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Weekly Updates for 2010-03-03

Indexed 50 names on FamilySearch 1910 Massachusetts census. #genealogy #GBGames2010 #
Blog post: Winter 2010 Geneablogger Games – The Final Tally http://bit.ly/d9eFWQ #genealogy #GBGames2010 #
Reading: Trace Your Family Tree on Your Lunch Hour – Online Research | Genealogy – Everything.com http://ow.ly/1bVkn #
I have Albrechts, too, but further back in the mid 1700s. RT @genwishlist: Surname Saturday: ALBRECHT . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Genealogy To-Dos – February Wrap-Up

February turned out to be a good genealogy month.   I thought I might get sidetracked from my original plans by playing in the Geneablogger Games, but I was able to combine many tasks and make them work for both the Games and my To-Do list.

February Plan:

Write 10 blog posts – This post makes 10.  Done!
Abstract (or . . . → : CONTINUE READING

February Genealogy To-Dos

I’m setting more modest goals this month, since I didn’t get much genealogy done last month.

So, for February:

Write 10 blog posts
Abstract (or update previously-done abstractions, if necessary) 10 census pages and update the citations.
Index some names on FamilySearch
Scan 5 photos & process 5 headstone photos.
Look for (online) source records to verify facts referenced in pp. 11-15 . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Help Others, Help Yourself

There are many opportunities to volunteer within the genealogy community.  Whether it is working with a genealogical society, indexing records, performing “Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness,” or fulfilling Find-a-Grave requests, opportunities large and small abound.  I would even venture to say that all us geneabloggers are volunteers every time we write a blog article; after all, . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-01-06

RT @bibliotraveler: Good article on finding South Carolina marriage records, http://tinyurl.com/scmarr #genealogy #
RT @LCAfricana: RT @jackrobinson181: @geneabloggers_A little different type of images for Tombstone Tueday: http://tinyurl.com/mkcg7t #
I got a comment from a third cousin yesterday. Yea! #
Indexed 10 names on FamilySearch. #
Reading: Family Matters » Blog Archive » The Neverending Story http://ow.ly/S5qk #
Updates in GA and . . . → : CONTINUE READING

January Genealogy To-Dos

I began blogging my genealogy to-dos last month and I’m pleased with the results.  Having the list out here for all to see keeps me accountable, plus I don’t feel like I’m tearing off in a hundred directions at once.  I can stay focused on what I want to accomplish this month and as I think . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Genealogy To-Dos – December Wrap-Up

December was my first month posting a list of genealogy tasks that I wanted to accomplish during the month.  How did I do?

Look for marriage record for John William Stroud and Mary Jane Hemphill. – Done.  Okay, I forgot about it until I printed my list this morning.  But it was easy to find, so I . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2009-11-25

Interesting news. . .DearMYRTLE’s Genealogy Blog: DAR: Online databases now available http://ow.ly/DylA #
RT @footnote: Check out our new Native American Collection. Explore unique documents and share Native American heritage. http://bit.ly/sLNEk #
Ditto. RT @rjseaver: highlighted the 84th Carnival of Gen., and Jasia, our carnival goddess, in http://tinyurl.com/COG84th Thanks, Jasia! #
RT @23andMe: Blog Post- Introducing Relative Finder: . . . → : CONTINUE READING