News
Announcement: New Genealogy Service Poised to Fill Critical Gap in Genealogy Industry by Lisa Alzo at the Accidental Genealogist
FamilySearch International celebrates the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ 40-year anniversary at the FamilySearch Newsroom
FamilySearch Launches New Pressroom at FamilySearch Newsroom
Over the top!!! by Judy Russell at The Legal Genealogist – funding reached for the War of 1812 Pensions project
Hats Off to ISOGG by Judy Russell at The Legal Genealogist – FGS awards the ISOGG wiki with their technology advances award
For the record… by Judy Russell at The Legal Genealogist – How to view recorded FGS classes after the conference
Creating and Sharing Family History
Family History: 20 Questions to Ask Our Living Ancestors by Dasha at The Mama Birds – interviewing a Russian grandmother who feels uncomfortable sharing family history
History Everywhere! Finding a Confederate Spy by Schalene Dagutis at Tangled Roots and Branches
Surname Scramble A Quick and Easy Game for Your Family Reunion by Genealogy Jen at Repurposed Genealogy
Reunion brings together distant relatives from the same Edgefield family tree by Emma Dumain at The Post and Courier – “For her, building a family tree is not just a hobby but a way of understanding American history and her place in the world.”
Virginia Chancery Records Index by Michael John Neill at Genealogy Tip of the Day – Indexing project to help with
LDS
Sister Wives Series #10: Harriet Armitage (the 9th wife) by Grover at By Common Consent
FAQ: How Do You Find Time for Genealogy? by Melissa Finlay at Finlay Family
heart before the chart by Allison Kimball at simple inspiration
What Weird Trick Will Identify These People? #5 Will Surprise You! by Bruce Crow at Amateur Mormon Historian – identifying missionaries in an 1894 photo taken in the Southern States mission.
Research Tips
Genealogy: Resolving questions of illegitimacy by Sharon Tate Moody at the Tampa Bay Times
Don’t Speculate–Educate! by Michael John Neill at Genealogy Tip of the Day – Michael advises us not to make assumptions about our ancestors’ lives, but to learn the context instead
Seven Ways to Find Your Dutch Ancestor’s Occupation by Yvette Hoitink at Dutch Genealogy
Sometimes you gotta browse by Janine Adams at Organize Your Family History – how to find those elusive families on the census
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