http://www.toniasroots.net Family History and Genealogy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:01:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.toniasroots.net/2011/03/09/weekly-updates-for-2011-03-09/ http://www.toniasroots.net/2011/03/09/weekly-updates-for-2011-03-09/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:35:00 +0000 Tonia Kendrick http://www.toniasroots.net/2011/03/09/weekly-updates-for-2011-03-09/

• I made a blog connection this week too! RT @baysideresearch: Yay! Just connected with another Corley cousin thanks to my blog. #genealogy #
• Watching #WDYTYA on dvr. Love that Mark Lowe is on this ep! #genealogy #
• Reading “Videos from RootsTech 2011″ via Genea-Musings http://ow.ly/48mNh #
• Lionel Ritchie is headed to Chattanooga! Yay! #WDYTYA #
• RT @enduringlegacy: #WDYTYA I loved hearing my mom say she wishes there would be a new episode every day. #
• Reading an interesting series of articles on DNA in The Scotsman. http://ow.ly/4905N #
• Reading: “Christine Rose – Her Video Rocks!” via The Educated Genealogist http://ow.ly/4auEL #genealogy #

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• I understand that people would have reasons to protect their tweets. But why do they want to follow me? #confused #
• RT @valeriec84: Today's Georgia Archive Find: Cutest Map Ever: http://is.gd/o18UZb #genealogy #
• Working on a #genealogy mystery with mom. Will have to post about it this weekend. #
• Speaking of #scrapbooking I'm downloading from Feb '11 Blog Train. Can't wait to use these with marriage licenses. http://ow.ly/434aO #
• RT @marianpl: Roots & Rambles: The Digital Age Discourages Sharing #genealogy http://ow.ly/42Eco #
• Thanks for the #FF Back at ya. @sjtaliaferro @LCAfricana @marianpl #
• Thanks for the #FF love! Right back at you. @familytreewritr @FamRootsTravel #
• RT @baysideresearch: “Who Do You Think You Are?” (What Do You Think This Is?) « Bayside Blog http://bit.ly/hxOQzS #WDYTYA #genealogy #
• RT @megansmolenyak: "Megan Smolenyak: Julia Roberts Isn't a Roberts" ( http://huff.to/i1uZqG ) #genealogy #history #

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• RT @footnotemaven: Can We Talk? About using my artwork. While not gr8, it is mine. http://bit.ly/gdWd27 #genealogy #COG #
• #FF @HicksShauna @LifetimeStories @footnoteMaven @ MyNolaHeritage @lfmccauley @savingstories @Luxegen @marianpl @AYWalton @baysideresearch #
• RT @bibliotraveler: RT @MelissaWrites: Bloggers beware! Legal Lesson: Copywriter Pays $4,000 for $10 Photo @Webcopyplus http://bit.ly/gPvFVt #
• RT @nbcwdytya: East & Central viewers, are you ready for a new episode featuing @rose? #WDYTYA starts in two minutes! #
• Another #wdytya winner with @Rosie – the great episodes always make me cry! #
• Thanks for all the #FF @sjtaliaferro @MyNolaHeritage @auldmags @Nickyhants @ddaruth #
• Trying to explain to people why it is not ok to take my photos and post them on Ancestry.com. Sigh. #frustrated #
• RT @photoloom: I've got them "Virus in my Computer" blues: I have spent the month of February in a virtual limbo…. http://bit.ly/g5xTth #
• It's a beautiful day and 66 degrees. I'm going to eat lunch lunch outside. #soreadyforspring #
• RT @mynolaheritage: New Blog Post: Sentimental Sunday: From Past to Present http://bit.ly/3WanjA #genealogy #familyhistory #memories #
• RT @lfmccauley: Documenting the Details: Surname Saturday – Hankins http://t.co/lwIJnkL #genealogy #
• Awesome! RT @bbpetura: Henry Louis Gates Jr. will do new “Faces of America,” Madeleine Albright, Condoleez: http://bit.ly/GenHLG #genealogy #
• RT @womenofhistory: Women who strive to be equal to men lack ambition. -Anonymous #
• RT @freefamilytree: Personal genblog Why Facebook Rocks for Genealogy http://bit.ly/gW5cBo #genealogy #
• omg, I think I've done something really really really stupid. #tryingnottopanic #
• Accidentally deleted all my #genealogy photos from #dropbox yesterday. Fortunately can restore previous versions. #thankgoodness #
• Blog post: Where does the time go? http://ow.ly/40Ejs #genealogy #
• 2nd Home Study Course CD came in mail today. #genealogy #

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• RT @geneabloggers: An interview with Elizabeth Shown Mills at GeneaBloggers http://su.pr/4727NO #genealogy #
• RT @acoffin: Lynch says stop talking about writing and go write. If you can use a word processor, you can write a book. #rootstech #
• Working on census research checklist for NGS Home Study Course. #genealogy #
• RT @rzamor1: Video streamed at #RootsTech that FS has the rights to will be posted at http://www.youtube.com/user/familysearch #
• Watching: Virtual Presentations Roundtable with Thomas MacEntee. . .live from #RootsTech http://ow.ly/3Vix3 #
• Had fun scanning at my mom’s tonight with my handy-dandy flip-pal! #genealogy #
• Finishing up NGS HSC lesson 5 to send in tomorrow. #genealogy #
• Reading: The Armchair Genealogist: The Family History Writing Challenge – Do You Have… http://t.co/o4kWVaw #
• My @23andMe sample has arrived at the lab. Yay! #genealogy #dna #
• Finding Forrester ancestor marriage records at Georgia’s Virtual Vault. #genealogy #

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• One thing I love about #WDYTYA . .the researchers are just as thrilled with the finds as the celebrities. It's how we feel as genealogists #
• Agreed RT @cerealcitymama: i think #wdytya producers have tweaked the show for the better. #
• RT @strawberrycreek: @EricaJoy who built a site 2 help lost @23andMe users. Badly needed, esp 4 the latest newbies!: http://bit.ly/gIMPav #
• Reading: RootsMagic: Fixing broken media file links is a snap http://ow.ly/3R2G8 via @dearmyrtle #
• Just got an email from an old friend who wants to get started with #genealogy How cool is that?!? #
• Watching #WDYTYA Vanessa Williams episode. Again. #
• Finally doing some #genealogy this weekend. #
• Watching #WDYTYA – Lisa Kudrow episode from season 1. #
• RT @kindlethelatest: Amazon Adds 'Real Page Numbers' To Kindle http://sns.ly/q3b6y4 #
• RT @archivesnews: It's Laura Ingall Wilder's 143rd birthday! Favorite book in the series? http://fb.me/MnSxYh26 On the Banks of Plum Creek #
• Reading : Six RootsTech Sessions to be Broadcast Live via Adventures in #Genealogy Education http://ow.ly/3S6jQ #
• Reading: "Cherokees Return to Their Silver Mines via Lost Generations http://ow.ly/3S6ZV #genealogy #
• I loved them, too. Read them over and over. #
• RT @famtree: says check this: Genealogy-Books: Used Georgia #Genealogy Books http://bit.ly/htkwHo #

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• Dropbox FTW http://db.tt/5CqHgr6 #
• Finally setting up Dropbox FTW http://db.tt/5CqHgr6 #
• RT @missedinhistory: The second installment of UGA's desegregation anniversary from the blogs: http://is.gd/mgtWuQ #
• RT @lcafricana: New: 117 Slaves in the Estate of Micah J. Jenkins, Charleston, SC, 1852: http://ow.ly/3JEqk #genealogy #RTA #
• RT @mboxgenealogy: Today is Pride and Prejudice's 198th birthday! Published 28 Jan 1813 http://tlin.es/e35q24JvI #
• Yay! RT @sjtaliaferro: OMG!! Just found USCT records for my gg grandfather and my great grandfather. OMG!! #

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• RT @geneabloggers: FGS Director Paula Stuart-Warren named UGA Fellow http://su.pr/2IrBwx #genealogy #
• RT @whiteoakattic: Why do you want to research your family tree? For me it's a nice blend of a love for mysteries, nostalgia and trivia. #
• 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History: Home – http://mahoganybox.net/2011/stories-lore/52-weeks-of-personal-genealogy-history-home #

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• I was added to the @Darris/family-history list (via @ListNotify) #
• I was added to the @savingstories/genealogy list (via @ListNotify) #
• I was added to the @wbrittain/genealogy list (via @ListNotify) #
• Thanks for the #FF shout-outs! Back at ya! @HicksShauna @ddaruth #
• Downloading: A Blue Flower Art quality digital scrapbooking designs freebie http://bit.ly/gZqJQq #
• RT @geneabloggers: Happy blogiversary to Ginisology http://www.ginisology.blogspot.com/ started 15 January 2009 #genealogy @Ginisology #
• Grandma's Quilt Blog Train – http://angelhartline.com/blog/grandmas-quilt-blog-train/ #
• Grandma's Quilt Blog Train http://t.co/cDG8ZUl via @AddThis #
• Sprouting Seeds Studio – Digital Scrapbooking Kits, Designs, Products: Freebie – Grandma's Quilt http://t.co/bcFMLy4 #
• Ruby Lane Digital Designs: All Aboard the Happy New Year Train!! http://t.co/i6oJxeJ #
• RT @historychannel: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1559> Elizabeth crowned queen of England. http://bit.ly/fo5pTv #
• I was added to the @genealogy_jill/genealogy list (via @ListNotify) #
• RT @copyblogger: Social Media Sharing Trends in 2010 – http://copy.bz/gvP54s (via @debbieweil) #
• RT @marianpl: Here's the low-down on hiring a professional genealogist. #genealogy http://ow.ly/3ErIa #
• RT @mrgenealogy: #Ohio birth certificates now available statewide http://bit.ly/gRWs9e #genealogy #
• I was added to the @AllThingsTrendy/allthingstrendy-com-2 list (via @ListNotify) #
• RT @rjseaver: Saturday Night #Genealogy Fun up at http://tinyurl.com/SNGF0115
  – Ahnentafel Roulette! Maybe you'll find out something new. #
• RT @dianar9999: What a wonderful # genealogy post!! http://tinyurl.com/47vtejo #
• RT @mcclunghistcoll: The Calvin McClung Historical Collection has more than 13,000 rolls of microfilm,…http://ow.ly/3emR5 #TN #history #
• Updated blog post: Roberts Family in 1909 http://ow.ly/3EFya #genealogy #
• RT @lincolnhistory: If you are looking for information on all aspects of Lincoln County's history? Well, you need … http://fb.me/S0QUCDjE #
• This looks very cool. RT @lcafricana: @Taneya It's a WordPress template called Prestige #
• RT @bibliotraveler: RT @WendySparrow This is awesome: Town protesting library closure checks out EVERY book: http://goo.gl/u0fX3 #
• RT @ryannewyork: Full version of Martin Luther King's #IHaveADream speech. http://youtu.be/PbUtL_0vAJk #MLKDay #
• RT @geneabloggers: Free Webinar on Virtual Presentations for genealogy http://su.pr/2f3c26 #genealogy #
• RT @recordswiki: Need ideas for writing about your #familyhistory try this blog for ideas: http://cot.ag/gjwLM7 (via @FranEllsworth) #
• RT @cluewagon: I struggle with this question a lot. | How to answer the question, What do you do? http://bit.ly/fxVwQj (via @penelopetrunk) #
• I loathe websites that play music. #justsaying #
• I cannot express how much I hate @BNYMellon_Corp . #FAIL #
• I'm considering training for a half-marathon in June. I haven't run at all since last year (like six months ago). Am I crazy? #

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• My flip-pal came today! #
• Playing with my flip-pal. . .It arrived earlier in the week, but I haven’t had time to try it out yet. @mobilescanning #
• Reading: Genealogy By Ginger’s Blog: A Day in My Dream Life http://t.co/L44jEmk #
• RT @myheritage: great quote – “Genealogy is like playing hide and seek: They hide… I seek!” #quote #genealogy #
• RT @kidmiff: [EWGS Blog] Tom Jones on Empathy and Analysis: New from NGS Video Pr:Empathy and the Analytical Process… http://bit.ly/gWUYzl #
• RT @seekingsurnames: I’ve Got a Crush on Steven Tyler’s Grandfather http://t.co/p2cN6uM via @HuffingtonPost #
• RT @auldmags: ❝When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.❞
  Mark #Twain #quote #

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• Just ordered my flip-pal. Whee! #genealogy #
• I was added to the @keatsbabe/genealogy-history list (via @ListNotify) #
• Indexing Rowan County marriage records at FamilySearch. I have people from Rowan County, so this should be fun! #genealogy #
• Reading: “Skillbuilding: It’s Not That Hard to Write Proof Arguments” http://ow.ly/3wjkz #genealogy #
• Reading “What’s Ahead at Ancestry in 2011″ via AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors @kidmiff #genealogy #
• 2011 #Genealogy Goals http://ow.ly/3whxm #
• Don’t miss “New Year’s Resolutions Redux” at The Genealogy Gals. This is a great one! http://ow.ly/3wwug #
• #Genealogy To-Dos – December Wrap-up http://ow.ly/3wClz #
• Thanks for the #FF shout-out! @LCAfricana @savingstories @ddaruth @aishadtaylor #
• Desperately Seeking Surnames: 2011 Genealogy Goals http://t.co/DqOyzCA @SeekingSurnames #
• Did my 15 minutes of desktop cleanup. I feel so virtuous. #2011goals #genealogy #
• My Top Followers in 2010: @mynolaheritage @lcafricana @seekingsurnames @lfmccauley @mikeauger. Find yours @ http://mytopfollowersin2010.com #
• RT @geneabloggers: Our new series 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History at GeneaBloggers http://su.pr/1XAlyN #genealogy #
• Just watched “A Key to Success: Your Online Presence” – D. Joshua Taylor. Good info. http://ow.ly/3wTz3 #genealogy #
• On this date. . .the 1st of January http://ow.ly/3wT0Y #genealogy #
• RT @dearmyrtle: 2011 January Organization Checklist http://bit.ly/haCy0R #
• Updated: A new item added -> January #Genealogy To-Dos http://ow.ly/3wT0y #
• Some good tips –> “Blog Bashing: Beware Complacency” via Lorelle on WordPress http://ow.ly/3wUF6 #
• Writing report for NGS Home Study course lesson 4 – Library research #genealogy #
• Fascinating –> RT @sttbooks: “How E-Books Are Changing the Economics of Writing” on Daily Finance http://aol.it/dYWKcD #
• I’m pruning questionable names from my database. If they’re valid, they’ll turn up again. #genealogy #
• On this date. . .the 2nd of January http://ow.ly/3x9Br #genealogy #
• Check out my shelves on Goodreads: http://bit.ly/e4MKxu #
• Playing with Goodreads. I do think it is more user-friendly than Library Thing. #
• RT @lcafricana: RT @JLowe615: What missing? A very important question in developing a research plan for genealogy. #
• I was added to the @gen_freak/genealogy-bloggers-2 list (via @ListNotify) #
• Blog post: Walter P. Hemphill: Analysis of a Death Certificate http://ow.ly/3xM5P #genealogy #
• RT @megansmolenyak: @bbcamerica Please give us the UK “Who Do You Think You Are?” shows! We don’t care if we don’t know who the celebs are! #

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