There is a plethora of online genealogy content – I wish I could read all of it. I am pleased to share a sampling of what I’ve read and found useful this month – I know I miss a lot of wonderful articles and wish I could read them all. Please let me know if you have a unique article that I can feature next month.
DNA
AncestryDNA’s Genetic Communities are Finally Here! by Blaine Bettinger at The Genetic Genealogist
GUEST POST: The McGuire Method – Simplified Visual DNA Comparisons by Lauren McGuire at the Genetic Genealogist
It Keeps Ancestry’s Kendall Hulet Up At Nights — #RootsTech at The Ancestry Insider
Concepts – The Faces of Endogamy by Roberta Estes at DNA eXplained
Are You Doing Everything to Identify Your Matches? by Blaine Bettinger at The Genetic Genealogist
Can a Genealogist Refuse to Use DNA Evidence? by Blaine Bettinger at The Genetic Genealogist
My DNA: Eskimos, Gypsies, India and the Middle East by James Tanner at Genealogy’s Star
Memories in Our Genes? by Sue at Kindred Past
the journey of my dna journey by Adrienne at Ancestry in Progress
Families and Children
Why Share Family History with Children? Blog Link Up – 16 posts by genealogy parents about why it’s so important to teach heritage to kids
a simple family history story idea by Allison Kimball at Simple Inspiration
Have you ever heard of Benjamin Austin Gollaher? by Katie Andrews Potter at the In-Depth Genealogist – children’s book about Lincoln inspires us to record our ancestors’ stories
Family Vocabulary Penguins by Emily Kowalski Schroeder at Growing Little Leaves
The Family History Whiteboard by Emily Kowalski Schroeder at Growing Little Leaves
Creating Traditions That Make Family Memories by Cora Foley at The FamilySearch Blog
Celebrating Grandparents- interview and activity for kids (free download) at Legacy Tale
How to Use Music to Learn Family History by Katie Andrews Potter at Storybook Ancestor
In Grandma’s Kitchen by Emily Kowalski Schroeder at Growing Little Leaves – free printables ‘In Grandma’s Kitchen’ handout and Italian Food Memory Game
Historical Society Invites Kids, Families For Fun Weekends by Dennis Hohenberger at the Hartford Courant
SCOUT’S HONOR: EARN FAMILY HISTORY BADGES WITH THE DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY by Ariana Ross at Denver Public Library – 3 ways scouts can learn about genealogy and earn badges
Some of our favourite inspirational genealogy mothers by Caroline Brooks at Twile
do we have a food tradition by Allison Kimball at Simple Inspiration – Allison tells what happened wh en she turned on the new FamilySearch recipe video for the children to watch during breakfast.
History
It’s All In How You Say It: Civil War Slang by Cindy Freed at the In-Depth Genealogist
To Celebrate St Patrick’s Day, the IGRS Launches the First Tranche of Stories from its 80th Anniversary Archive by Dick Eastman at Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
What Was Life Like for Women 100 Years Ago? by Esther at the MyHeritage Blog
Social Studies Classroom
Updating an Age-Old Class Activity by Rebecca Alber at Edutopia
12 tips and tricks for using music in the social studies classroom by Glenn Wiebe at History Tech
National Women’s History Month lessons and resources by Glenn Wiebe at History Tech
Students ‘bring back the dead’ in history class by Nelson Garcia at Colorado’s 9 News
Genealogy Education
Does The Genealogical Community Undervalue Recent Family History? by Emily Kowalski Schroeder at the Spiraling Chains – encouraging potential genealogists by focusing more on research in the 20th century
Student Genealogy Grant Call for 2017 Applications by Denise Levenick at the Family Curator – Scholarship opportunity for students who are also genealogists ages 18-23. Deadline April 15, 2017.
The FamilySearch Research Wiki by James Tanner at Genealogy’s Star – a call to use the wiki and help make it better
Conferences, Webinars, Classes and Presentations: Genealogy in person and online by James Tanner at Genealogy’s Star
Sharing and Preservation
Why Did Mom Save That Recipe? by Denise Levenick at the Family Curator
EASY Digital Filenaming to Organize Genealogy Files by Denise Levenick at the Family Curator
How to use metadata to keep the story with the picture by Ben at Legacy Tale
Research Tips
Four Reasons Why the 1910 Census is My Favorite by Amyie Bowser Tennant at My Kith N Kin
Four Historical and Geographical Tips to Help You Trace Your Irish Ancestors by Kate at Legacy Tree Genealogists
Why are Irish records so weird? by John Grenham at Legacy News
How to Search the FamilySearch Site by Leslie Albrecht Huber at the FamilySearch Blog
5 More Things You Can Do in Genealogy When You’re Short on Time by Amy Johnson Crow at her blog
How to Research Genealogy In 20 Minutes a Day by Lisa Lisson at Are You My Cousin?
Inspirational
Great Grandpa by Kevin Barney at By Common Consent – how the author learned about his mysterious great grandpa by finding records of his prison stay
Diversity in the Family Tree and Its Importance Today by Lori Samuelson at Genealogy at Heart – “the hardship they endured afforded you comfort and security that was lacking from their point of origin.”
LDS
What are Temple and Family History Consultants? by James Tanner at Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad
What’s a Ward Family History Night? by Pat Richley-Erickson at Dear Myrtle
Untangling the Knots in Your FamilySearch Family Tree by Olivia Jewell at Mom O’ Three Genealogy
10 Things We Don’t Do in Conference Anymore by Janalee Rosner at LDS Living
The First Time a Woman Spoke in General Conference: Lucy Mack Smith’s Powerful Talk from 1845 by Jennifer Reeder and Kate Holbrook, excerpted from “At the Pulpit” at LDS Living
The Relief Society 175th Anniversary – A Sermon Rachel Hunt Steenblik at By Common Consent – “Malachi, Moroni, and Joseph probably didn’t mean that each of us must become a professional historian: if so, the earth would be ‘utterly wasted’ indeed. Rather, the prophecy suggests that we—as individuals and as a community—have an integral and intimate relationship to our history.”
HOPE IS AN ANCHOR FOR THE SOUL #PRINCEOFPEACE by Missy at Gypsy Magpie – author learns from her grandfather’s war story of war, loss, overcoming, and HOPE! Inspirational.
Celebrate Women of the Relief Society at the FamilySearch Blog
happiness along the way (RS free downloads) by Allison Kimball at Simple Inspiration – ancestor story and 175th Anniversary of Relief Society free printables
Innovation
WeGather for Photos and Stories by Olivia Jewell at Mom O’ Three Genealogy
My Dream App for Genealogy Conferences by Jacqi Stevens at A Family Tapestry
A Local Teen Makes History By Recording It by BYSPENCER CAMPBELL at 5280 (Denver’s Mile High Magazine)
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