Genealogy and History Data Updates July 30 - August 5, 2012.
Don't miss the August edition of Branching Out. You will learn about the Secret World of Smartphones and Genealogy with Caroline Pointer of 4 Your Family Story.
Monday, July 30, 2012
GHLL Weekly Updates
Genealogy and History Data Updates July 30 - August 5, 2012.
Don't miss the August edition of Branching Out. You will learn about the Secret World of Smartphones and Genealogy with Caroline Pointer of 4 Your Family Story.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
London Ancestors? This Guide May Help
The chart below caught my eye as I have London Ancestors. I have not tried to research those ancestors, but with this guide I may give it a try. Thank you to EOGN for highlighting this Guide from the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
July 29, 2012
Free Guide to Tracing London Ancestors
The following was written by FamilySearch:
In celebration of the London 2012 Olympics starting this week, FamilySearch is pleased to announce a new online guide to tracing London ancestors. The guide has been published in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
Features include articles on each of London’s 109 historic parishes loaded with descriptions of records available online at major websites Ancestry.co.uk, British History Online, BritishOrigins.com, FamilySearch.org, FindMyPast.co.uk, TheGenealogist.co.uk, Google Books, Internet Archive, London Lives, and ParishRegister.com among others.
The remainder of the article may be found athttps://familysearch.org/blog/free-guide-london-ancestors/.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
GHLL Weekly Updates
Genealogy and History Data Updates July 23 - July 29, 2012.
Updates to:
- Surname Resources
- Domestic/International Resources
Monday, July 16, 2012
Musings On A Munday Who Speaks To You
Why is it that some ancestors call to us more than others? Do you gravitate to one particular line more than another? Do you call yourself "German" or "Irish" even though you have just as many English or French ancestors?
Who speaks to you? My father's paternal line, the Baudermann's, speak the loudest to me. I never met any of the Baudermann's. I never knew I had Baudermann relatives to wonder about. After my father died, I found a court document showing a name change and that's how I found out that my maiden name should have been Baudermann.
I think that's why they speak to me the loudest. They are the true unknown. No, I didn't know all my other lines (like the SMITHS!) but I knew "of" them. I knew they were there. The Baudermann's are this mysterious group of people from Klepsau, Baden Germany that settled in Newark, New Jersey.
My hope is, that when I start finding living descendants of the Bauderman line, that they will speak to me, as our ancestors do.
Who speaks to you? My father's paternal line, the Baudermann's, speak the loudest to me. I never met any of the Baudermann's. I never knew I had Baudermann relatives to wonder about. After my father died, I found a court document showing a name change and that's how I found out that my maiden name should have been Baudermann.
I think that's why they speak to me the loudest. They are the true unknown. No, I didn't know all my other lines (like the SMITHS!) but I knew "of" them. I knew they were there. The Baudermann's are this mysterious group of people from Klepsau, Baden Germany that settled in Newark, New Jersey.
My hope is, that when I start finding living descendants of the Bauderman line, that they will speak to me, as our ancestors do.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
GHLL Weekly Updates
Genealogy and History Data Updates July 16 - July 27, 2012.
- Pfeiffer, Phebus, Pierson or Pleshe in your tree? We have updated links for them.
- Website of the week: The Poorhouse Story
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Conference Buzz Replay
The post below was originally published way back in July of 2009! Since then I have attended two Family History Expos, two MoSGA State Conferences (my third will be next weekend) and Roots Tech.
My thoughts and opinions outlined in my 2009 post still hold true today...even more so. To me the biggest takeaways from any good conference are energy, focus, ideas and the "buzz". Are conferences a good value? I don't think you can put a price on the value of recharging yourself be it personally or professionally. I would never discourage someone from attending a conference at least once. Are there conferences on my list that I would not attend again? Yes, but I am looking forward to attending additional conferences in the future.
My thoughts and opinions outlined in my 2009 post still hold true today...even more so. To me the biggest takeaways from any good conference are energy, focus, ideas and the "buzz". Are conferences a good value? I don't think you can put a price on the value of recharging yourself be it personally or professionally. I would never discourage someone from attending a conference at least once. Are there conferences on my list that I would not attend again? Yes, but I am looking forward to attending additional conferences in the future.
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2009
Conference Buzz!
In the past week I have listened to two podcasts that shared their experience at the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree. There have been blog posts, tweets and Facebook entries on this same subject. The unanimous consensus is the Jamboree was a huge hit!! There were great speakers, an exhibit hall packed with vendors and a conference full of strangers that left as friends. Attendees were energized and ready to attack their brick walls with newly learned research strategies.
I attended the NGS Annual Conference in 2008. I had a full schedule everyday trying to attend as many sessions as possible. It was a great experience, I met people from all over the country and found some great conference-only deals in the exhibit hall! The one-on-one interaction with other attendees and speakers was my favorite part. I gained valuable insight on how to approach some conflicting documents that had stopped me in my tracks on one family line.
Could I have achieved the same educational value on the Internet? Possibly. There are webinars, You Tube videos, Facebook groups and many online genealogy communities. I could have read an ebook or watched a video on tips for research in public libraries. My research challenges could have been posted on any number of online forums and I would have received many quality answers. What I couldn't get was the energy a traditional conference generates. When you are at a conference with several hundred other people who have the same passion for genealogy as you do there is a buzz and it energizes you. There is a high level of excitement that provides new fuel to your desire to find that elusive census record or ship’s passenger list. You can’t get that same level of excitement through the Internet. Once you have attended one conference you will want to attend more to maintain that energy level.
In August, I will attend the Missouri State Genealogical Society’s Annual Conference in Jefferson City. I can’t wait to get my conference buzz!
I attended the NGS Annual Conference in 2008. I had a full schedule everyday trying to attend as many sessions as possible. It was a great experience, I met people from all over the country and found some great conference-only deals in the exhibit hall! The one-on-one interaction with other attendees and speakers was my favorite part. I gained valuable insight on how to approach some conflicting documents that had stopped me in my tracks on one family line.
Could I have achieved the same educational value on the Internet? Possibly. There are webinars, You Tube videos, Facebook groups and many online genealogy communities. I could have read an ebook or watched a video on tips for research in public libraries. My research challenges could have been posted on any number of online forums and I would have received many quality answers. What I couldn't get was the energy a traditional conference generates. When you are at a conference with several hundred other people who have the same passion for genealogy as you do there is a buzz and it energizes you. There is a high level of excitement that provides new fuel to your desire to find that elusive census record or ship’s passenger list. You can’t get that same level of excitement through the Internet. Once you have attended one conference you will want to attend more to maintain that energy level.
In August, I will attend the Missouri State Genealogical Society’s Annual Conference in Jefferson City. I can’t wait to get my conference buzz!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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