June 2, 2007. The day I began my own blog. Before that, I had been blogging about publicity for some Federation of Genealogical Societies conferences. Today starts the 18th year of my own blogging. My own blog has had its productive times and then some down times when I am extra busy with my research […]
Have you checked for blogs written by staff at the city and county historical societies in ancestral localities? You might find one for a place where you lived as a child. These cover a variety of topics including photos of people and places, overviews of research collections, local historical events, biographical notes on local families, […]
The Modern Language Association has debated and published “How to Cite a Tweet.” The moment I read their example, the first thought I had was “in 50 years will someone have a clue what ‘Tweet’ means?” I giggled a bit at the citation example: Athar, Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a […]
In the July 2011 Family Tree Magazine, they will name the “40 Best Genealogy Blogs—the Family Tree 40.” I am honored to be among the nominees. Now I need your vote and please do vote for your other favorites, too!I like this way of letting other genealogists know about the many bloggers who share knowledge, […]
Ohio Historical Society Blog http://ohiohistory.wordpress.com/ [If you encounter a problem with this live link, please type the URL directly rather than using the live link.] ResearchBuzz http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/ Be sure to click on the older entries link at the bottom of the page. Blog of the Archivist of the United States http://blogs.archives.gov/aotus/ California Genealogical Society Blog […]
Special collections departments or libraries on college and university campuses often hold much for the study of local history and genealogy. Yes, they likely include the university’s archives but the other manuscripts, oral histories, newspapers, and books can be a gold mine for research. Local history collections in city and county public libraries are also […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2009 NATIONAL ARCHIVES LAUNCHES NARATIONS BLOGNew blog to focus on online public access to records of the U.S. National Archives Washington, DC . . . On Wednesday, August 12, the National Archives launched the NARAtions blog to begin a discussion with researchers on the future of online public access at […]
I hope you readers know about DearMyrtle and her genealogical activities. This lady has energy. She has begun a new blog and this is what she had to say about her new venture: “Well, after much anticipation and behind-the-scenes effort, Ol’ Myrt here is pleased to announce the birth of a BRAND NEW Genea-Blog namely […]
For some time now, bloggers with a connection to genealogy have been “tagging” each other. This is tagging as in tag, you’re it! Challenges are made, information is requested, and so on. Some is very serious, other tags are just interesting and some are humorous. Randy Seaver issued a tag to me yesterday, November 17th […]
A few more free blogs that you can check online and some electronic newsletter that you may choose to be emailed directly to you: http://www.genealogue.com/ Chris Dunham’s blog that he self described: “Genealogy News You Can’t Possibly Use.” Some of the posts are humorous, others ironic. Is there good genealogical news on this too — […]