Sept. 26! by Diane Haddad at Genealogy Insider - looks like I need to put "Visit the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (the MAC)" on my calendar for September 26th!
  • British Movietone Digital Archives Online by Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - want to watch the same newsreels your ancestors watched? Or use them to highlight a blog post? Check out this free collection!
  • Maggie Bennett Killed By A Train by Lee Drew at FamHist - this sent chills up my spine, mainly because for the last month, I've been putting together a post about my Maggie, also age 12, who was killed by a train in the Midwest.


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Friday, July 10, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 10 July 2015



Articles and posts that caught my eye:

Helga Estby walked cross-country to try and save family farm by Stefanie Pettit at The Spokesman-Review - in 1896, a Norwegian immigrant from Spokane County and her 18-year-old daughter set out to walk across America from the Northwest to New York City to win $10,000 to save their family farm. Were they successful?

Two new coins to mark McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’ by Gail Dever at Genealogy à la carte - Canada is honoring its most famous WWI veteran

Using Etsy for Genealogy by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers - who knew? Using this "Ebay for handmade goods" site can yield some genealogy treasures!

Pacific Northwest Digital Collections Summit, Final Report Available by Nono Burling at Between the Lines (the Washington State Library blog) - "In March 2015, the Oregon and Washington State Libraries co-hosted a summit of approximately 50 library, archives, and museum professionals to explore avenues for increased collaborative digitization throughout the region." Includes an interactive map which shows you digital projects already underway in Washington and Oregon.

How to Find the Cheapest Office Supplies Online by Ryan Dube at MakeUseOf - because genealogists can never have enough genealogy supplies!

How To Stay Healthy Before, During, And After A Convention by Stephanie Lee at Lifehacker - SLIG and RootsTech 2015 were visited by plagues; here's how to avoid them in the future


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@mohistorymuseum, @ACGSI, @FamilySleuther


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Friday, July 03, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 3 July 2015



The last "Friday Finds and Follows" post I published was on April 17th. A lot has been happening in my life since then, which caused me to kind of drop off the face of the earth...or at least off the face of Blogger. Some of the many things which have kept me busy, tired, and realizing the need for cutting back from genealogy and blogging for a while until I catch my breath have included;

  • physical therapy twice a week after my knee surgery on April 2nd; there was also a twice-a-day exercise regime I had to follow
  • much pain and fatigue as a result of my surgery; some days I'd come home from work, pop dinner in the microwave, and then crash in bed!
  • teaching a five-week genealogy course through my local community colleges district's seniors' program
  • an interview for and a job offer as a Secretary  Senior with the Toxics Cleanup Program at the Washington State Department of Ecology, the latter which I gladly accepted!
  • giving my two weeks' notice as a Special Education Instructional Assistant at Spokane Public Schools and subsequently finishing up my duties there, including writing detailed sub plans for my replacement
  • a new job with a steep learning curve...but a fun and interesting place to work!
  • a two-day out-of-town workshop for my new job's program
  • planning for my parents' 50th anniversary celebration
  • getting used to my new daily schedule and routine with a longer work day (eight hours vs. six hours)
I've finally "found my groove" and actually have spent some time the last week in a half doing research on the sister of one of my great-grandfathers. It's time to do some blogging once again! Thanks for bearing with me. This post includes some older finds and not just ones from the past week.


 Articles and posts that caught my eye:

The laws of access by Judy G. Russell at The Legal Genealogist - be prepared the next time you go to a county clerk's office or state archives

An open letter to genealogy societies by Susan Petersen at Long Lost Relatives - Susan lists her (very valid, in my opinion) frustrations about societies. These are reasons why many are dying off.

Digital Archives milestone: 150 million records by Brian Zylstra at From Our Corner (blog of the Washington State Secretary of State) - I'm proud of what my home state has done with their fabulous digitized records collections, and wish more states would follow this example.

Ten Tips for New Geneabloggers by Bill West at West in New England - Are you thinking about blogging, or are you a new blogger? Here's some good advice from a long-time and well-read geneablogger.

How to Download Your Ancestry.com Tree by Elizabeth O'Neal at Little Bytes of Life - some handy tips

A challenging environment: Alaska, 1900-1940 by Zachary Garceau at Vita Brevis - ever wonder how those enumerators got around that remote land called Alaska to do the census? You'll be amazed!

EWGS 80th Anniversary Celebration...A Fun Event by Donna Potter Phillips at the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society blog - still going strong after 80 years! Here's how we celebrated!

New Maps of Juneau, Alaska's Evergreen Cemetery to Go Online in October by Leland Meitzler at GenealogyBlog - as someone born and raised in Alaska, I always cheer when more of that great state's genealogy resources go online!

Longest Marriage in My Family Tree by Cecily Cone Kelly at Letters to My Grandparents - this post came about from a Facebook conversation Cecily and I had. I'm so glad she wrote it; now I need to write mine!

Make Your Genealogy Blog Photos Stand Out on Pinterest! by Lisa Lisson at Lisa Lisson.com blog - I'm a new fan of Lisa's blog, and after reading this post, I'm sure you'll know why. She's got lots of great tips!

A Time I Will Never Forget--I Am a Survivor! by Brenda Leyndyke at Journey to the Past - Brenda is another blogger whose writings have recently been added to my news feed. This story is personal, poignant, and exactly an example of what WE should be writing about for OUR descendants!


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Friday, April 17, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 17 April 2015



Articles and posts that caught my eye:

Huguenot Genealogy - Finding Protestants in Notarial Records by Anne Morddel at The French Genealogy Blog - If you have French ancestors, you should be reading this blog. For a heavily Catholic country, it's nice to know there are Protestant records to be found there. Anne explains where to find them.

My Blog Book is Here! by Jana Last at Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog - I've been enjoying the journey Jana has been taking in turning her blog posts into a book. This is the final product.

One Document, Four Database Providers, and Four Different Source Citations (or not) by Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings - Randy shows how one document appears at four genealogy websites, and details the differences between the source citations listed on each site. Which site gives the best citation? Read to find out!

Are There Any Absolutes in Genetic Genealogy? by Blaine Bettinger at The Genetic Genealogist - DNA results are science, right? They should provide cut and dried answers. Or do they?

Genealogy Do-Over: The Value of a BSO by Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers - Why would following a Bright and Shiny Object (distraction) while doing genealogy be valuable? Thomas provides answers.

New Digital Collection: Colville National Forest by Evan at Between the Lines (Washington State Library Blog) - This describes the newest project from Washington Rural Heritage that just went live. If you have ancestors from rural areas in Washington State, you will definitely appreciate the various statewide projects available.

A Record Here ... A Record There ... Wow! A Match! by Elizabeth Shown Mills at QuickTips: The Blog @ Evidence Explained - This post could also be titled "Jumping to Conclusions." What you should be doing when your family from one location seems to magically appear in another.

Guest Blogger: Beginning Your Tennessee Research by Amie Tennant, guest blogger at Lisa Lisson's Are You My Cousin? blog - I clicked on this post because my kids have Tennessee ancestors. Not only did I find the post interesting and helpful to read, I discovered that Lisa has posts on research in many of the states where my children's paternal ancestors lived: Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Virginia. So of course, I added her feed to my Feedly.

Is Your Site Mobile Friendly? Google Starts Penalizing After April 21 by Nicole Larrauri at Awesomely Techie - Do you have a genealogy website or blog? You may wish to read this article if you want to continue to have your blog or website be included in Google's top results when others search for it or any of the ancestors you have mentioned in it.

Dropbox Adds Office Online Integration by Walter Glenn at Lifehacker - So a cousin sends you family tree info in a Word or .pdf document with family photos in it. Here's how to extract those images.


My New Genealogy Follows at Twitter:

@EnglandGRC, @NewMexGenSoc, @APGgenealogy, @JerseyRootsGeni, @cataplin, @SNiblick, @CAFG_Forensic, @GrandmasPeople, @DJoshuaTaylor, @vintagepiclady


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Friday, April 10, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 10 April 2015



We've got two weeks of Finds and Follows to catch up on! Surgery went well and I'm recovering during my Spring Break, anticipating being able to return to work on time.

 Articles and posts that caught my eye:

The Day the Earth Moved, March 27, 1964 by Terri Hatch Politi at Unearthing My Family Roots - having been born and grown up in Alaska, I heard lots of stories about the great earthquake and tsunami that occurred three years before my birth. Terri gives her personal perspective on this event.

A Marriage Record Is a Marriage Record Is a Marriage Record—Not! by Elizabeth Shown Mills at QuickTips: The Blog @ Evidence Explained - Elizabeth describes a plethora of marriage record types.

Redux: per capita, per stirpes by Judy G. Russell at The Legal Genealogist - if you're poking around at an 18th or 19th century will, and trying to figure out who is getting what, you'll appreciate this explanation and accompanying table.

Why Researching Your Ancestor’s FAN Club is Important by Elyse Doerflinger at Elyse's Genealogy Blog - you definitely need this strategy to break down your brick walls!

Unofficial Record Keepers & Reasonably Exhaustive Research by Elizabeth Shown Mills at QuickTips: The Blog @ Evidence Explained - here's another way to break down brick walls. Elizabeth explains who the unofficial record keepers were and why they were (and are!) important.

Things I Learned By Participating in the Genealogy Do-Over and The Genealogy Do-Over: The Best Thing I Did for my Genealogy by Dawn Kogutkiewicz at Dawning Genealogy - Dawn shares her wisdom and experience from Cycle One of the Genealogy Do-Over. (P.S. Cycle Two has begun if you'd like to join.)

New Jersey to Allow Access to Birth Records for People Adopted in the State by Dick Eastman at Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - good news for New Jersey adoptees

Was Great-Grandpa Don Draper? by Donna Pointkouski at What's Past is Prologue - I admit, as a recent addict spending my surgery recovery/Spring Break on a Mad Men marathon, the title of this post was definitely eye-catching! Donna studies the correlation between her ancestor Joseph Zawodny and Don Draper. Beyond their hidden pasts, even their photographs look similar!

Still waiting for the Holy Grail by Judy G. Russell at The Legal Genealogist - Judy separates hype from hypothesis in her examination of AncestryDNA's New Ancestor Discoveries.

Do you love courthouses? As a genealogist, you should! Our ancestors' lives are recorded in them, and they visited those buildings for a variety of reasons. Want to see some great old picture postcards of your ancestors' county courthouses? Check out CourthouseHistory.com.

The Civil War–How Our Country Dealt with the Aftermath by Diane Gould Hall at Michigan Family Trails - Did you ever wonder what we did with 620,000 dead bodies?

Roll in hay in 1830s adds a big gap to the family tree by Vera Miller at Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family - sometimes a family line will always remain incomplete

The Tax Payers Lists of 1791 by Anne Morddel at The French Genealogy Blog - you don't have to have French heritage to appreciate that tax lists in any country provide a wonderful census substitute. A very timely post for those of us in the United States attempting to make the April 15th deadline.

The Future of Genealogy – 6 Predictions by Louis Kessler at Behold Genealogy - Louis polishes his crystal ball. What do you think of his predictions?


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Friday, March 27, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 27 March 2015



Note: I am undergoing knee surgery on Thursday, April 2nd, so I'll be skipping posting Friday Finds and Follows on April 3rd. It's not a post that would be easy to pre-write and schedule, especially with how busy I'll be in getting everything else done before surgery. Thank you for your patience, and be sure to check back on Friday, April 10th for the next Friday Finds and Follows post!

 Articles and posts that caught my eye:

Finding the truth about great-grandpa’s plot to kill Czar Alexander III by Vera Miller at Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family - talk about your family secrets! A must-read!

Reverend Newton Pinckney Walker, Esq. - 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 7, "Love" by Amy W. Kelly at Shaking My Family Tree - if you're a regular reader of my blog, you'll know I've been posting tips for finding your deaf ancestors during Deaf History Month. Amy relates the story of how her ancestor founded the first School for the Deaf in South Carolina, out of love for his wife's three deaf siblings.

10 Ways Your Genealogy Society Might Be Driving Away Visitors by Amy Johnson Crow at No Story Too Small - how does your society rate?

Tracking Elusive People through the Past by Elizabeth Shown Mills at QuickTips: The Blog @ Evidence Explained - some basic, common-sense strategies for tracking elusive people through the past, a.k.a. our "brick wall ancestors."

Reconstructing the Lives of Yesteryear's Women, also by Elizabeth Shown Mills at QuickTips: The Blog @ Evidence Explained - Elizabeth offers "6 tips for teasing yesteryear’s women out of the shadows in which they lived."

The Fifth (and Final) American Civil War Blogpost Challenge by Bill West at West in New England - do you have a Civil War ancestor or relative? Now's your last chance to write about him or her and have it included in Bill's Blogpost Challenge. Due date is May 13th.

Gone Fishing by Greenman Tim at Walking the Berkshires - in the last month or so, I've had the pleasure of reading recent blog posts written by some of the original geneabloggers who have since taken a hiatus and then returned to blogging. Tim's is another to add to your list.

Which Black's? and More dictionaries by Judy G. Russell at The Legal Genealogist - you should most definitely have a copy of Black's Law Dictionary at hand or on your computer when doing genealogical research. The second post is especially helpful for non-U.S. researchers.

March Library Jewel #1: 1897 post route map of WA by Brian Zylstra at From Our Corner (the blog of the Washington State Secretary of State) - Brian posts a digital image of a historic Washington State map, with hints for two more upcoming soon!

Salt Lake Plaza Hotel Announces New 2015 Research Your Roots #Genealogy Package by Leland Meitzler at GenealogyBlog - plan to do some research in SLC soon? Check out this excellent package!


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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 20 March 2015 (A Day Late)



Apologies for the late posting this week. Life sometimes gets in the way of genealogy!

 Articles and posts that caught my eye:

SeekingMichigan, the website for the Michigan Historical Center and the Archives of Michigan, released images of death certificates for the years 1921 through 1939. These are free. The release sparked a number of blog posts, including:

Speaking of SeekingMichigan, I found these two other posts this week that were helpful:

Got Swedes? You'll want to check out ArkivDigital's free access weekend here. It's for Saturday and Sunday, March 21st and 22nd only. Check out the Image Database and Swedish Genealogy links in the left-hand margin of that website for information on the various records and tutorials on how to use them.

A Proof Argument? Why Bother? by Elizabeth Shown Mills at QuickTips: The Blog@Evidence Explained - Elizabeth shares why we can't just let the documents do the talking

Librarians Express Concern Over HeritageQuest Changes and Ancestry.com Did Not Buy HeritageQuest by the author of The Ancestry Insider - keeping us up-to-date and addressing concerns about this topic

Advice for Beginning Genealogists by Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings - I love this list and will be pointing the beginning genealogists in my classes to it!

And along the same lines for advice for beginning genealogists, Roberta A. Estes writes Eleven Things I Would Do Differently at DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

The Genealogy Blog is Back! by Dana Swiers Huff at Our Family History - first Jasia, and now Dana. I'm so glad to see some "old" geneabloggers back online!

Women's History Month 2015: School Days and "Women" as a Keyword by Gena Philibert Ortega at Gena's Genealogy - I've really been enjoying the Women's History Month 2015 posts Gena's been publishing. If you're having trouble finding your female ancestors, check these out!

Ohio set to open adoption records sealed for 50 years by Jim Provance at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - good news for Ohio adoptees everywhere!

Watch Thousands of Free Movies at Documentary Heaven by Kristin Wong at Lifehacker - a great way to improve your history education to supply background to your ancestors' lives

The Josh Groban episode – the Dutch part by Yvette Hoitink of the DutchGenealogy blog - Yvette researched Josh's Dutch ancestors for the television show, Who Do You Think You Are?

A Clarion Call for Arbitrators: Worldwide Arbitration Event by Spencer Ngatuvai at the FamilySearch Blog - want to help reduce the FamilySearch images awaiting arbitration by two million? Here's how you can help out.

FamilySearch Pilots Web-Based Indexing Extension by Taneya Koonce at Tennessee GenWebProject blog - Taneya explains a brand new Google Chrome extension that can help you with FamilySearch indexing

Excellent digitization at home - a video on Facebook showing how to capture negatives and then convert them to positive images on your computer.


My New Genealogy Follows at Twitter:

@kenyattadb, @CoffeyCousins, @NthHist, @tartanroots, @PaulasFootSteps, @AncestralHearts, @cousin_smith, @njhistorybuff, @AncstryMemories, @JoBengtsonSivly, @LDSElder, @HeritageDetect, @gene_genie_1, @Witnify, @ParishChest, @Eneclann, @LdnMetArchives


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Friday, March 13, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 13 March 2015



Articles and posts that caught my eye:

How Many Photos Is Enough? by Sally Jacobs at The Practical Archivist - Not sure how many photos of something you should keep or toss? A good article to help you with the answer.

Leaving Norway ~ Ole Iversen by Jana Last at Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog - Not only is this interesting, I bookmarked this because my children have several Norwegian lines that I'd like to find migration records for.

How to Maximinze Your Free Storage Space on Every Cloud Service by Eric Ravenscraft at Lifehacker - You can't have enough online backups. Plus, free is always a bonus.

Recording Blood Lines for Our Adopted Family Members by Amie Bowser Tennant at My Kith N Kin - I have a number of family members who were adoptees and I've used this RootsMagic feature for years. Amie shows you how.

DISCOVERY: Slave Name Roll Project by Miss Donna at Diligent Daughter of Slave Ancestry - Miss Donna highlights the Slave Name Roll Project. Did your ancestors own slaves? Please contribute to this database.

Digitizing Genealogy -- Resolution is always an issue by James Tanner of Genealogy's Star - As the hostess of Scanfest, I found this article on scanning resolution interesting and informative.

Infallible Evidence? by Anne Morddel at The French Genealogy Blog - How do we piece together a likely version of the past? As an aside, I noticed that the French custom of recording a birth or death does not differ greatly than the Dutch custom. It's not surprising, considering Napoleon once ruled The Netherlands and set up civil registration.

Fearless Female.... at Generations Gone By - A tribute to a very special mother. Bring your box of Kleenex.

Being a Beginner Again by Barbara Poole at Life from the Roots - A good reminder that no matter how experienced we are in genealogy, every time you move your research into a new area, you're a beginner again."


My New Genealogy Follows at Twitter:

@MadamAncestry, @JohnHouchins, @fh_bristol, @rinnywee, @historytreemag, @GenealogyBuzz, @FamilyBrickwall, @ACGSTrees, @starryblackness, @SanfordMisfit, @AncestralHearts, @ancestorpuzzles


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Friday, March 06, 2015

Friday Finds and Follows: 6 March 2015



Articles and posts that caught my eye:

A New Genealogy Website went Online Today: Genealogy Gophers by Dick Eastman at Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - Dick highlights a new website that searches online historical and genealogical books across the internet.

Tips for Using the Free David Rumsey Historical Maps Website by Diane Haddad at Genealogy Insider - I'm a map lover so I had to bookmark this. Plus, it's always fun to find a good tutorial, even if you're already familiar with the website.

FindMyPast.co.uk Offers a Free Weekend of Research This Weekend, Mar. 6-9, 2015 by LE at MCGG and Let's Talk...Genealogy - If you have British ancestors, you're not going to want to miss this. Also, FindMyPast has a number of American records available as well!

HeritageQuestOnline, Now Powered by Ancestry at The Newberry Library blog - Ancestry is now powering HeritageQuestOnline. Unfortunately, this means the original digitized images have been replaced by Ancestry's. There is a link to tutorials on using the upgraded site on this post.

After 100 years, a public record comes home by Brian Zylstra at From Our Corner (Washington Office of the Secretary of State's blog) - How in the world did the City of Palouse's council meeting minutes end up in a home in Wichita, Kansas?

Who Do You Think You Are? Sweepstakes Begins March 8th, a press release posted by Thomas MacEntee at GeneaBloggers - Even though I don't get TLC, I'm still excited Who Do You Think You Are? is coming back. Check out their sweepstakes!

Using the Swedish Household Clerical Exams by Juliana Szucs at the Ancestry blog - If you have Swedish ancestors (I have one adoptive line), you're going to want to check this out. It's a great annual census-type record.

Sneak Peek at Internet Archive’s New Look by Denise Olson at Moultrie Creek Gazette - I think you'll agree that the new look is quite becoming!

Ohio Adoption File Access Opens on 20 March 2015 by Debbie Mieszala at The Advancing Genealogist - Adoption research is close to my heart, as my very first case was reuniting my paternal grandmother with her biological family. Since then, I've helped, either directly or indirectly, a dozen adoptees connect with their biological families, too. Debbie's post highlights access that is sure to help many adoptees find the answers they seek.

Genealogy Tool – Common genealogical words in eight languages by Christina George at Cristina George Genealogy - Do you have Eastern European ancestors? Then you'll want to check out this cool chart! Even though I don't have any ancestors from these countries, I'm impressed by this great tool.

Another frustrating day at the National Records of Scotland by Chris Paton at The British GENES Blog - Sometimes it seems like rules, regulations, and laws regarding access of records, along with inefficiency of archival methods, conspire against genealogists.

GREAT NEWS: I DID IT!!! by Cari Taplin at Genealogy Pants - Becoming a Certified Genealogist is one of my goals. Cari did it, and I'm so happy for her! Congratulations!


My New Genealogy, History, and Archives Follows at Twitter:

@MichelleGoodrum, @hackgenealogy, @lizl_genealogy, @HelenEDTovey, @YourFamTreemag, @LiesaHealy, @rootfinders_gen, @karenmahoney25, @rfgenealogie, @msmemories, @MassObsArchive


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