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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 →

Genealogy Has Become Popular

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Genealogy is no longer something done by retired people, as a way to pass the time. It’s become quite popular in the last few years. You wouldn’t think that a hobby that involves looking for names, dates, and records would be something that a lot of people would find interesting, and yet, it is. This is due to a variety of reasons, all put together. Part of what is making genealogy so popular is it’s accessibility. Want to start looking up records that connect to your ancestors? There are several genealogy websites that you can choose from, and become a … Continue reading →

Mocavo is a New, Free, Genealogy Resource

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How many different genealogy websites do you go to when you work on your genealogy research? One website might be good to use to look up birthdays of your ancestors, but a different website may be better to use when you want to find a photograph of the grave of an ancestor. Have you ever wished that there was a single website that could connect you to all those resources? Now there is! It’s called Mocavo. Mocavo Inc., is a start up company that is located in Boulder, Colorado. It was founded by Cliff Shaw, who just so happens to … Continue reading →

Great Genealogy Blogs

Looking for the latest news in genealogy? A great way to do that is to subscribe to some of the genealogy blogs that function like newsletters. They are free to subscribe to, and many provide daily updates about news articles relating to genealogy. It sure saves time to have all this information collected in one place, ready for you to read. I like the genealogy blogs and newsletters because they do more than just provide links to resources that you can search through as you work on your own genealogy projects. The information found on these kinds of websites lets … Continue reading →

Twitter Genealogy Resources for Outside the US

Twitter has more than genealogy resources that are relevant to the United States. You can also find genealogy related links to help extend your research into other countries. If working on your family tree has led you from somewhere in the United States to somewhere else in the world, these links might be useful in helping you learn about your ancestors. Here are some Twitter genealogy resources for outside the United States: @sandngenealogy is the Twitter name for S & N Genealogy. They are located in Chilmark, Wiltshire, in the UK. They tweet links to parish transcripts that have been … Continue reading →

More Genealogy Resources on Twitter

Type the word “genealogy” into the “find people” search engine on Twitter, and you get around six pages of results to search through. Not all of them are actually relevant to genealogy, because there are no requirements that state that your Twitter name must match exactly what kind of information you tweet about. This means that you have to sort out the ones that are helpful from the ones that are not useful for you. Here are some more genealogy resources that you can find on Twitter: @geneateach is the Twitter name for a Genealogy Teacher from Chicago, Illinois. While … Continue reading →

Genealogy Resources On Twitter

Twitter is a social networking tool that is used by people all across the world. Headlines were made when people in Iran tweeted about the protests that were going on in response to an election. Twitter has become more than just the website people visit to tell the world what they ate for lunch. It is a resource. Businesses use Twitter to get their name out there. Twitter has links to websites that would be helpful for people who are working on the genealogy of their family. Here are just a few of the genealogy websites that you can follow … Continue reading →

Census Excitement Causes Virtual Traffic Jam

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Data from the 1940 United States Census was released to the public on April 2, 2012. This is something that many genealogists have been waiting for. The excitement over the ability to access the 1940 United States Census caused a virtual traffic jam at the National Archive’s website. I have lost track of how many news articles, blogs, and genealogy podcasts have talked about the 1940 United States Census in the months, weeks, and days before it was made available to all genealogists. This data is the biggest, most exciting, most anticipated resource in a long time, and is something … Continue reading →

FamilySearch Has Updated Its YouTube Channel

Did you know that FamilySearch has its own YouTube channel? They recently updated it with new videos for genealogists to watch and learn from. FamilySearch has also been adding documents to the vast database that can be accessed through its website. FamilySearch is the genealogy website that is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is one of the most popular genealogy websites, and it is completely free for everyone to use. New resources are added to this website frequently. In August of 2011, FamilySearch has added many new and interesting things to its website. You … Continue reading →

Walk in Your Ancestor’s Footsteps

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Were any of your ancestors in the Civil War? There were more than two million soldiers in the Civil War. The majority of them fought in the battlefields located in Virginia. There is a new program called “Walk In Their Footsteps” that lets you track where your ancestor actually fought at. You can take a tour through those places if you visit Virginia. “Walk In Their Footsteps” is a website that has been launched by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the Civil War Commission. The website is highly interactive. Before you even start to dig into the resources it holds, you … Continue reading →