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There is a RootsMagic 5 Webinar TODAY at 5 p.m. MST (7 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. PST) - you can register at http://www.rootsmagic.com/Webinars/. The Webinar description is:
"Join us for an introduction to RootsMagic 5, the newest version of this award-winning genealogy software. Learn about features like the Timeline view, Research Logs, CountyCheck, and Media tagging. You’ll also learn about the many enhanced sources, mapping tools, to-do lists, and reports. See for yourself why Family Tree Magazine named RootsMagic, 'the best all-around genealogy program . . for both casual and serious genealogists.'"
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Tombstone Tuesday - Aaron Smith (1765-1841) in Medfield, Massachusetts
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Aaron Smith (1765-1841) was one of my 4th-great-grandfathers. His gravestone stands in Vine Lake Cemetery near the center of Medfield, and is probably next to or near that of his wife, Mercy (Plimpton) Smith. I received this photograph from a friend in the early 1990's (thank you, Linda T!):
The simple inscription is:
Aaron Smith (1765-1841) was one of my 4th-great-grandfathers. His gravestone stands in Vine Lake Cemetery near the center of Medfield, and is probably next to or near that of his wife, Mercy (Plimpton) Smith. I received this photograph from a friend in the early 1990's (thank you, Linda T!):
The simple inscription is:
In memory of
AARON SMITH
died
Dec. 4, 1841:
aged 76 years
Monday, November 28, 2011
Mocavo Genealogy Search Engine for the UK is Live
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Email from Cliff Shaw says that Mocavo.co.uk is now live:
Email from Cliff Shaw says that Mocavo.co.uk is now live:
"Our ancestors are like needles in a global-sized haystack. Many of us have zeroed in on what area of the globe our needles happen to lie, so why should we be required to search the whole thing? The Mocavo team has decided it’s time this proverbial haystack got sectioned off.
"Today we’re thrilled to launch Mocavo.co.uk - a United Kingdom version of Mocavo that will search websites, blogs, records and content specifically from, or discussing, English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh descent.
"While Mocavo.com searches sites and blogs from around the world, and will continue to do so, Mocavo.co.uk will focus specifically on the United Kingdom, giving those who wish to narrow their search to that region the ability to do just that.
"So if you descend from UK families, be sure to check out our newest addition to the Mocavo search family. As always, we look forward to your feedback, which helps make our services that much better for your research. You can let us know your thoughts at support@mocavo.com or on our Facebook page. Cheers!"
I tried it out a while ago - I entered my brick wall "Ann Marshman" and "Hilperton" into the search field, and it found all of my message board, web site and blog posts about my 3rd great-grandmother who married John Richman. Unfortunately, it didn't find anything else...but no surprise there! I searched for "Richard Marshman" and "Devizes" (one of Ann's possible fathers is Richard), and it found a "Wiltshire notes and queries" book on the Internet Archive.
It works well. Try it!
The LostCousins Website - use it for "Cousin Bait"
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I don't think I've ever written about the LostCousins website (www.lostcousins.com) but I should have. If more people used it, some distant cousins might be found and perhaps some brick walls would be broken down.
The site is FREE to register on. It offers hints to find "lost cousins:"
Why focus on just a few family lines? We can look for cousins from all of your lines simultaneously.
Have you entered the brothers and sisters who had families of their own by the time of the census? They are the relatives most likely to lead us to your 'lost cousins'.
Ancestors proving elusive? Read the article "Key Tips for Census Success" on the Help & Advice page - it's full of useful suggestions.
Ask us for help if there are relatives you still can't find on the census.
And finally.... encourage your friends and relatives to join - the more members we have the more matches there will be
A user can sign up for a FREE bi-monthly newsletter at http://lostcousins.com/newsletters/ :
I was particularly interested in adding some of my English families to this website, so I clicked on the "My Ancestors" link and saw this page:
A user can add information about a family from these census records:
* 1841 England and Wales
* 1881 England and Wales
* 1911 England and Wales
* Scotland 1881
* Canada 1881
* USA 1880
* Ireland 1911
For each census, the user has to add information for the census page on which the ancestor appears. For instance, I chose to add data from the 1841 England and Wales census, so I had to enter this data for the specific census page for my Richman ancestors:
* Piece: HO107/1282
* Book: 2
* Folio: 25
* Page: 9
* Surname: Richman
* Forename: Ann
* Middles names or initials: [blank]
* Age: 59
Of course, I had to find the required information above - and found that it was on the image of the 18410 England census that I collected some time ago on www.ancestry.com. It's also on another subscription site, www.findmypast.co.uk.
I could then choose the type of relative this was - in my case, Ann (Marshman) Richman is a "Direct Ancestor." I also added her maiden name in the field provided. Here is the completed form:
I did this for two families in the 1841 England and Wales census - for the John Richman and John Rich families, both in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. The "My Ancestors" page looks like this:
Now, the idea is that with these names in the database, someone else might search for the same persons and be able to commiserate with me about the parents of John Richman, Ann (Marshman) Richman, and John Rich.
I did a Search for these persons that I've added, and came up empty. But now I've thrown this "cousin bait" out into the genealogy pool, and perhaps a lost cousin will find my post, or search the database and find my entries, and contact me! I hope so.
If you have 19th century English or Welsh ancestors, this is a good site to determine if there are lost cousins already registered and using the site. It's also a good site to leave your "cousin bait" for others to find.
I don't think I've ever written about the LostCousins website (www.lostcousins.com) but I should have. If more people used it, some distant cousins might be found and perhaps some brick walls would be broken down.
The site is FREE to register on. It offers hints to find "lost cousins:"
A user can sign up for a FREE bi-monthly newsletter at http://lostcousins.com/newsletters/ :
I was particularly interested in adding some of my English families to this website, so I clicked on the "My Ancestors" link and saw this page:
A user can add information about a family from these census records:
* 1841 England and Wales
* 1881 England and Wales
* 1911 England and Wales
* Scotland 1881
* Canada 1881
* USA 1880
* Ireland 1911
For each census, the user has to add information for the census page on which the ancestor appears. For instance, I chose to add data from the 1841 England and Wales census, so I had to enter this data for the specific census page for my Richman ancestors:
* Piece: HO107/1282
* Book: 2
* Folio: 25
* Page: 9
* Surname: Richman
* Forename: Ann
* Middles names or initials: [blank]
* Age: 59
Of course, I had to find the required information above - and found that it was on the image of the 18410 England census that I collected some time ago on www.ancestry.com. It's also on another subscription site, www.findmypast.co.uk.
I could then choose the type of relative this was - in my case, Ann (Marshman) Richman is a "Direct Ancestor." I also added her maiden name in the field provided. Here is the completed form:
I did this for two families in the 1841 England and Wales census - for the John Richman and John Rich families, both in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. The "My Ancestors" page looks like this:
Now, the idea is that with these names in the database, someone else might search for the same persons and be able to commiserate with me about the parents of John Richman, Ann (Marshman) Richman, and John Rich.
I did a Search for these persons that I've added, and came up empty. But now I've thrown this "cousin bait" out into the genealogy pool, and perhaps a lost cousin will find my post, or search the database and find my entries, and contact me! I hope so.
If you have 19th century English or Welsh ancestors, this is a good site to determine if there are lost cousins already registered and using the site. It's also a good site to leave your "cousin bait" for others to find.
Santa Claus videos at Ancestry.com's YouTube Channel
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Ancestry.com has some funny videos starring Santa Claus on the Ancestry.com YouTube website, including:
1) Ancestry.com: Behind the Scenes with Santa Claus :
2) Ancestry.com: Santa Claus (Director's Cut) :
Will these commercials be shown on TV? I wonder!
You might not want your kids watch these!
There was a real Santa Claus in the records - I wrote about him in Santa Claus in the Census? and this Santa Claus isn't coming to town. Two granddaughters of this Santa Claus responded to the latter post!
Ancestry.com has some funny videos starring Santa Claus on the Ancestry.com YouTube website, including:
1) Ancestry.com: Behind the Scenes with Santa Claus :
2) Ancestry.com: Santa Claus (Director's Cut) :
Will these commercials be shown on TV? I wonder!
You might not want your kids watch these!
There was a real Santa Claus in the records - I wrote about him in Santa Claus in the Census? and this Santa Claus isn't coming to town. Two granddaughters of this Santa Claus responded to the latter post!
Amanuensis Monday - Obituary of Lydia (Griggs) Smith (1808-1889)
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Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme many months ago called Amanuensis Monday. What does "amanuensis" mean? John offers this definition:
"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."
The subject today is the obituary of Lydia Normore (Griggs) Smith (1808-1889), who died in Dodge County, Wisconsin. The obituary was published in the Dodge County (Wis.) Citizen newspaper on 31 October 1889 (Volume 33, number 14, page 3, accessed on microfilm at the Beaver Dam (Wis.) Community Library). It reads:
"SMITH -- At her home, Burnett, Dodge County, Wis., October 24, 1889, MRS. LYDIA NORMORE SMITH, aged 80 years, 9 months and 27 days.
"The deceased survived her husband, Lyman Smith, only two months and twelve days. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of Daniel Griggs and Lydia Normore Griggs, and was born in Salisbury, Herkimer County, N.Y., Dec. 27, 1808. When she was eight years old her parents moved to Smithville, Jefferson Co., N.Y. On Dec. 25, 1837, she was married to Lyman Smith. They moved to Koshkonong, Wis., in 1842, to Rolling Prairie in 1844, and to Burnett in 1845, where she has lived over forty-four years.
"Her husband was the first and only postmaster at Burnett, since the first establishment of the office there, and he distributed the mail matter sent over from Beaver Dam, before there was any post office there. At his death Mr. Smith was said to be the oldest consecutive postmaster in the United States, with possibly one exception. This made Mrs. Smith well acquainted with all the people of the town, and no woman in Burnett ever bore the scrutiny of daily intercourse with greater credit, or had a larger number of desirable xxxxx, attached friends. She was a member of the Baptist church, and a practical, every day Christian. Of marked individual character loving truth and speaking it plainly, she was distinguished for a large measure of good common sense, for generous hospitality, and was always ready to help those in want or trouble, and took a deep interest in the welfare of the community. Her home was the general rendezvous of preachers, teachers, lecturers and concertists, and no honest wayfarer was ever turned away unfed, or uncomforted, from her door. Her contemporary pioneers, respected and honored her, and the younger generation loved and revered her.
"Three children survive -- Mrs. S.M. Booth, of Chicago, Mrs. F.E. Lawrence, of Burnett, and Mr. W.D. Smith, of Chicago to mourn the loss of a devoted mother. She was a model wife, mother, neighbor and citizen, and the large number of sincere mourners who filled the church at her funeral, last Sabbath afternoon, and look the last farewell with tearful eyes, attested the high regard and strong affection in which she was held by her neighbors and acquaintances.
"The funeral was held from the Free Will Baptist Church, Burnett, last Sunday, Rev. G.F. Lanfield, of Beaver Dam, officiating."
This obituary follows the obituary for her husband, Lyman Dwight Smith, posted last week in Amanuensis Monday - the Obituary of Lyman Dwight Smith (1807-1889). The obituaries provide an excellent, but short, family history, including birth dates and birth places, and a migration date to Wisconsin. Lydia's obituary provides the married names of her surviving children, Mrs. S.M. (Sherman M.) (Augusta Ann Smith) Booth, Mrs. F.E. (Francis E.) (Delia F. Smith) Lawrence, and Mr. W.D. (Willis D.) Smith.
Perhaps one of their descendants will see this post and learn something more about their ancestry, or have more information about the Smith brothers in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme many months ago called Amanuensis Monday. What does "amanuensis" mean? John offers this definition:
"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."
The subject today is the obituary of Lydia Normore (Griggs) Smith (1808-1889), who died in Dodge County, Wisconsin. The obituary was published in the Dodge County (Wis.) Citizen newspaper on 31 October 1889 (Volume 33, number 14, page 3, accessed on microfilm at the Beaver Dam (Wis.) Community Library). It reads:
"SMITH -- At her home, Burnett, Dodge County, Wis., October 24, 1889, MRS. LYDIA NORMORE SMITH, aged 80 years, 9 months and 27 days.
"The deceased survived her husband, Lyman Smith, only two months and twelve days. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of Daniel Griggs and Lydia Normore Griggs, and was born in Salisbury, Herkimer County, N.Y., Dec. 27, 1808. When she was eight years old her parents moved to Smithville, Jefferson Co., N.Y. On Dec. 25, 1837, she was married to Lyman Smith. They moved to Koshkonong, Wis., in 1842, to Rolling Prairie in 1844, and to Burnett in 1845, where she has lived over forty-four years.
"Her husband was the first and only postmaster at Burnett, since the first establishment of the office there, and he distributed the mail matter sent over from Beaver Dam, before there was any post office there. At his death Mr. Smith was said to be the oldest consecutive postmaster in the United States, with possibly one exception. This made Mrs. Smith well acquainted with all the people of the town, and no woman in Burnett ever bore the scrutiny of daily intercourse with greater credit, or had a larger number of desirable xxxxx, attached friends. She was a member of the Baptist church, and a practical, every day Christian. Of marked individual character loving truth and speaking it plainly, she was distinguished for a large measure of good common sense, for generous hospitality, and was always ready to help those in want or trouble, and took a deep interest in the welfare of the community. Her home was the general rendezvous of preachers, teachers, lecturers and concertists, and no honest wayfarer was ever turned away unfed, or uncomforted, from her door. Her contemporary pioneers, respected and honored her, and the younger generation loved and revered her.
"Three children survive -- Mrs. S.M. Booth, of Chicago, Mrs. F.E. Lawrence, of Burnett, and Mr. W.D. Smith, of Chicago to mourn the loss of a devoted mother. She was a model wife, mother, neighbor and citizen, and the large number of sincere mourners who filled the church at her funeral, last Sabbath afternoon, and look the last farewell with tearful eyes, attested the high regard and strong affection in which she was held by her neighbors and acquaintances.
"The funeral was held from the Free Will Baptist Church, Burnett, last Sunday, Rev. G.F. Lanfield, of Beaver Dam, officiating."
This obituary follows the obituary for her husband, Lyman Dwight Smith, posted last week in Amanuensis Monday - the Obituary of Lyman Dwight Smith (1807-1889). The obituaries provide an excellent, but short, family history, including birth dates and birth places, and a migration date to Wisconsin. Lydia's obituary provides the married names of her surviving children, Mrs. S.M. (Sherman M.) (Augusta Ann Smith) Booth, Mrs. F.E. (Francis E.) (Delia F. Smith) Lawrence, and Mr. W.D. (Willis D.) Smith.
Perhaps one of their descendants will see this post and learn something more about their ancestry, or have more information about the Smith brothers in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
Read D. Barry Sheldon's blog, Above the Branches
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My genealogy friend, D. Barry Sheldon, who has the Above the Branches website, has started a blog. See his first postings on http://blog.abovethebranches.com/
I've already added it to my Google Reader! I look forward to more of Barry's postings.
My genealogy friend, D. Barry Sheldon, who has the Above the Branches website, has started a blog. See his first postings on http://blog.abovethebranches.com/
I've already added it to my Google Reader! I look forward to more of Barry's postings.
RootsMagic 5 Released
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My email was full this morning, but the highlight was the release of RootsMagic 5 today. The press release can be read on the RootsMagic Blog at http://blog.rootsmagic.com/?p=1172.
Here are the new features listed:
"RootsMagic 5 adds many new features while making existing features even easier to use. “This release includes something for everybody,” said Bruce Buzbee, president. “Whether you’re a grandma wanting to share your family history with grandkids or a professional researcher trying to organize your work, RootsMagic 5 has something new for you.” New features include:
I will download the new version and install it today, and may even report back!.
Thank you, Bruce Buzbee!
My email was full this morning, but the highlight was the release of RootsMagic 5 today. The press release can be read on the RootsMagic Blog at http://blog.rootsmagic.com/?p=1172.
Here are the new features listed:
"RootsMagic 5 adds many new features while making existing features even easier to use. “This release includes something for everybody,” said Bruce Buzbee, president. “Whether you’re a grandma wanting to share your family history with grandkids or a professional researcher trying to organize your work, RootsMagic 5 has something new for you.” New features include:
- Timeline View – put a person’s life in context with events from their own life and from the lives of family members.
- CountyCheck – confirm and correct the existence of a county, state, or country on any given date from a multi-national database. It can even show you online maps of county boundaries for that date.
- Research Manager – avoid “reinventing the wheel” by keeping track of research goals, sources, and results that you have collected on a person, family, or place
- “On This Day” List – bring your family history to life and view family events along with famous births, deaths, and historical events for any given day of the year.
- Media Tagging – tag your media with people, families, sources, or places. For example, tag an image of a census record with the people, families, and places mentioned in the record as well as the census’ source citation.
- Plus over 80 other enhancements and features "
I will download the new version and install it today, and may even report back!.
Thank you, Bruce Buzbee!
Sunday, November 27, 2011
CVGS Program is "Heirloom Discovery Day" on 30 November
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The next program meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society will be on Wednesday, 30 November at 12 noon in the Auditorium at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library in downtown Chula Vista (365 F Street). Please enter through the Conference Room (in the east hallway) in order to register your presence, pick up any handouts, and have a snack.
The next program meeting of the Chula Vista Genealogical Society will be on Wednesday, 30 November at 12 noon in the Auditorium at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library in downtown Chula Vista (365 F Street). Please enter through the Conference Room (in the east hallway) in order to register your presence, pick up any handouts, and have a snack.
The program will feature Georgie Stillman, ASA, presenting an “Heirloom Discovery Day.” Georgie will evaluate, provide some historical background and estimate a value of family heirlooms brought in by CVGS members. Her expertise is in evaluating and appraising silver, china, glass ware, furniture, artworks, quilts and samplers.
Georgie Stillman (http://georgiestillman.com/bio.htm) has worked as a professional appraiser in London, England, Phoenix, and San Diego since 1971. She has served as president of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), vice president of the San Diego chapter, and was founding director of the International Society of Appraisers. She has received numerous awards for her outstanding service, including Appraiser of the Year. Besides being a professional instructor at various colleges, she has made many radio/TV guest appearances and written articles for many publications, teaching audiences about antiques and art.
This is the fifth time that Georgie has done this program for us, and it gets better every year!
Save the date, Wednesday, 14 December, for the annual Holiday Luncheon at the Chula Vista South Branch Library. More details later!
For more information, please contact Virginia Taylor (email irishdoll@cox.net, or phone 619-425-7922).
Best of the Genea-Blogs - 20 to 26 November 2011
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Hundreds of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands 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 the genealogy carnivals, or other 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:
* What are beginner's impressions of genealogy? by James Tanner on the Genealogy's Star blog. James draws some conculsions from his experiences working with beginning researchers.
* Busting the Family Tree Brick Wall – Listen to those Rumors! by Ryan Owen on the Forgotten New England blog. Ryan shares a fascinating research trail from his research, "herring choker" indeed!
* How to conduct a “reasonably exhaustive search” for relevant records, Why is source citation part of the Genealogical Proof Standard? by Michael Hait on the Planting the Seeds blog. Michael's excellent posts provide an understanding of the elements of the Genealogical Proof Standard and a road map for researchers to follow.
* A Plethora of Extra GEDCOM Tags by Louis Kessler on the Louis Kessler's Behold Blog. Louis identifies the GEDCOM tags that cause problems when transferring data via GEDCOM between programs and/or websites.
* How Many Times Do You Read a Document? by Marian Pierre-Louis on the Marian's Roots and Rambles blog. A good question for all of us to ponder - read Marian's post for her answer.
* From Blog to Book:Transforming Your Family History by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist blog. Lynn provides guidelines and encouragement for family historians to blog and then create a book.
* THE THIRD ANNUAL GREAT GENEALOGY POETRY CHALLENGE IS HERE! by Bill West on the West in New England blog. There are 31 entries in Bill's challenge from many states and several countries - read them all!
* Why We Do Genealogy by Philip Trauring on the Blood and Frogs: Jewish genealogy and More blog. This is a two-fer post - a book review and Philip's analysis of why we do what we do.
* A Most Memorable Thanksgiving by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on the Nutfield Genealogy blog. Heather's Thanksgiving story about two families celebrating the holiday is funny and touching.
* Leftover Ancestors - 2011 Edition by Thomas MacEntee on the Destination: Austin Family blog. This is the most fun post - funny names in the records - of the Thanksgiving holiday!
* Fold3.com is Essential To Your Research By Carolyn L. Barkley on the GenealogyAndFamilyHistory.com blog. Carolyn provides an excellent summary of the Fold3.com website.
Several genea-bloggers wrote weekly pick posts and news summary posts this week, including:
* Monday Morning Mentions by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist blog.
* Monday's Link Roundup by Dan Curtis on the Dan Curtis ~ Professional Personal Historian blog.
* Ruth’s Recommendations by Ruth Blair on The Passionate Genealogist blog.
* Follow Friday Gems - 11-25-11 by Deb Ruth on the Adventures in Genealogy blog.
* Friday Finds - 11/25/11 by Julie Cahill Tarr on the GenBlog blog.
* Follow Friday: This Week's Favorite Finds by Jennifer on the Climbing My Family Tree blog.
* Week In Review by John Newmark on the TransylvanianDutch blog.
* Around the Blogosphere - November 27 by Susan Petersen on the Long Lost Relatives.net blog.
I encourage readers to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add their blogs to your Favorites, Google Reader, 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 am currently reading posts from over 1060 genealogy bloggers using Google Reader, but I still miss quite a few it seems.
Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here
Hundreds of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands 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 the genealogy carnivals, or other 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:
* What are beginner's impressions of genealogy? by James Tanner on the Genealogy's Star blog. James draws some conculsions from his experiences working with beginning researchers.
* Busting the Family Tree Brick Wall – Listen to those Rumors! by Ryan Owen on the Forgotten New England blog. Ryan shares a fascinating research trail from his research, "herring choker" indeed!
* How to conduct a “reasonably exhaustive search” for relevant records, Why is source citation part of the Genealogical Proof Standard? by Michael Hait on the Planting the Seeds blog. Michael's excellent posts provide an understanding of the elements of the Genealogical Proof Standard and a road map for researchers to follow.
* A Plethora of Extra GEDCOM Tags by Louis Kessler on the Louis Kessler's Behold Blog. Louis identifies the GEDCOM tags that cause problems when transferring data via GEDCOM between programs and/or websites.
* How Many Times Do You Read a Document? by Marian Pierre-Louis on the Marian's Roots and Rambles blog. A good question for all of us to ponder - read Marian's post for her answer.
* From Blog to Book:Transforming Your Family History by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist blog. Lynn provides guidelines and encouragement for family historians to blog and then create a book.
* THE THIRD ANNUAL GREAT GENEALOGY POETRY CHALLENGE IS HERE! by Bill West on the West in New England blog. There are 31 entries in Bill's challenge from many states and several countries - read them all!
* Why We Do Genealogy by Philip Trauring on the Blood and Frogs: Jewish genealogy and More blog. This is a two-fer post - a book review and Philip's analysis of why we do what we do.
* A Most Memorable Thanksgiving by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on the Nutfield Genealogy blog. Heather's Thanksgiving story about two families celebrating the holiday is funny and touching.
* Leftover Ancestors - 2011 Edition by Thomas MacEntee on the Destination: Austin Family blog. This is the most fun post - funny names in the records - of the Thanksgiving holiday!
* Fold3.com is Essential To Your Research By Carolyn L. Barkley on the GenealogyAndFamilyHistory.com blog. Carolyn provides an excellent summary of the Fold3.com website.
Several genea-bloggers wrote weekly pick posts and news summary posts this week, including:
* Monday Morning Mentions by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist blog.
* Monday's Link Roundup by Dan Curtis on the Dan Curtis ~ Professional Personal Historian blog.
* Ruth’s Recommendations by Ruth Blair on The Passionate Genealogist blog.
* Follow Friday Gems - 11-25-11 by Deb Ruth on the Adventures in Genealogy blog.
* Friday Finds - 11/25/11 by Julie Cahill Tarr on the GenBlog blog.
* Follow Friday: This Week's Favorite Finds by Jennifer on the Climbing My Family Tree blog.
* Week In Review by John Newmark on the TransylvanianDutch blog.
* Around the Blogosphere - November 27 by Susan Petersen on the Long Lost Relatives.net blog.
I encourage readers to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add their blogs to your Favorites, Google Reader, 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 am currently reading posts from over 1060 genealogy bloggers using Google Reader, but I still miss quite a few it seems.
Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here
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