Method Genealogy: Standing in Your Ancestors’ Footsteps by Janet Few at the In-Depth Genealogist – how method acting can be applied by genealogists who want to understand their ancestors’ lives
5 Reasons Why Podcasts are Great Learning Tools for Genealogists by Shelby Ward at Next Gen Genealogy Network
Thanksgiving
Franksgiving by Jacqi Stevens at A Family Tapestry
Know Your Family Health History at the 23andMe Blog – In 2004 the U.S. Surgeon General declared Thanksgiving Day as National Family History Day to encourage people to collect their family’s health history
More to be grateful for… by Judy Russell at The Legal Genealogist about Genealogy institutes
Gifts
Holiday Sales and Specials at Kitty Cooper’s Blog – “This is a wonderful time of year for DNA testing because both Ancestry.com DNA testing
Your Genealogy Easy Gift Guide for the Holidays by Lisa Lisson at Are You My Cousin?
’Tis the Season: Maximising the Benefits of the Holidays by Janet Few at The In-Depth Genealogist
SHOP SMALL SATURDAY: MY FAVORITE SHOPS by Kristie at Our Kerrazy Adventure – about a family history chart shop called IChartYou
Technology
Indexing for families by families with Kindex by James Tanner at Genealogy’s Star
5 Useful Tech Gifts for Genealogists by Amy Johnson Crow at her blog
Sharing Memories
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know by Roberta Estes at DNA eXplained – “I discovered over the years that people react better to questions that are open ended and encourage them, and others in the room, to talk and reminisce.”
Keeping Family Recipes Alive by EvaAnne at The Family Librarian
Share a Memory! at Madam Ancestry – about having a memorial dinner for a loved one who passed away.
Keep Sharing Small Bites! by Melissa Finlay at Finlay Family
Research Tips
Overlaying historical maps on Google Earth and other programs by James Tanner at Genealogy’s Star
Tips From My Research Process by Melissa Finlay at Finlay Family
Using City Directories to Answer Family History Questions by Linda Stufflebean at Empty Branches on the Family Tree
Children and Teens
Relevancy, current events, and best practice by Glenn Wiebe at History Tech – “We teach kids history so they learn about something bigger than themselves.”
Nominations Now Being Accepted — Rubincam Youth Awards (NGS) by Diane L Richard at Upfront with NGS
Learning Empathy From Our Ancestors’ Adversities by Emily Schroeder at Growing Little Leaves
Book Series Teaches Children New Perspectives on History by Katie Andrews Potter at The In-Depth Genealogist
Aspiring Eagle Scout preserves Graves family legacy with cemetery restoration project in Hebron by Mark Hansel at Northern Kentucky Tribune
News
Our Ancestors’ Memories and Us by Schelly at the MyHeritage Blog – “Did you know that the traumatic experiences of our ancestors can affect the genes of our children?”
Plymouth Settlement Excavated at Archaeology
LDS
Family History Moments: “We Are Your Family” by Matthew F. Hanna at LDS Church News – Brother Matthew Hanna found his wife’s ancestral names and recognized that they’re his family too.
Simple Start to Family History by Leslie Albrecht Huber at the FamilySearch Blog
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