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Follow Friday: Georgia Archives Petition, Certification Posts, Legal Insights

What I’ve been reading this week:

An Online Petition to Halt the Closure of the Georgia State Archives from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
County Name Changes and Abolished Counties Reflected in the 1790-1920 Federal Censuses from GenealogyBlog
In his Sunday Best Suit – Sepia Saturday from Family History Fun
Ready to Believe in Good from A Family Tapestry
Subterranean Direct Evidence: A Research Travelogue from Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog
How to Add Source Information to Digital Image Files from Genealogy Decoded
A Writing Tool that Adapts to Every Kind of Genealogist from The Armchair Genealogist
….starts with the Thomas Family: Bessie Jane Thomas from The Legacy She Left Behind
Five Tips for Safely Reading and Photographing Tombstones from Karen Miller Bennett
Where Is Your Audit Trail? from Genealogy Tip of the Day
Friends of the Rappahannock from Belle Grove Plantation Bed and Breakfast
She was just a number…. from Roots Digging

A lot of good stuff from The Legal Genealogist:

Harold Henderson’s Posts on Certification from Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog:

Follow Friday — Nine Eleven Remembrance, Remember Our Ancestors, and Posts to Make You Think

National September 11 Memorial in NYC “honors those killed in the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 and 2/26/1993”. by LizBallerPhotos

This week we remembered 9/11 victims and relived our own experiences of the day and we remembered our family in other ways as well.

9/11 Thoughts and Remembrances

Remembering Another Nine Eleven from The Places Between
Remembering 9/11 — “The Unthinkable Has Happened!” from Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog
Where Were You on September 11, 2001? from Pilgrims & Patriots

Remembering Our Ancestors

Rainwater Ford? I wanna go there! from A Southern Sleuth
Forgotten Little Boy With The Unforgettable Outfit from A Family Tapestry
A Hansen Mystery Resolved from genealogyKris
Basic Training Documents for Harold Rork from Branch by Branch
A Very Special Ancestral Photo — 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy from Famiy History Fun
Glouchester county from Belle Grove Plantation Bed and Breakfast

Genealogy Thoughts and Useful Knowledge

Per capita, per stirpes from The Legal Genealogist
The Moment I Knew – Phyllis’ Story from The Armchair Genealogist
Is primary information truly reliable for genealogists? from Planting the Seeds
Whoa Nellie! Don’t Rush to Judgement, Genealogists from Genealogy Today
What Type of Genealogist Are You? from the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
New Site: Generous Genealogy
20 redundant phrases to eliminate from your writing

Follow Friday — Reality Television, Genealogy Police, Mary Todd Lincoln Insane?

It’s been two weeks since my last Follow Friday, so the list is long. Some really good stuff in here.

If Genealogy Dominated Reality Television from The We Tree Genealogy Blog
Evidence from Provenance
Those Genealogy Police Are At It Again! from Planting the Seeds
The Moment I Knew – Mariann’s Story from the Armchair Genealogist
The atDNA gamble from The Legal GenealogistMount Vernon from Belle Grove Plantation
Why did the pigeon-toed girl cross the board? from Abbie and Eveline
A True Love Story? from A Southern Sleuth
Don’t Dare Add It Yet from A Family Tapestry
Where Were They? When barbed wire was invented from Ancestral Breezes
The (History of and) Importance of Voting from Hankering for History
Sentimental Sunday: Juliette and her daughters
Granville Roy Jackson, 1882-1939 from Past Remembrances
Men with Bicycles from Images of the Jackson Purchase’s Past
Carnival of Genealogy: Emotional Discovery in My Research from Ancestor Chase

And a couple of interesting news articles:

Follow Friday — Senseless Vandalism and Other Posts to Make You Think

Here is what inspired, moved and made me think this past week:

Vandalism to a National Historic Landmark from Hankering for History
That age old genealogy question….When is it proven? from Genealogy Certification: My Personal Journal
The Moment I Knew — Marta’s Story from the Armchair Genealogist
Two Tips for Budding Professionals from Marians’ Roots & Ramble
A Century of Wedding Belles — Sepia Saturday & Wedding Wednesday from Family History Fun
Workday Wednesday — New England Forestry Co from The eLuceydator
Remembering Phyllis Diller from (Mis)Adventures Of A Genealogist
10 Awesome OneNote Tips You Should Be Using All the Time from makeuseof
The Ethical Genealogist from The Legal Genealogist
From One Belle to Another from Belle Grove Plantation Bed and Breakfast
Sepia Saturday — Bones from Peter’s Blog
Honoring Ancestor’s Who Died Too Young: Hugo Kaiser from Gail Grunst Genealogy

Follow Friday — Uencounter.me, Family Stories and Motivation

This is two weeks worth of Follow Friday, since I missed last weeks. Lots of good reading in here!

A couple of posts about uencounter.me:

Uencounter.me — A Way to Plot Cluster Genealogy Research (Geneabloggers)
Mappy Monday – Fun with unencounter.me and an Upcoming Cool Feature Too! (Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog)

The mapping stories always make me think we need to try to represent our families without trees to break through walls.

Family Stories:

Sunday’s Obituary: Genevieve Bowers (Gail Grunst Genealogy)
The Family of John H Lawrence and Sarah Evans (Ancestral Breezes)
A Victor Victrola Machine (A Hundred Years Ago)
Funeral Card Friday — Death Claims Police Chief (My Blog.. My Life. My Ancestry)

Motivation:

Spend Time Analyzing (Genealogy Tip of the Day)
Wisdom Wednesday — If You can read, you can do anything. (Abbie and Eveline)
15 Websites for Genealogy Education (A Sense of Family)

And a few more posts to get you thinking:

Making the Most of A last Minute Opportunity (A Family Tapestry)
Losing Ground on the SSDI (Legal Genealogist)
What’s in a married name? (Legal Genealogist)
Tech Tuesday — DNA Test Results, Update (The eLuceydator)
What is networking? And is it worth the effort? (Marian’s Roots and Rambles)
This Weekend’s Final Tally (Virginia Plantation)
Echo King: Result Ranking Unveiled (The Ancestry Insider)

Follow Friday — 1940 is Done! and Blown Away with DNA

Here is what I’ve been reading this week. It’s been a great week for genealogy blogs!

From Ancestry.com

A beautiful pictorial journey through Virginia: Surprises Around Every Corner by Belle Grove Plantation Bed and Breakfast:

And:

Treasure Chest Thursday: Digital Historical Directories from Tangled Trees
How Google Images can help you research your family history like never before from Piers Dillon-Scott
Scanning Old Family Photos with FlipPal from Diane Haddad
Driving Horses from A Hundred Years Ago
American Folklore and Tall Tales from Hankering for History
Options for Becoming a Credentialed Genealogist from Kimberly Powell
Workday Wednesday: The Dispatcher from Gail Grunst
Tombstone Tuesday: A Sad Little Grave Marker for Karen Carlsson from Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog
Family History Is Cool, Pass it On from Genealogy and History News
Harper’s Weekly Civil War Issue’s — Tuesday Tip from My Ancestors and Me
Cemetery Restoration from Fannies Your Aunt
Thankful Thursday — Online Bible Records from Pilgrims and Patriots
Victorians Smiling from Gen Voyage
2nd Rhode Island Infantry Monuments at Gettysburg from A to Zophar
Black Sheep Sunday: Federal Inmate Locator from Explorations in Connecticut Genealogy

And last, but not least, what I thought was the most touching story of the week from the Legal Genealogist, Judy Russell: Blown Away with DNA

Follow Friday: Government Boondoggles, Mexican Ancestors, and DNA

What I’ve been reading on the web this week:

The Legal Genealogist: Thanks for one government boondoggle Government programs leave records
Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog: Treasure Chest Thursday–Goodbye Rio, Hello Trinidad – My Webster Family: Coming Full Circle – From The U.S.A. to Brazil and Back Again Great photos and story of a trip in her ancestor’s past
The Armchair Genealogist: The moment I knew – Kim’s story How her grandmother’s photo inspired her wedding plans
Clue Wagon: In Which I Answer Your Email. Yes, Yours Kerry has returned to blogging with her usual wit and charm.
Amy Johnson Crow: The Laws of Genealogy Published in March, but I discovered it this week
Mexican Genealogy : 8 Websites Where You Can Find Your Mexican Ancestors Finding your Mexican ancestors can be tough; this is a great website and this article has great links.
The Genetic Genealogist: Problems with AncestryDNA’s Genetic Ethnicity Prediction? A great explanation of how to interpret AncestryDNA results
Planting the Seeds: Blogs by Certified Genealogists Also not new this week, but I’ve added everyone of these bloggers to my must read list
Ancestral Breezes: Know Your Family Medical History Jen reminds us the past impacts your life in multiple ways including your health
PollyBlog: Elizabeth Warren’s Ancestry a Problem? Meh! Again, not new this week, but it is for me. An interesting and thoughtful take on those family legends.

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Tag Archives: follow friday

Follow Friday: Georgia Archives Petition, Certification Posts, Legal Insights

Follow Friday — Nine Eleven Remembrance, Remember Our Ancestors, and Posts to Make You Think

Follow Friday — Reality Television, Genealogy Police, Mary Todd Lincoln Insane?

Follow Friday — Senseless Vandalism and Other Posts to Make You Think

Follow Friday — Uencounter.me, Family Stories and Motivation

Follow Friday — 1940 is Done! and Blown Away with DNA

Follow Friday: Government Boondoggles, Mexican Ancestors, and DNA

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