Here’s what I’ve been reading this week.

• Fun New Blog: A Hundred Years Ago by Sheryl Lazarus
• Book of Names: Remember our Irish Women from the Irish in America
• DNA and the Question of How Many Wives by The Legal Genealogist
• EvidenceExplained.com by Carolyn L. Barkley
• Will Blogging My Family History Spoil the Book from The Armchair Genealogist
• If You Never Ask the Question by William Dollarhide
• Thrifty Thursday – Historypin by Kelly Vial
• Wedding Wednesday: 7th Time is the Charm by Natalie Parker

Great blog posts on Genealogy as a Profession:

• Thomas MacEntee’s great series: Genea-Opportunities 2012 Update
  • Genealogy Blogging – For Fun or Profit?
  • Careers in Genealogy
  • What Do You Mean It Isn’t Free? (my personal favorite)
  • How Do You Make Money in Genealogy?
  • Money Changes Everything – Or Does It?
• Michael Hait’s Thoughts on this at Planting Seeds: Genealogy by a Profession
  • Genealogy Blogging for Fun and Profit
  • Professional genealogists and genealogy professionals (I’m a genealogy professional, btw)
  • Charging for genealogy: what is it worth?

And finally, Kelly Vial’s very kind words about yours truly: Follow Friday – Finding Forgotten Stories