I use Feedly to read my favorite sources, and more, including google news that I curate using keyword combinations like “genealogy” AND “children.” It’s so convenient to do all my reading in one place. The Feedly app is useful too.
This month I discovered the possibility of using IFTTT to generate a google doc with the titles and a quote from each of my saved articles in Feedly for this post. About halfway through reading and saving the articles I wanted to feature, I started doing this – that’s why half of the articles have quotes and the others don’t.
IFTTT is going to save me a lot of time that I usually spend copying and pasting links when I put this post together! At the same time that I created this “applet” at IFTTT, I added another process for automatically pinning to pinterest the blog posts that I publish here. It’s great to automate these things!
Here are my favorite reads for April:
Fun Family Tree via Moultrie Creek Gazette – “Paint a trellis then glue some string “vines” and paper leaves as frames for family photos.”
Researching Relatives with Disabilities via Dutch Genealogy – “People like Dinant did not have children. No descendants will delve into their lives and put them in their pedigree charts. But they were part of our families. Taking care of a sibling or a child with disabilities would have had a major impact on our ancestors’ lives, like it did for my grandparents.”
Education overload via Ancestoring – “You need to formulate a focused educational plan that takes into consideration your level of expertise, what types of research you do, and specific gaps in your knowledge.”
Technology
Kindex Adds New Batch and Collections Features via Genealogy’s Star
Find Data Problems with the The Family Nexus iPhone App via Genealogy’s Star
How to Manage Your Family’s Digital Assets via Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter – ” Now that we have all these digital devices, have we figured out what to do with the fruits of those devices—the mounds of digital files and sources we amass daily, weekly, monthly, yearly? What do we do with all our personal digital content that makes up our digital lives?”
DNA
Which DNA Test is Best? via DNA eXplained
Genetic Communities™ beta: New Innovation from AncestryDNA via Ancestry.com
DNA Day: 11 Things You Might Not Know About DNA via MyHeritage
Unwelcome Discoveries and Light at the End of the Tunnel via DNA eXplained
Concepts – Percentage of Ancestors’ DNA via DNA eXplained
AncestryDNA Reaches 4 Million Customers in DNA Database via Ancestry Blog – ” Ancestry has surpassed 4 million customers in our DNA database!| We’re proud to remain the largest consumer genetic testing company.”
Link Your Online Tree to 23andme via Kitty Cooper’s Blog – ” A new feature at 23andMe is the ability to link your DNA test profile to a tree at any one of a number of online sites.”
10 Tips for Making the Most of GEDmatch.com via Young & Savvy Genealogists – ” Without GEDmatch, my experience as a genetic genealogist would be controlled and limited by corporate interests and objectives.”
Why You Should Contact Your DNA Matches: “Now I’m Climbing a Whole Different Tree!” via Genealogy Gems
Preservation and Writing
BOOK HIGHLIGHT: SPICING UP A GENEALOGICAL NARRATIVE REPORT via Pictures and Stories
Using holidays as writing prompts for personal and family history: Easter traditions via Legacy Tale
Using funerals to gather family stories via Legacy Tale
3 Tips to Improve Your Journaling Habits via RootsTech
The Touching Stories our Heirlooms Hold via Genealogy Gems
Preserving Old Furniture via Genealogy at Heart
FamilySearch Recipes via the Genealogy Girl
Where to Find Dutch Recipes via Ancestors in Aprons
Easy Pistachio Cake Recipe (A tribute to Aunt Lou) via Teepee Girl – ” I still have vivid memories of her little home. We would watch the Lone Ranger and eat goulash, date cookies, and pistachio cake.”
Apr 25, A Publisher’s Good Tips About Writing Your Life Story via Writing Your Life Story Blog – ” You might wonder what publishers think about people writing a book about their lives.”
Book Highlight: A Children’s Book Tells a Family Pioneer Story via Blog – Pictures and Stories – ” A charming children’s book of a family pioneer story, written and illustrated by a talented member of the family.”
Archives: The Little Archives on the Frontier via Archiventures – ” when the Exchange Place Living History Farm invited me to create the first archival exhibit for their new museum, I said “Let’s do this,” followed by, “Yikes!””
A Call for Your Stories of African American History and Genealogy via Our Folks’ Tales – ” My goal with this entire website is to share the stories, struggles, hopes, and work of African American people, and I’d love to share your passionate stories about these things here.”
Day One Book Printing via Moultrie Creek Gazette – ” A recent Day One update includes the ability to turn your journal into a book. This is only available on Day One 2.0 – desktop and mobile versions.”
The Good Cemeterian via Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter – ” Andrew Lumish spends his free time in an unlikely place: cemeteries. On his weekly day off, he spends about ten hours using his cleaning skills to restore veterans’ tombstones around Tampa, Florida.”
The Archive Lady: What are Manuscript Collections? via Geneabloggers – ” Manuscript collections are a collection of various documents, photographs and artifacts related to one person, family or organization arranged in a box-by-box, folder-by-folder method with a finding aid.”
The Archive Lady: What To Do With Musty Smelling Records? via Geneabloggers – ” Put the documents in the containers in single layers. Then put closet deodorizers in the containers with the documents but don’t let the documents touch the deodorizers.”
The trouble with old family bibles via DearMYRTLE’s Genealogy Blog – ” It has been my practice not to encourage rebinding. I do however, encourage all to find a Hollinger box of suitable size, or purchase the supplies to make one to fit.”
School
Hooking the Youngest Students on History via Edutopia
3D multimedia storytelling with Story Spheres via History Tech – ” There are emotional connections, the ability to build empathy, a chance to immerse kids into specific places, to connect past and […]”
May I Introduce to You . . . Adrienne Whaley via Geneabloggers – ” “I started doing this research in my senior year of high school, actually as the focus of my senior project (a cookbook with family recipes and stories). I was motivated by two school experiences: 1) reading Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison, which has a strong theme of family history and heritage running through it, and 2) a cemetery research project where my classmates and I had to choose (in groups) and research the life of an individual buried in Philadelphia’s historic Woodlands Cemetery.”
Genealogy excites elementary school students via Bennington Banner
Student at Van Wert Elementary School has historical family story selected for publication via Times Bulletin Media of Van Wert, Ohio
Children
FH for Children Blog Link Up: Tips for Busy Parents – all 12 posts share unique time management and family history ideas that enable parents to use their precious time to find out about ancestors and share this valuable info with their kids.
Raising Family History Curators via Growing Little Leaves
Easter Memories via Growing Little Leaves
Twila Van Leer: A 4-H project became a family treasure, recipe book via Deseret News
Book Review: Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier via Growing Little Leaves
How Moana can Teach us How to Keep our Ancestors Stories alive via Family History Life – ” My name Melia comes from a very long middle name “Puameliaaala.” It is a family tradition to give each child a Hawaiian middle name since my dad is half Hawaiian and Italian.”
Family History Binders for Kids via – Family History Life ” Helping to get your children excited to learn about their family might be challenging but with these fun lessons it will be a breeze.”
Have a Pioneer Family Fun Day! via Chicken Scratch n Sniff – ” Step back in time with your family and be a pioneer with the Be like a Pioneer Family Fun Day packet. “
Little Kids & Their Grandparents via Blog – Storybook Ancestor – ” I want to highlight the ways in which the kids in these books view their grandparents… in the little ways.”
May I Introduce to You . . . Jo Henn via Geneabloggers – ” Too many women get lost in history because the histories are written by men, but our female ancestors were incredibly brave and resourceful. I want my nieces to know they have that in their blood.””
Mother’s Day Ideas
Eos® Lip Balm Mother’s Day Cards via Simple as That – ” It’s the little things that mean a lot and letting mom know how much you love and appreciate her on Mother’s Day is simple with these printable cards.”
Mother’s Day Adjective Worksheets via Growing Little Leaves
LDS
Temple Opportunity Hints via FamilySearch
Temple and Family History Consultant Planner via FamilySearch
General Conference Study Schedule-Week 1: Gathering the Family of God by President Henry B. Eyring via Sweetly Made – ” I’ve created a card for the youth of the blessings they can receive as they do temple work.”
A 13 year old Girl Heard a Voice: A Story of Faith // PRINCEofPEACE via A Year of FHE – “Isobel was born in Scotland into a non-religious family with 5 girls and 2 boys. Her 2 brothers died in their youth from illness. When Isobel was 10 years old her father died of heart failure. “
Deseret Book Releases App That Allows You To Listen to Unlimited LDS Audiobooks and E-books. via LDS S.M.I.L.E. – ” If you haven’t heard, Deseret Book has come out with an amazing new resource called Deseret Bookshelf Plus. You can now listen to audio books!”
Research
Why 40% of Vietnamese People Have the Same Last Name via TVN
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PETITIONS via Empty Branches on the Family Tree
A private matter via the Legal Genealogist – divorce records
Guardians Do Not Mean Both Parents are Dead via Genealogy Tip of the Day with Michael John Neill
New French Census Records Aid Family History Research via FamilySearch Blog
Deed I do! via The In-Depth Genealogist “It’s important to know what makes up a deed. There are generally considered to be seven main parts.”
Discover … Internet Archive via Kindred Past – “This brief introduction doesn’t do justice to the incredible resource that Internet Archive is. It’s a great tool to add to your genealogy toolbox.
The Changing Nature of Holiday Celebrations via A Family Tapestry – ” Knowing what our great grandparents experienced in their daily routine—and even their special celebrations—can help us see who these people were so much better than just finding the paper trail confirming the basic dates of their existence.”
It’s Time to Meet Your Civil War Soldier via The In-Depth Genealogist – ” Hardtack for your Union ancestor and Johnnie cakes for your Confederate veteran.”
How to Find Someone Who Has the Book You Seek via Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter – ” Let Everyone Else Know About the Books You Own and Also Catalog Your Own Personal Library with Minimal Effort.”
Which Record Provider Provides the Most Record Hints? via Genea-Musings
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