
News
Family History Library Begins Construction of New Discovery Center at the FamilySearch Newsroom
How an amateur genealogist solved a 48-year-old ‘Jane Doe’ case by Brenda Gazzar at the Los Angeles Daily News
Shane Jacobson found a long line of poverty and tragedy in his family tree by Tiffany Dunk, National TV Editor, News Corp Australia Network at Melbourne Herald Sun – an Australian actor finds out about his Finnish roots
Utahn is only sibling alive to see brother killed in Pearl Harbor return home by McKenzie Romero at the Deseret News
Announcing “The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy” by Blaine Bettinger at the Geneteic Genealogist
Shining a light by Judy Russell at the Legal Genealogist – Amazing new resource for slave-era research
RootsTech
7+1 REASONS WHY I’M REGISTERED FOR ROOTSTECH 2017 by Linda Stufflebean at Empty Branches on the Family Tree
Early-bird registration for RootsTech 2017 about to expire by Janine Adams at Organize Your Family History – Note: the early bird discount is still available as of Saturday 10/15/2016
Education and Professionals
Getting Recharged by Michelle Taggart at A Southern Sleuth – description of the BCG Lectures at the Family History Library which are still available to watch at Legacy Family Tree Webinars
You’ve Watched the Webinar. Now What? by Sue at Kindred Past
OPTIONS IN FORMAL GENEALOGICAL EDUCATION by Linda Stufflebean at Empty Branches on the Family Tree
ABCS OF GENEALOGICAL CREDENTIALS by Linda Stufflebean at Empty Branches on the Family Tree
MEET FRITZ JUENGLING: ACCREDITED FOR RESEARCH IN THREE COUNTRIES at the ICAPGen Blog
Honors by Alicia Crane Williams at Vita Brevis – “I was just given the honor of being elected a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists. So exactly what do those initials after my name mean?”
The value of continuing education by Judy Russell at the Legal Genealogist
Stories
OCTOBER GENEALOGY BLOG PARTY – WHAT’S THE SCARIEST THING I’VE FOUND IN GENEALOGY RESEARCH? by Linda Stufflebean at Empty Branches on the Family Tree
Be prepared for the ‘skeletons in the closet’ you find. by Christine Blythe at Empty Nest Genealogy
A Birthday of Genealogy Serendipity at The Family Sleuther
Storytelling, Part 1 at Writers and Editors
Research Tips
DAR Records and Genealogy Information Found Within Them by Vicki at Today’s Genealogy
Reconstructing a Family Using 2 Numbers on the Census By Amy Johnson Crow at Amy Johnson Crow
4 Steps To Better Genealogy Research Plans by Jake Fletcher at Legacy News
Google Books for Genealogy Success Story by Lisa Louise Cooke at Genealogy Gems
Creating and Sharing
Slow but Steady Photo Archiving by Melissa Finlay at Finlay Family
Small and Simple Ways to Celebrate Family History Month: A Cake to Remember by Angie Lucas at the FamilySearch Blog
Children and Teens
HOW THIS AFRO-LATINA COPED WITH FEELING BETRAYED BY HER OWN DNA by Barbara Gonzalez at Latina – how not knowing about her roots until taking a DNA test as an adult was difficult
Review of Gigamons – a Game for Family Time by
The Profound Reason 7 Daughters from the Same Family Served a Mission by Katherine Lyon at LDS Living – One faithful family from Mexico sent all seven daughters on missions, thanks in part to their pioneer legacy.
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