Did you know you can save articles to Pocket and then listen to them using TTS (text to speech)? It’s my new favorite way to consume content. I like the British voice a little better than the American English. Here are some of the articles I liked this month.
As I mentioned in last month’s Favorite Reads post, I am using IFTTT to automate the creation of this list with an if-then recipe for Feedly and google drive. It’s nice except the links to the articles go through IFTTT first. Sorry about that. Hope it doesn’t bother you too much.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Losing His Mother, the Heirloom He Adores Most, and How Staying Connected to Loved Ones and Ancestors Makes Us Stronger via Allison Gilbert – ” She hollered “I’ve found, her, I’ve found her, I’ve found my great grandmother!” Then, virtually everyone in this microfilm reading room rushed to her and embraced her. There was so much joy in that room. ”
Why General Genealogy Searches Are NOT the Best Way to Find Your Ancestors via Family History Daily – ” The first thing most family history researchers do when they encounter a genealogy website is to begin searching for their ancestors in the general (main) search form provided by the site – which is often located on the homepage or in another easily accessible area. “
How to Get Started with Indexing Online via FamilySearch Blog – ” FamilySearch recently released web indexing, so now you can index right in your browser. There’s nothing to download or install, and it’s easy to learn. “
Have you Thought to Look to Brazil for Missing Confederate Descendants? via UpFront with NGS – ” In the little community they named Americana, the children spoke English with a Southern accent for generations.”
Concepts – Why Genetic Genealogy and Triangulation? via DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy – ” Today, DNA through triangulation can prove ancestry for groups of people to a common ancestor by identifying segments that have descended from that ancestor and are found in multiple descendants today.”
The language of colonial relationships via Vita Brevis – ” Today we would refer to them as his “step-sons.” However, in the late seventeenth/early eighteenth century, the language used was somewhat different.”
Writing family history via Vita Brevis – ” The more family histories you read, the more you will absorb aspects of style and presentation that you will apply, perhaps subconsciously, to your own writing.”
DAR Glass Commemorative Coasters – 1920s? via Empty Branches on the Family Tree – ” In the 1700s and 1800s, hot tea was served in cups that had no handles. To cool the tea more quickly, the tea was poured into the cup saucer and the cup was placed on a cup plate on the table.”
State Legislative Petitions & Genealogy, Part 1 via Empty Branches on the Family Tree – ” Historical newspapers can also be sources of petition and claims information that can be used to locate the actual petition.”
New Genealogy BSO – Champollion 2.0 via Empty Branches on the Family Tree – ” I decided I needed this program. I’ve used free versions of other transcription programs, but Champollion has the added capability of improving the image quality, which to me, is huge.”
with Guelita (part 1) via a simple inspiration – ” One day every single picture made her giggle remembering something about the situation or clothing people were wearing.”
Snapping Stones – Tips for Photographing via Genealogy At Heart – ” My grandmother had a “cemetery box” in the trunk of her car; it contained hand clippers, a trowel, garden gloves, a rag and a paper bag.”
Mass Grave Dating to the Thirty Years’ War Excavated via Archaeological Headlines – Archaeology Magazine – ” Some of the fresh injuries were caused by bladed weapons, but more than half of the soldiers had been wounded by gunfire.”
Genomes of Egyptian Mummies Mapped via Archaeological Headlines – Archaeology Magazine
Pioneer Woman Statue in Ponca City, Oklahoma via Atlas Obscura – Latest Articles and Places – ” The museum was dedicated 28 years later, in a building with a copper-lined entrance, meant, once again, to evoke a sunbonnet. Inside are exhibits about pioneer life, period instruments and artifacts, and a Pioneer Woman Walk of Fame telling the stories of women from all races and nationalities who contributed to the Oklahoma’s history.”
What’s Happened to Historians? via History News Network – “an educated electorate was “the cornerstone of democracy…That cornerstone erodes, however, whenever rationally minded people seclude themselves in their privileged institutional fortresses. At that point, democratic discussion deteriorates into the kind of ill-informed and opinionated squabbling…”
Kids and Families
Mothers – Our Memory Keepers Blog Link Up at Family Locket – all the posts listed here are great!
Our exciting news! A new way to get kids involved in family history! via Adventures of the Baby Genealogist – “We are so excited to finally announce that we are launching a kid’s subscription box that will help them connect to their ancestors! ”
Turn Major Life Events into Family History Moments via FamilySearch Blog – ” My husband took a picture of each attendee, and we printed the photos on the spot using a personal photo printer. We handed each person a 5×7-inch card, and asked them to share a treasured memory of Don and Bev or a note of love and thanks. ”
The Hard Part of Family History via Blog – Storybook Ancestor – ” We must be honest with ourselves, and with our children in our studies of family history. And only by being completely honest can we begin to gain real understanding, and in doing so, begin to break down the walls of centuries that cause oppression, racism, prejudice, and injustice. Family history is a study of humanity, and it can change the world.”
Storytelling might be bad for academia but it’s good for people via Legacy Tale – ” I read an interesting article yesterday titled, “Oral History and How It Makes Learning Less Effective, Study Shows.” The article made a couple of different points: Oral history is becoming more popular in some countries, including the US. A study found that those who listened to the stories being told didn’t meet the educational standards hoped for.”
Tombstone Tuesday: Visiting Cemeteries with Kids via Blog – Storybook Ancestor – ” Let’s bring our children to these places of history, of family history, and teach them to honor and respect them. Let’s find a stone and learn about the person buried there, often long forgotten. Let’s find an old ancestor and place a flower on their grave.”
LDS
New Family History Report Available in LCR via FamilySearch Blog – ” the Family History Department has created a new report called the Family History Activity Report (FHAR), available in Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) on LDS.org, under the Reports tab.”
LDS Perspectives Podcast: Heavenly Mother and Finding Belonging in the Eternities via Meridian Magazine – “Though it is assumed that we have a Heavenly Mother, she is rarely mentioned in LDS Church discourse, with a preference to referring to Heavenly Father or Heavenly Parents. ”
Creating Family Temple Traditions via FamilySearch Blog – ” Establishing family traditions that unite family members is important, but those traditions can be made eternally significant when they involve gathering your family to, around, or in the temple. ”
Teaching Others about Family History with Gatherers in the Kingdom via FamilySearch Blog – ” Gatherers in the Kingdom is a set of presentations you can use to teach others so they can experience the joy of true conversion to family history. “
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