Well folks, it is that time of year again! Family Tree Magazine has just announced the nominees for its 40 Best Genealogy Blogs contest with results to be announced in the July 2011 issue!

As mentioned in an earlier post here at GeneaBloggers back in November, GeneaBloggers (or any of my other genealogy blogs) were not eligible for nomination because I am honored to be one of the Family Tree 40 panelists. The group includes Genealogy Gems blogger Lisa Louise Cooke, Genea-Musings blogger Randy Seaver, Myrt of the DearMYRTLE blog and me. This group will be lending their expertise in formulating the blog categories and qualifications.

Here is a list of all 117 nominees, most of whom are members of GeneaBloggers:

Everything

Clue Wagon (Kerry Scott)
http://www.cluewagon.com

Creative Gene (Jasia)
http://creativegene.blogspot.com

Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter (Dick Eastman)
http://www.eogn.com

Elyse’s Genealogy Blog (Elyse Doerflinger)
http://elysesgenealogyblog.com

Family History Tracing (David Decker)
http://familyhistorytracing.blogspot.com

footnoteMaven (footnoteMaven)
http://www.footnoteMaven.com

Greta’s Genealogy Bog (Greta Koehl)
http://gretabog.blogspot.com

Olive Tree Genealogy (Lorine McGinnis Schulze)
http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com

Relatively Curious About Genealogy (Tami Glatz)
http://relativelycurious.blogspot.com

Roots and Rambles (Marian Pierre-Louis)
http://rootsandrambles.blogspot.com

SpittalStreet.com (author unknown)
http://www.spittalstreet.com

The Educated Genealogist (Sheri Fenley)
http://sherifenley.blogspot.com

The We Tree Genealogy Blog (Amy Coffin)
http://wetree.blogspot.com

You Go Genealogy Girls (Ruby Coleman, Cheri Hopkins)
http://yougogenealogygirls.blogspot.com

Cemeteries

Cemetery Explorers (Jeane Trend-Hill et al.)
http://cemeteryexplorers.blogspot.com

Digital Cemetery Walk (Gale Wall)
http://digitalcemeterywalk.blogspot.com

Escape to the Silent Cities (Tammi Thiele)
http://escapetothesilentcities.blogspot.com

Gen Wish List (Tina Lyons)
http://genwishlist.blogspot.com

Granite in My Blood (Midge Frazel)
http://granite-in-my-blood.blogspot.com

Gravestoned (Pugbug Powell)
http://gravestoned.blogspot.com

Over Thy Dead Body (Jennifer Geraghty-Gorman)
http://stiffsandstones.blogspot.com

The Graveyard Rabbit Online Journal (various)
http://oj-graveyardrabbit.blogspot.com

Tombstone Territory (Various)
http://tombstoneterritory.blogspot.com

Technology

Ancestry Insider (Ancestry Insisder)
http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com

Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog (Dienekes Pontikos)
http://dienekes.blogspot.com

Family Oral History Using Digital Tools (Susan Kitchens)
http://familyoralhistory.us/news

Genealogy’s Star (James Tanner)
http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com

GeneaNet Genealogy Blog (Jean-Yves Baxter)
http://genealogyblog.geneanet.org

JLog (JL Beeken)
http://www.jgen.ws/jlog

MacGenealogy.org (unknown)
http://www.macgenealogy.org

MobileGenealogy.com (unknown)
http://www.mobilegenealogy.com

Moultrie Creek Gazette (Denise Olson)
http://moultriecreek.us

Renee’s Genealogy Blog (Renee Zamora)
http://rzamor1.blogspot.com

Heritage Groups

Acadian & French-Canadian Ancestral Home (Lucie LeBlanc Consentino)
http://acadian-ancestral-home.blogspot.com

Anglo-Celtic Connections (John D. Reid)
http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com

Black and Red Journal (Terry)
http://www.blackandredjournal.blogspot.com

Donna’s Ireland blog (Donna Moughty)
http://moughty.com/Site/Ireland_Blog/Ireland_Blog.html

Geniaus (Jill Ball)
http://geniaus.blogspot.com

George Geder Evangelist for African Ancestored Genealogy (George Geder)
http://gedergenealogy.com

Georgia Black Crackers (Mavis Jones)
http://georgiablackcrackers.blogspot.com

Help! The Faerie Folk Hid My Ancestors (Deborah Large Fox)
http://irishfamilyresearch.blogspot.com

Luxegen Genealogy (Joan Miller)
http://www.luxegen.ca

Of Trolls And Lemons (Astrid)
http://haugenhistory.blogspot.com

Scottish GENES (Chris Paton)
http://scottishancestry.blogspot.com

The French Genealogy Blog (Anne Morddel)
http://french-genealogy.typepad.com/genealogie/

The Knowles Collection (Todd Knowles)
http://knowlescollection.blogspot.com

The Scottish Emigration Blog (Amanda E. Epperson)
http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com

Tracing the Tribe (Schelly Talalay Dardashti)
http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com

Wandering and wondering (a’spaidsearachd agus a’meòrachadh) (Direcleit)
http://direcleit.blogspot.com

Research Advice/How-To

a3Genealogy (Kathleen Brandt)
http://a3Genealogy.blogspot.com

FamHist (Lee R. Drew)
http://famhist2.blogspot.com

Family History Research Tips (Jennifer Holik-Urban)
http://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com

Genealogy Tip of the Day (Michael John Neill)
http://genealogytipoftheday.blogspot.com

Gena’s Genealogy (Gena Philibert Ortega)
http://philibertfamily.blogspot.com

NARAtions: The Blog of the United States National Archives (National Archives)
http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/

Paula’s Genealogical Eclectica (Paula Stuart-Warren)
http://paulastuartwarren.blogspot.com

Personal Past Meditations (Daniel Hubbard)
http://www.thepersonalpast.com

Pollyblog (Polly Fitzgerald Kimmitt)
http://pk-pollyblog.blogspot.com

Shades of the Departed (footnoteMaven)
http://www.shadesofthedeparted.com

The Armchair Genealogist (Lynn Palermo)
http://www.thearmchairgenealogist.com

The Family Curator (Denise Levenick)
http://www.thefamilycurator.com

Local/Regional Research

Alberta Family Histories Society Blog (AFHS)
http://afhs.ab.ca/blog

Brooklyn Historical Society Blog (BHS)
http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/

California Genealogical Society and Library Blog (CGSL)
http://blog.californiaancestors.org

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Blog (EWGS)
http://ewgs-spokane.blogspot.com

Grey County Historical Society (GCHS)
http://greycountyhs.blogspot.com

Iawamba History Review (Bob Franks)
http://itawambahistory.blogspot.com

Midwestern Microhistory (Harold Henderson)
http://midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com

MoSGA Messenger (MoSGA)
http://mosga.blogspot.com

My Ancestor’s Name (Angela Y. Walton-Raji)
http://myancestorsname.blogspot.com

New York History (John Warren)
http://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com

St. Vincent Memories (Trish Short Lewis)
http://56755.blogspot.com

Sandusky History (Sandusky Library Archives Research Center)
http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com

Utah Genealogical Association Blog (UGA)
http://ugagenealogy.blogspot.com

Virginia Historical Society Blog (VHS)
http://vahistorical.wordpress.com

Williams County, Ohio Genealogy (Pamela Pattison Lash)
http://williamscountyohiogenealogy.blogspot.com

New Blogs

Adventures in Genealogy Education (Angela McGhie)
http://www.genealogyeducation.blogspot.com

Climbing My Family Tree (Jennifer Woods)
http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com

Have You Seen My Roots? (Cheryl Cayemberg)
http://haveyouseenmyroots.blogspot.com

Heritage Zen (Cynthia Shenette)
http://heritagezen.blogspot.com

Journey to the Past (Brenda)
http://journeytothepastblog.blogspot.com

myirelandhome (unknown)
http://myirelandhome.com

My Tangled Vine (CeCe Moore)
http://mytangledvine.blogspot.com

Nolichucky Roots (unknown)
http://nolichuckyroots.blogspot.com

Old Stones Undeciphered (Lisa Wallen Logsdon)
http://oldstonesundeciphered.blogspot.com

Pursuits of a Desperate Genie (Abby Burchett)
http://desperategenie.com

Roots Traveler (Adam Glenn)
http://www.rootstraveler.com

Sassy Jane Genealogy (Nancy Loe)
http://www.sassyjanegenealogy.blogspot.com

The Faces of My Family (Lisa Swanson Ellam)
http://thefacesofmyfamily.blogspot.com

The Family Recorder (Audrey Collins)
http://thefamilyrecorder.blogspot.com

The Mashburn Collection (Yvonne Mashburn-Schmidt)
http://themashburncollection.com

The Scottish Emigration Blog (Amanda E. Epperson)
http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com

The Turning of Generations (Michelle Goodrum)
http://www.turning-of-generations.blogspot.com

My Family History

Ancestories: The Stories of My Ancestors (Miriam Robbins Midkiff)
http://ancestories1blogspot.com

AtlasFamily.Org Blog (Raichel Brown, Nicka Smith,  Gene Rosby, Jean Denton Thompson)
http://blog.atlasfamily.org

Begin With Craft (Valerie Craft)
http://beginwithcraft.blogspot.com

BeNotForgot (Vickie Everhart)
http://benotforgot.blogspot.com

Circlemending (Jean Wilcox Hibben)
http://circlemending.blogspot.com

Everything’s Relative (Cindy)
http://genealogybycindy.blogspot.com

Finding Josephine (Dionne Ford)
http://dionneford.wordpress.com

Finding Our Ancestors (Terri O’Connell)
http://researchingoconnells.wordpress.com

Gene notes (Anne Kruszka)
http://geneanotes.blogspot.com

Greta’s Genealogy Blog (Greta Koehl)
http://gretabog.blogspot.com

Little Bytes of Life (Elizabeth O’Neal)
http://www.littlebytesoflife.com

Mississippi Memories (Janice Tracy)
http://www.mymississippimemories.blogspot.com

My Channel Island History (unknown)
http://jerseymo2010.wordpress.com

Nutfield Genealogy (Heather Wilkinson Rojo)
http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com

Reflections From the Fence (Carol Bowen Stevens)
http://www.reflectionsfromthefence.com

Tangled Trees (Theresa Casteel)
http://tangledtrees.blogspot.com

The Accidental Genealogist (Lisa Alzo)
http://www.theaccidentalgenealogist.com

The Internet Genealogist (Leah Allen)
http://shbwgen.blogspot.com

TJLGenes: Preserving Our Family History (Travis LeMaster)
http://www.tjlgenes.blogspot.com

TransylvanianDutch (John Newmark)
http://transylvaniandutch.blogspot.com

Tonia’s Roots (Tonia Kendrick)
http://www.toniasroots.net

West in New England (Bill West)
http://westinnewengland.blogspot.com

What’s Past is Prologue (Donna Pointkouski)
http://pastprologue.wordpress.com

How To Vote

You have until 11:59 p.m. Monday, December 20th to vote for your favorite genealogy blog.  Click here for the voting form.

And don’t forget that you can vote more than once and actively campaign for your own blog or your favorites! Look for reminders and updates on Facebook; on Twitter (using hashtag #FT40), in the Family Tree Magazine free, weekly e-mail newsletter, and, of course, on the Genealogy Insider blog. And you can also add the FTM40 badge (shown above) to your blog’s sidebar.

Good luck to everyone!

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