Ruth’s Recommendations

Here are my favourite blog posts from this past week.

On the Mocavo Genealogy Blog Michael Leclerc wrote a post called “Getting the Most from Scholarly Journals” where he reminds us what we are missing if we don’t read the genealogical journals that come across our doorstep.

Claire Santry of the Irish Genealogy News blog had a post called “Some snippets of interest” where she tells us about a discount that is available for GenesReunited. This ends on February 26th.

The Enniskerry Local History blog has a post called “Taylor and Skinner Map of Ireland 1777” where they look at this wonderful resource.

The Family Recorder has a post this week called “Those Places Thursday – what do you mean by ‘London’?” This post looks at the growth of London, its changing boundaries and what this means to the researcher when someone says they are from London.

The ActiveHistory blog had a post called “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Visualizing the Past.” They look at historical visualization and the different forms it can take. This type of information can be very useful to the genealogist.

Yesterday was Family Day in Ontario but Manitoba recognized it as Louis Riel Day. The Library and Archives Canada blog had a post called “Louis Riel Images Now On Flickr” so you can go in and view images relating to Louis Riel and the Northwest Rebellion.

James Tanner of the FamilySearch Tech Tips blog had a post called “Change Your Work Habits With Evernote, Dropbox and Mozy” where he looks at these programs and how they can help you with your research.

Fiona Fitzsimons wrote a post for the findmypast blog called “Search Tip – Class Systems” which reminds us to look at the society in which our ancestors lived and not the society in which we currently live. Fiona refers to it as “The “Downton Abbey” effect.”

Other bloggers that write their own lists are:

Genea-Musings – Best of the Genea-Blogs

TransylvanianDutch – Week in Review

British & Irish Genealogy

What were your favourite blog posts this past week?

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Here are my favourite blog posts from this past week.

The Ancestry Insider had two interesting posts this week. The first was called “What Does it Take to Get a Good Result from Ancestry.com” this is something everyone who uses Ancestry.com wants to know.

The other post is “A Monstrosity, Wonderful Thing” which looks at FamilySearch and the new product that they are working on called Family Tree.

The Irish Story had a post called “Book Review: Ireland’s Arctic Siege” which looks at the “Big Freeze of 1947.” I found this of interest as my parents were living in Ireland at that time. My Mum didn’t remember the big freeze but my Dad had a few recollections.

Help! The Faerie Folk Hid My Ancestors! Blog has a post about “Using EBooks For Your Genealogy Research” where they provide a link to a wonderful website and an interview with the person who set it up.

The Library and Archives Canada blog has an announcement about a new podcast series that will be released once a month. The first is “Discover Library and Archives Canada: Your History, Your Documentary Heritage.”

Other bloggers that write their own lists are:

Genea-Musings – Best of the Genea-Blogs

TransylvanianDutch – Week in Review

British & Irish Genealogy

What were your favourite blog posts this past week?

Let me know in the comments below.

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Here are my favourite blog posts from this past week.

Marian’s Roots & Rambles has a post called “Think – Plan – Execute” which is the first in a series of posts. She begins by looking at “Thinking it through.” This is a series that everyone should read.

British GENES (British Genealogy News and EventS) has a post about the new National Archives of Ireland website and their new online catalogue. He isn’t happy with some of the changes. Learn more about his challenges in finding databases that were easier to find on the old website rather than the new catalogue in the post “Using the new National Archives of Ireland catalogue.”

The Ancestry Insider had a post called “Jack Reese: Advanced Photographic Techniques” that looks at the difficulties of digitizing documents and some of the techniques to improve the image quality.

The Help Me With My Family Tree… blog has a post called “Brick Walls in Family Tree Research” that provides an alternate way of breaking those walls down.

Geniaus was one of the official bloggers at RootsTech last week. She has post called “My foray into film at Rootstech” where she interviews Darrin Lythgoe the developer of TNG genealogy software.

Several bloggers have provided a synopsis of the RootsTech conference. You can view them at British & Irish Genealogy, Genea-musings and The Family Recorder.

Stardust ‘n’ Roots has a post called “RootsTech Learning #1 – Ancestral Lines Pairing System” where he looks at the new number system designed by Ancestral Lines.

The Findmypast.ie blog has part 2 of their series on the Representative Church Body Library.

Brenda Dougall Merriman has a post called “Loyalists: Eligibility – Common Sense or Splitting Hairs?” It is the latest in her series on Loyalist ancestors.

The Reclaiming Kin blog has a posted called “Phillip Holt is Not Dead After All.” This post is a reminder to all of us to go back and review our research.

Other bloggers that write their own lists are:

Genea-Musings – Best of the Genea-Blogs

British & Irish Genealogy

What were your favourite blog posts this past week?

Let me know in the comments below.

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Here are my favourite blog posts from this past week.

Dick Eastman’s blog had a post called “File Naming Tutorial” which talks about a free online four part video tutorial about the importance of file naming and how to do it. It is presented by the State Library of North Carolina.

The blog for Inside History magazine in Australia has a post called “The day my ancestor met Charles Darwin” which is a wonderful story.

Findmypast Ireland has a post called “The Representative Church Body Library (part 1).” I would highly recommend anyone doing Church of Ireland research to read these articles.

Chris Paton of British GENES (Genealogy News and EventS) has a post called “Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae improved on Internet Archive.” This is a great resource for Scottish researchers.

Other bloggers that write their own lists are:

Genea-Musings – Best of the Genea-Blogs

TransylvanianDutch – Week in Review

British and Irish Genealogy

What were your favourite blog posts this past week?

Let me know in the comments below.

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Here are my favourite blog posts from this past week.

The NLI Blog has a post called “New Adventures in Periodicals” which looks at the Department of Periodicals at the National Library of Ireland. It also looks at the online catalogue and what you can find there.

This Intrepid Band blog has a post called “The Old School” it looks at a photograph of four nurses from the Meath Hospital, Dublin, in 1872.

Chris Paton of the British GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS) blog has a post about the ScotFam Tree forum called “ScotFam Tree returns.” If you are doing Scottish research this is a place to find support and advice.

Other bloggers that write their own lists are:

Genea-Musings – Best of the Genea-Blogs

TransylvanianDutch – Week in Review

British and Irish Genealogy

Are there any postings in the last week that you think need to be on this list? Let me know in the comments below.

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Here are my favourite blog posts from this past week.

The Irish Genealogy News blog had a post called “Emigrant ancestors in Southern Ontario?” which alerts us to the fact that FindMyPast Ireland has released a collection called “Canadian Emigration: 1826 Parliamentary papers” The official title of the documents is “Return of the Assessed Value of the Townships in the Newcastle District in Western Canada, which were settled by Pauper Emigrants from Ireland, between the years 1825 and 1828 at the public expense: Of the number of various Emigration Societies formed in Canada in 1840, by Canadian Proprietors desirous of Settling Emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland upon their Estates. (1848).”

Newcastle District is between the Home District and Midland District. All or parts of the following counties fall under Newcastle District: Durham, Haliburton, Muskoka, Northumberland, Peterborough and Victoria.

Irish Genealogy News also tells us about “Cork City non-conformist baptisms – online and free.”

The National Library of Ireland blog has a post called “Some reflections on The Dead.” This is about the short story entitled “The Dead” written by James Joyce. I love James Joyce and have read all but one of his works. “The Dead” was made into a wonderful movie by John Houston. The post is written by Felix M. Larkin and looks at the inspirations for parts of the story.

The Irish Story blog has a post called “A Pale trip through history” where the author, John Dorney, tells of his cycling trip from south Dublin to Carlingford and the area known as “The Pale.” He looks at the history of the area and shares a few adventures. Some believe the term “beyond the pale” originated from this area in Ireland.

John Reid of the Anglo-Celtic Connections blog had a post called “Perils of closer scrutiny” where he reminds us all to look at online indexes very closely before ruling out that our ancestor is not to be found.

Barry Ewell has started his own blog called “Barry’s Blog on Genealogy” why not visit the blog to see what you can find. The most recent post is a webinar on “Why digital preservation is important to you.”

Other bloggers that write their own lists are:

Genea-Musings – Best of the Genea-Blogs

TransylvanianDutch – Week in Review

British and Irish Genealogy

Are there any postings in the last week that you think need to be on this list? Let me know in the comments below.

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Here are my favourite blog posts from this past week.

The Irish Story blog has a post called “War and Famine in Ireland, 1580-1700” and it is the first in a series of posts by John Dorney on “how war provoked famine and massive population loss and aided conquest in early modern Ireland.”

The Family Recorder has a post called “Those Places Thursday – it’s not where you think it is” which looks at the anomalies of place names and what you need to look for when doing your research.

Greta’s Genealogy Blog has a post about apps and other obstacles called “How NOT to Jump-Start Your Genealogy.” It provides a humourous look at the things that can get in the way of our research. I have the cat problem Greta, especially around dinner time.

You will also find blog posts reviewed by the following bloggers:

Genea-Musings – Best of the Genea-Blogs

TransylvanianDutch – Week in Review

British and Irish Genealogy

Are there any postings in the last week that you think need to be on this list? Let me know in the comments below.

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Here are my favourite blog posts from this past week.

British and Irish Genealogy blog had a post called “10 Great History Quotes.” My favourite was the first quote listed.

The Genealogy in New South Wales blog had a post called “A Guide to early NSW Censuses and Musters” this is the first in a series on the subject and was very interesting reading.

British GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS) had a post called “Hogmanay and New Year newspaper stories” which originally came from the British Newspaper Archive. It looked at some of the historic events connected to this time of year.

The Family Recorder had a post called “2012- It’s going to be a Dickens of a year.” 2012 is the bi-centenary of the birth of Charles Dickens. She looks at her own history with his work and how fiction can help the family historian.

Other bloggers that write their own lists are:

Genea-Musings – Best of the Genea-Blogs

TransylvanianDutch – Week in Review

British and Irish Genealogy

Are there any postings in the last week that you think need to be on this list? Let me know in the comments below.

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Here are my favourite blog posts from this past week.

The Findmypast blog has a post regarding “Start Your Family Tree Week” in the UK although I think it can be done in North America as well. It goes from 26 December through 1 January. They are running a competition and provide you with some prompts to start your research.

The Intrepid Band blog had a post called “Mrs. Seacole at Christmas” which looks at the experiences of Mrs. Seacole a nurse in the Crimean War.

Chris Paton of the British GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS) blog is holding a competition. The winner receives a copy of his book “Irish Family History Resources Online.”

Are there any postings in the last week that you think need to be on this list? Let me know in the comments below.

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Here are my favourite blog posts from this past week.

The findmypast.ie blog has a post called “Irish Burial Records and Gravestones” where they look at the rituals for burials in Ireland.

Marian’s Roots and Rambles had two interesting posts this week. The first was “Heritage Gift: The Deck of Cards has Arrived.” She described in an earlier post how she designed a deck of cards using family photographs. Well the cards have arrived and now she tells us what she thinks of the whole process.

The other post is called “You’re Researching but Are You Reading?” which looks at the importance of reading about the research methods and the importance of the methodology books to genealogy.

Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter had a post called “Elizabeth Shown Mills’ New Website” where he talks about Elizabeth’s new website that has links to many articles she has written.

Chris Paton has decided to discontinue writing his Scottish GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS) blog. He will keep the blog online as an archive. You can read about the news and events of Scotland and Britain on his blog “British GENES (GEnealogy News and EventS)”

Are there any postings in the last week that you think need to be on this list? Let me know in the comments below.

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