A Blogging We Will Go!

Family Tree Magazine has just released it's 2013 list of the Top 40 Genealogy Blogs. If you like blogs and genealogy together, go check it out!

It's Not a Crime to be a Young Genealogist!

Clip art: Microsoft Office
Genealogy has the bad reputation of being for "old people" only. A couple of days ago I stumbled upon a genealogy blog that I really like! Furthermore, it is written by a YOUNG person with a really great perspective on the world! I checked in today to read what she had to say. Her post was about sourcing. Elyse explained some important things to think about when you are sourcing. How do you know the information is right? What if you get conflicting information? Who do you trust? Well, consider the source! You can read it too at http://elysesgenealogyblog.com/. While you are there, check out her whole blog. It's fun! :) Yes, young people do have a place in genealogy! If you are out there, please make yourselves known! 

Publishing Your Family History

Photo Credit: Rayanne B. Melick

I think that all of us genealogists want to publish at some point. The problem is that we always have "one more thing to prove" before we get it published. With the advances in the digital world, why wait to publish your book? Publish online! I remember trying to get a relative to share info with me (I would share also), but the same old line was, "You'll get to read it when I publish it." Sadly, it was never published as this relative died a few years after this pronouncement to me. I really wish she would have shared. We could have put our heads together to help each other. That is what the FamilySearch program is trying to get us to do. So, let's learn a little about how to publish online. There are all sorts of ways to get your information out there. I came across an article by Denise Barrett Olson. She wrote about Personal Publishing: Blog Your Family History for the TechTips blog at FamilySearch.org. There were some really good ideas in it. See for yourself!

Are You a Blog Reader Addict?

Header Credit: http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/index.html

I really like to read blogs. Some of the blogs I read are serious, some are funny, and some are informational. I try to keep track of new posts, but sometimes that gets a little hard. So...enter Google Reader. It lists all of your favorite blogs together in a list so that you don't have to hunt for them. Try Google Reader! If it scares you, you can cruise on over to DearMyrtle.com and her post on 12 Oct. 2011. It will hold your hand through the Google Reader setup process.

A Perfect Genealogy Program?

Mark Tucker, author of  the blog thinkgenealogy.com

I ran across a unique post from Mark Tucker who writes the blog ThinkGenealogy. His March 17th post is called GenPerfect-My Perfect Genealogy Software. It is enlightening! He pretty much describes my perfect genealogy program too! Read the whole article! I think that you will find it interesting! Developers out there? Are you listening?