7 Genealogy Things You Need to Know This Morning, Thursday, 2 Jan 2014

1/2/2014

Today's Things

Marian Pierre-Louis, the creator of the popular podcast for genealogists and family historians, Fieldstone Common, has created a new additional podcast, The Genealogy Professional, where genealogists learn from genealogists. Check it out.
The National Genealogical Society [NGS] has issued its Call for Papers for the NGS 2015 Family History Conference which will be in St. Charles, Missouri.
Reminder: Free webinar offered by the SCGS Jamboree Extension Series and Barbara Randall who will be presenting Beyond the Passenger List this Saturday. You need to register, but it's free, and looks like it'd be a great presentation for those wanting to get more out of passenger list research.

I mentioned the other day it might behoove you to be periodically checking Dead Fred and Forgotten Old Photos for lost old family photos. Are you also checking Heirlooms Reunited? They have identified photos and much, much more.
Tamura Jones posted his annual GeneAwards yesterday which spotlights technologies, products, etc. for 2013 in the genealogy industry.
Genealogy Trails volunteer contributors recently added records and information for various counties in the following US states: Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, West Virginia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Arizona. Did they add something you've been needing for your research?
And USGenWeb volunteer contributors uploaded 97 files yesterday for various counties in the following US states: Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, Texas, and Virginia.

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