Sunday, January 19, 2025

Best of the Genea-Blogs - 12 to 18 January 2025

  Scores of genealogy and family history bloggers write hundreds of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.


My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for most daily blog prompts or meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week: 

*  The First Rule of Genealogy and Preservation: Start with Yourself by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes In Your Family.

 The Nitty Gritty of Reading Handwritten German Church Records: Helpful Details for the German Researcher by Beccy Martin on Family Locket.

 Loathsome Jargon: Context Window by Steve Little on AI Genealogy Insights.

*  Heirlooms and Memorabilia: Family Treasures or Junk? (part 1) and (part 2) by Jessica Edwards on GenealogyBank  Blog.

*  5 Different Military Record Types: Uncover Your Ancestry by Admin on MyHeritage Blog.

*   Finding TV-Worthy Stories in Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino Ohana on Fortify Your Family Tree.

*  How To Create Locality Guides for Genealogy Research by Todd on Legacy Tree Genealogists.

*  FOUND: Mystery Jewish Great Grandfather by Dianhan Southard on Your DNA Guide.

*  Understanding Pedigree Charts: A Comprehensive Guide by Admin on MyHeritage Blog.

*  When Crossing the DNA Street, Look Both Ways by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.

*  Be a Good Ancestor and Share Your Own Story by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree.

*  Hidden Lists and Heroic Choices: A Granddaughter's Quest to Preserve Her Family's WWII Stories by Crista Cowan on Crista Cowan, the Barefoot Genealogist.

*  How Strong Are Your Tree’s Roots? by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree.

*  AI Tools for Genealogists: A Practical Skills-Building Roadmap by Carole McCullough on Essential Genealogist.

*  Understanding Church Membership in the Early 19th Century: A Cautionary Tale for Genealogists by Donna Cox Baker on GenoHistory.com

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Friday’s Family History Finds by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.

*  This week’s crème de la crème — January 18, 2025 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.

Readers are encouraged to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add the blogs to your Favorites, Feedly, another RSS feed, or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.

Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I currently am reading posts from over 900 genealogy bloggers using Feedly, but I still miss quite a few it seems.

Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.


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2 comments:

Marian B. Wood said...

I really appreciate being on your "best of" list this week, Randy! Thank you.

Jacqi Stevens said...

Randy, thanks again for the shout out this week!