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Start Your Own Genealogy “Newspaper”

Have you heard of Paper.li? I just recently started looking at it. You can use it to create a newspaper of articles, photos, and videos that interest you. In other words, genealogists can make their very own Paper.li newspaper and then share it with other like-minded people through social media. Start by visiting the Paper.li website. It will ask you if you want to sign up (or log in) through Twitter or through Facebook. I picked Twitter (since I am no longer using Facebook). Next, you will be asked if you want to authorize Paper.li to use your account. The … Continue reading →

The Worst Genealogy Blog of the Year

Many genealogists take time out of their research to work on their very own, personal, genealogy blog. While some of these blogs are entertaining, informative, and inspirational, others are a chore to try and read. Here are some tips to keep your blog from being deemed “the worst genealogy blog of the year”. Anyone can make a blog. There are several websites that will let you sign up and instantly start creating a blog about whatever topic you like for free. This is both good and bad. It allows every genealogist who desires to make a family history blog the … Continue reading →

What are Your 2013 Genealogy Resolutions?

Typically, a New Year’s Resolution involves a goal that you intend to work toward in order to improve your life in the year ahead. Have you ever made a genealogy related New Year’s Resolution? If so, are you working on it, (or have you already given up that goal)? In the time that I have been writing for the Genealogy blog at Families.com, I’ve made a couple of genealogy resolutions at the start of the year. So far, I have completely abandoned all hope of achieving each one of them rather quickly, and have yet to reach those goals (whatever … Continue reading →

North Dakota Genealogy Resources

The nickname of North Dakota is “The Peace Garden State”. The nickname was officially adopted in 1957. Are you looking for more information about ancestors who lived in North Dakota? Try some of these North Dakota genealogy resources. Who knows? Maybe one of your ancestors had an interest in gardening! FamilySearch has a Wiki page about North Dakota. You can find a link to a FamilySearch Wiki page to each and every one of the counties in the state. The page also has links to more FamilySearch Wiki pages about major record repositories within North Dakota. There is information about … Continue reading →

New Jersey Genealogy

The state of New Jersey has the nickname “The Garden State”. Are you looking for more information about ancestors who once lived in New Jersey. If so, then there are plenty of New Jersey genealogy resources that can help genealogists to do more research on ancestors from “The Garden State”. Cyndi’s List is one of the most comprehensive lists of links to genealogy resources online. If it exists on the internet, Cyndi’s List probably has a link to it. They have a page called “United States – New Jersey”. Start by selecting a category from the index. Categories include: “Birth, … Continue reading →

Nevada Genealogy Resources

Nevada has three different state nicknames. One of them is “The Silver State”. In some families, the silverware has been passed down from one generation to the next as an heirloom. Are you searching for more information about ancestors who came from “The Silver State”? Try some of these Nevada genealogy resources! Ancestry.com has a page that is filled with links to all of their Nevada collections. To access these records, you will need to have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, there will be a collection or two that is offered for free. Return to their page often. Ancestry.com makes it … Continue reading →

Kentucky Genealogy Resources

The state of Kentucky is known as “the Bluegrass State”. Genealogists who are seeking information about their ancestors quickly learn that it helps if you can search through records that are specific to the state that the ancestor lived in. Here are some helpful Kentucky Genealogy resources to start with. KYGenWeb is a great resource to start with. The website has tons of links to online resources that are specific to Kentucky. Use a drop down box to “jump” to a specific county. Or, click on links to “Obituaries”, “Cemeteries”, or “Newspapers on Microfilm” (from the University of Kentucky interlibrary … Continue reading →

Kansas Genealogy Resources

Kansas is the “Sunflower State”. Do you have ancestors who lived in Kansas? If so, then you can take advantage of this list of Kansas genealogy resources. This is where to get started in your search for records, documents, cemeteries, genealogical Societies, and more! Ancestry.com has a page filled with links to their collections of records from Kansas. To access the majority of these collections, you must have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, there will be a collection or two that is offered for free, for a limited time. Return to this page often! Ancestry.com will make it clear when a … Continue reading →

Iowa Genealogy Resources

The state of Iowa has a nickname. It is “The Hawkeye State”. Do you have ancestors who were “Hawkeyes” that you have been trying to learn more about? Try out some of these Iowa genealogy resources. They should help you to get started. FamilySearch has a Wiki that has lots of information about Iowa genealogy. There are links to FamilySearch Wiki pages about every county in Iowa. The Wiki itself has some brief information about the history of the state. It also has links to other FamilySearch Wiki articles that talk about records from Iowa. Ancestry.com has a page filled … Continue reading →

Illinois Genealogy Resources

Illinois is the “Land of Lincoln”. Genealogists who are searching for more information about their ancestors who came from Illinois should check out this list of online Illinois genealogy resources. Most of them are free, and one of them offers some free collections from time to time. Ancestry.com has a page filled with links to their many collections that are for Illinois. In order to have access to most of these collections of records, you must have an Ancestry.com membership. Once in a while, they will offer access to some collections for free. Return to this page often. Ancestry.com will … Continue reading →