DON’T GUESS: Start With The FamilySearch Research Wiki
Gena Philibert-Ortega looks at one of the best websites for all-around genealogy research.
Track Genealogy Books with Goodreads
Julie Cahill Tarr shows us how she uses Goodreads to manage her genealogy books. Worth a look.
LibGuides: Improving Access to Information
Diane L. Richard highlights the benefits of Library Guides to genealogy researchers.
Making Sense of the U.S. Federal Censuses: 1790–1840
Sue Lisk looks at websites highlighting various aspects of U.S. Censuses and tips to assist in your genealogy research.
Researching Germans from Russia?
Marlene Michel highlights the resources and benefits of membership in the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia.
Endangered Archives Programme
Diane L. Richard investigates an effort by the British Library to preserve archive collections worldwide. Interesting.
Chautauqua Days
Sue Lisk looks at how Chautauquas played an important role in American history and touched many of our ancestors’ lives. Interesting.
A Collection of Capitol Caches
David A. Norris investigates genealogical records from the U.S. Congress and Senate
Genealogy Basics: GEDCOM
Tony Bandy looks at the GEDCOM file format, why it’s important and its future in genealogy
Israel’s Cemeteries are ALL Online!
Diane L. Richard looks at the efforts of MyHeritage and BillionGraves to digitize Israel’s cemeteries
Hold the Phone... Book!
Tony Bandy looks at digitized Library of Congress Phone Directories and your family research!
NetNotes
Internet Genealogy looks at some newspaper resources from around the world
Back Page
Dave Obee offers some suggestions to make conferences more appealing to attendees. "The central idea of a conference should be to give attendees an experience they cannot get elsewhere."
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Interesting cover photo on the magazine as nearly all the books on the shelves face with the title edge inward. Thus one must remove each book to find the one desired.
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