New Genealogy Blogs May 18, 2013

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Thomas MacEntee

There are 6 newly-discovered genealogy and family-history related blogs that we’ve located this week. Remember to try and help out these new blogs by:

using any follow feature listed on the blog
adding them to your blog reader
adding a comment on their blog saying “hi” and “welcome”

Here are this week’s new listings:

Aunt Kate
http://auntkatefirmin.wordpress.com
Blog type: Individual family history

This is a family history blog that focuses on my Firmin family research, beginning in east London in the late Georgian era. Not only do these musings relate my attempts to get past my “brick walls”, but they explore a bit of the fabric of daily life for my ancestors and the blog allows me to post and answer questions of interest while incorporating visuals, maps and links. Also, it’s not as messy as sewing, beading and paper-making!

I am working on a book that will feature Aunt Kate’s correspondence with her English cousins starting in the post-war years.

The primary family names (so far) are Firmin, Hall, and Kenning. I’m happy to hear from you whether you are a distant cousin or simply a “friend of the family”.

The header is from a portrait of Kate Maud Firmin, my great aunt.

Knowing William
http://williamparkfamilyhistory.blogspot.com
Blog type: Individual family history

A genealogy study of Irish immigrant to Philadelphia turned Civil War veteran, William Park. In getting to know William, we will explore different record types and research strategies for your family history including immigration, military, census records, and house history. In each blog post I will cover new discoveries or case studies and a corresponding “how to” to help you build your family tree. I am so excited to become a geneablogger and I cannot wait to connect with long-lost cousins!

Posts About Dead Relatives
http://genepoolneedschlorine.com
Blog type: Individual family history

My most recent obsession is genealogy. I was adopted at birth and have spent forty years searching and eventually finding my biological family. I also have researched my adopted family and even some other unrelated (to me) families. It is the thrill of the hunt that keeps me interested in genealogy.

Genealogy is a puzzle. It is exciting to find new pieces that fit and to read our ancestors’ stories. I especially love digging up newspaper articles and photos.

Along with genealogy, I mainly enjoy sedentary activities. I play bridge, read, play games online, etc. I have tried to use the computer while riding on a stationery bike, but either I or the computer would always fall off. The one daily physical activity I perform is walking my Rat Terriers, Gomez and Tito.

Through the genealogy, I have joined Daughters of the American Revolution and The Mayflower Society. I also joined Mensa many years ago and have attended events in Cambridge, Nottingham, London and Orkney (Scotland). The British Isles are very comfortable to me as that is where the majority of my DNA comes from. I’ve tested my personal DNA on both familyfinderdna.com and 23andme.com.

Thanks for reading my blog.

Reisterstown Lutheran Community Cemetery
http://reisterstowncemetery.blogspot.com
Blog type: Cemetery blog, Maryland genealogy

A few years ago, I photographed the gravestones at the old Lutheran Community Cemetery in Reisterstown, Maryland to contribute to the Find-A-Grave website. Along the way, I did some basic genealogy research on the nearly 700 people buried in the cemetery. So now, using that research, I’m doing a monthly blog about the families interred in there. As part of this project, I’ve included a copy of my cemetery transcription.

Stirring The Pot
http://kkgenealogy.com/blog-2/
Blog type: Australian genealogy, Individual family history

KKGenealogy is proud to offer our family history to those interested in learning more about their ancestors than just birth, death and marriage dates.

We have spent years researching various lines of our family and delving deeper and deeper into the real stories behind the names. This hard work has been very fruitful in piecing together the day to day lives of each ancestor. We are now happy to announce that we feel so confident in our research that we are ready to share it with interested descendants.

Our aim is not to say that we have the complete story, but to offer a richer knowledge of our ancestors, in the hope that other genealogists will continue the stories based on our research.

Tracing My Roots: Who Do I Think I Am?
http://betsysfamilyroots.blogspot.com
Blog type: Individual family history

Who am I? That’s the question I ask myself all the time. I didn’t grow up in any one place as I was a Navy brat. I was born in Connecticut, but that was just a starting point. In order, I’ve lived in Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Connecticut, Florida, California, Washington, Maryland, and Washington (where I’ve been living since 1994). This blog is all about my journey in tracing my family history. I think when I finish, if that’s even possible, I’ll find out that I’m related to everyone.

Genealogy Blogging Beat – Saturday, May 18, 2013

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Thomas MacEntee

genealogy blogging beat

Today is Saturday, May 18, 2013 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere:

Items of Note

Today is Armed Forces Day, International Museum Day, Mount St. Helens Eruption anniversary, and the Preakness Stakes.

Don’t forget! The list of newly-discovered genealogy blogs comes out later today here at GeneaBloggers.

Daily Blogging Prompts

Shopping Saturday – many families – especially busy working families – would perform their weekly shopping on Saturdays. Tell us about the various stores and vendors that your ancestors used to patronize. Or perhaps your ancestors had their own store? And don’t forget to also document your own memories of stores and shopping. This prompt has been suggested by Audrey Collins of The Family Recorder.

Sibling Saturday – NEW! – There’s often a special connection between siblings in a family. Tell their stories on Sibling Saturday, a daily blogging prompt suggested by Susan Mosey of Ancestry Binders.

Society Saturday – Are you involved with a genealogical or historical society? Do you want to showcase their good works, projects and events? Society Saturday is a way to do that at your own genealogy blog. This prompt has been suggested by Dana of the Just Folks blog.

Sorting Saturday – Any tips on how to go about sorting through a closet or box of stuff, what to do with what you find, organizing, supplies and tools you might need, etc. What about having to clean out a parent’s home once they’ve passed? This is an ongoing series by Michelle Goodrum at Turning of Generations.

Sports Center Saturday – do you have photos and stories about ancestors and their love of sports? Be it basketball or water polo or skeet shooting, tell their stories in your blog posts! Sports Center Saturday is a series suggested by Susan Petersen of Long Lost Relatives.

Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

Sympathy Saturday – While Funeral Card Friday and Sunday’s Obituary revolve around a clipping related to the death of an ancestor or relative, with Sympathy Saturday you can post about any aspect of the passing of a person. This is an ongoing series by Anne Kruszka at GeneNotes and Generational.

To ensure that your blog post is included in the “roll-up” widgets above, include the name of the blogging theme in your post title. Examples: Black Sheep Sunday – Carmen Dioxide; Tombstone Tuesday – Carrie Oakey.

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If you would like your event or Daily Blogging Prompt included, please contact Geneabloggers at geneabloggers [at] gmail [dot] com.

Genealogy Blogging Events Week of May 17-24, 2013

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Thomas MacEntee

Here is a list of events and goings-on in the world of genealogy blogging. Here’s what is happening in the coming week:

Daze of the Week!

Some of you may have noticed that in each Genealogy Blogging Beat we now feature national holidays and some of the more offbeat holidays. Here are some dates next week to look out for so you can plan your blog posts for next week:

May 17: Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Decision and National Bike to Work Day

May 18: Armed Forces Day, International Museum Day, Mount St. Helens Eruption anniversary, and the Preakness Stakes.

May 19: Bay to Breakers Race, Dark Day in New England anniversary, and Pentecost / Whitsunday.

May 20: Homestead Act Anniversary and the Lindbergh Transatlantic Flight Anniversary.

May 21: American Red Cross Founded and National Waitstaff Day.

May 22: Johnny Carson’s Final Show Anniversary and National Maritime Day.

May 23: Bonnie and Clyde Death Anniversary and New York Public Library Anniversary.

May 24: First Night Game in Baseball Played,
Brooklyn Bridge Opening Anniversary, International Tiara Day and First Telegraph Line Opened.

Happy Blogiversary!

If your blog anniversary is coming up soon, make sure it gets on our GeneaBloggers calendar! Remember to send your blog anniversary info to GeneaBloggers.

Genealogy Conferences and Events

Conference Keepers

Conference Keeper is the resource to help you keep track of upcoming conferences on the national, state and local level! You can also learn more about call for paper and exhibitor deadlines and more! GeneaBloggers is proud to partner with Conference Keeper to make sure the genealogy community has the latest information on genealogy and family history related conferences in one convenient online location.

Genealogy Webinars This Week

From the GeneaWebinars site:

“We provide information about how to attend genealogy-related online meetings, classes, hangouts, seminars and webinars, where there is a visual slide share and/or website or software demo for attendees to view.

Hosts may use a variety of platforms including Adobe Connect, AnyMeeting, Captera, Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, Live Meeting, Skype, Web-Ex, and Wiggio, to name a few.

There are currently over 35 with posting access to this calendar and blog, and over 200 hours of scheduled instruction for genealogists wishing to hone their research skills during the coming year. If you’d like to join the calendar to post your organization’s events, just drop a note to Myrt@DearMYRTLE.com.”

For more information on genealogy webinars check out GeneaWebinars and thanks to DearMYRTLE for all her hard work in making this resource available!

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