Sunday, March 8, 2015

My Memorable Monthly Mentions (AKA My Favorite Blogs this Month)

I admit, I love reading genealogy blogs...daily. AND...I keep a list of my favorites. Each month, I am happy to share my favorites with you. I'll be calling them my monthly mentions. I hope you enjoy them too. Blogs I've liked in the past month are:

This author is correct when she says that DNA is going to be a big topic in genealogy. Here are some great ideas when working with DNA:
http://rootsrevealed.blogspot.com/2015/01/20-dos-and-donts-of-dna.html.
For a list of the top 100 Genealogical Websites for 2014: http://www.genealogyintime.com/articles/top-100-genealogy-websites-of-2015-page01.html.

Randy Seaver, author of Geneamusings, writes several blogs a DAY! He is so good. Here is a list of his favorites in 2014: http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/01/best-of-genea-musings-for-2014.html.

A Find a Grave story: http://youngandsavvygenealogists.blogspot.com/2015/01/does-this-couple-in-missouri-own-your.html.

Do you ever plan to visit the Netherlands? Here are some travel and genealogical research ideas: http://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/11-things-to-know-if-you-plan-a-trip-to-the-netherlands/.

Here is a DNA story with a very surprising twist:  https://strangepilgrimage.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/and-who-wouldve-thought-it-figures/.

Life before cellphones? Here are some interesting and funny thoughts:
http://stephenslighthouse.com/2015/02/20/friday-fun-20-questions-i-have-for-people-who-were-in-their-20s-before-cell-phones-internet-see-more-at-httpforevertwentysomethings-com2015012720-questions-i-have-for-people-who-were-in-t/.

 What start up company was the winner of the Innovator Showdown prize of $25,000 at Rootstech 2015? Find out here: http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2015/02/storyworth-winner-of-innovator-showdown.html.

Did you wish you could go to Rootstech 2015 and see the great presentations? Thank goodness (and Rootstech) for allowing us to see some of them online at: http://www.rootstech.org/video/4050134760001. And here is the link to the handouts in the syllabus: https://rootstech.org/About/syllabus?lang=eng.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Jacquie,
    Thank you for including my tips for visiting the Netherlands in your monthly mentions, greatly appreciated.

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