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Genealogy Blogging Events Week of April 12-19, 2013

Posted on April 12, 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:

• April 12: Attack on Ft. Sumter anniversary, National Licorice Day, and Polio Vaccine anniversary.

• April 13: Alfred M. Butts’ birthday, Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, and the Premiere of Handel’s Messiah.

• April 14: First Dictionary of American English Published, International Moment of Laughter Day, Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and National Library Week begins.

• April 15: Boston Marathon, First McDonald’s Opens, Income Tax Day (US), Patriot’s Day (MA ME US), and the Sinking of the Titanic anniversary.

• April 16: Charlie Chaplin’s birthday.

• April 17: Ellis Island Family History Day and National Haiku Poetry Day.

• April 18: National High Five Day and Anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake.

• April 19: Battle of Lexington and Concord, Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary, and Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

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 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!

GeneaBloggers on Facebook

Check out the Facebook page for GeneaBloggers (http://www.facebook.com/Geneabloggers) and click LIKE in order to follow the latest news and events related to GeneaBloggers on Facebook.

© 2013 copyright, Thomas MacEntee

Genealogy Blogging Events Week of April 5-12, 2013

Posted on April 5, 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:

• April 5: Bette Davis’ Birthday, Booker T. Washington’s Birthday, and National Deep Dish Pizza Day

• April 6: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Founded, First Modern Olympics anniversary, North Pole Discovered, Tartan Day, and US Enters World War I

• April 7: Billie Holiday’s Birthday, International Snailpapers Day, National Beer Day, No Housework Day, and Yom Hoshoah (Holocaust Day) begins at sundown

• April 8: Hank Aaron Home Record Anniversary

• April 9: Marian Anderson concert anniversary and US Civil War ends

• April 10: The Beatles Break Up anniversary and National Siblings Day

• April 11: Civil Rights Act of 1968 anniversary

• April 12: Attack on Ft. Sumter anniversary, National Licorice Day, and Polio Vaccine anniversary

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 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!

GeneaBloggers on Facebook

Check out the Facebook page for GeneaBloggers (http://www.facebook.com/Geneabloggers) and click LIKE in order to follow the latest news and events related to GeneaBloggers on Facebook.

© 2013 copyright, Thomas MacEntee

Genealogy Blogging Events Week of March 29 – April 5, 2013

Posted on March 29, 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:

• March 29: British North America Act and Good Friday

• March 30: Doctors’ Day, Pencil Day, and VanGogh’s birthday

• March 31: Bunsen Burner Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Daylight Savings Time begins (EU, UK), Easter Sunday, Eiffel Tower anniversary

• April 1: April Fools’ Day, Child Abuse Prevention Month begins, Cigarette Advertising Ban anniversary, Confederate History Month begins, Data Backup Day, Dyngus Day, White House Easter Egg Roll

• April 2: Hans Christian Andersen birthday, International Children’s Book Day, Reconciliation Day, and US Mint founded

• April 3: 2001: A Space Odyssey premieres, Pony Express Day

• April 4: Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Qing Ming or Tomb Sweeping Day (China)

• April 5: Bette Davis’ Birthday, Booker T. Washington’s Birthday, and National Deep Dish Pizza Day

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 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!

GeneaBloggers on Facebook

Check out the Facebook page for GeneaBloggers (http://www.facebook.com/Geneabloggers) and click LIKE in order to follow the latest news and events related to GeneaBloggers on Facebook.

© 2013 copyright, Thomas MacEntee