The end of 2010 is not far away, and Family Tree Magazine (the US version of this title) has just announced the nominees for its 40 Best Genealogy Blogs contest with results to be announced in the July 2011 issue!

With so many good genealogy blogs around the people at Family Tree Magazine have managed to get their list down to 117. You’ll find a list of all 117 nominees below. Now they’re wanting your help to narrow it down to the Top 40.

I wish to congratue all who were nomintaed, as it is a great list to be amongst, with many of the blogs I read nominated. While there does seem to be US slant to the nominees, I think this would be simply because the US has more genealogy bloggers there than here in Australia, or Canada or New Zealand?? But some of the best genie blogs I read come from those in the US, so please don’t dismiss them, there is so much wonderful information these people share.

In saying that, there are others from various countries (including Australia) who have made the list, so very well done to them.

Everything

Clue Wagon
http://www.cluewagon.com

Creative Gene
http://creativegene.blogspot.com

Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
http://www.eogn.com

Elyse’s Genealogy Blog
http://elysesgenealogyblog.com

Family History Tracing
http://familyhistorytracing.blogspot.com

footnoteMaven
http://www.footnoteMaven.com

Greta’s Genealogy Bog
http://gretabog.blogspot.com

Olive Tree Genealogy
http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com

Relatively Curious About Genealogy
http://relativelycurious.blogspot.com

Roots and Rambles
http://rootsandrambles.blogspot.com

SpittalStreet.com
http://www.spittalstreet.com

The Educated Genealogist
http://sherifenley.blogspot.com

The We Tree Genealogy Blog
http://wetree.blogspot.com

You Go Genealogy Girls
http://yougogenealogygirls.blogspot.com

Cemeteries

Cemetery Explorers
http://cemeteryexplorers.blogspot.com

Digital Cemetery Walk
http://digitalcemeterywalk.blogspot.com

Escape to the Silent Cities
http://escapetothesilentcities.blogspot.com

Gen Wish List
http://genwishlist.blogspot.com

Granite in My Blood
http://granite-in-my-blood.blogspot.com

Gravestoned
http://gravestoned.blogspot.com

Over Thy Dead Body
http://stiffsandstones.blogspot.com

The Graveyard Rabbit Online Journal
http://oj-graveyardrabbit.blogspot.com

Tombstone Territory
http://tombstoneterritory.blogspot.com

Technology

Ancestry Insider
http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com

Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog
http://dienekes.blogspot.com

Family Oral History Using Digital Tools
http://familyoralhistory.us/news

Genealogy’s Star
http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com

GeneaNet Genealogy Blog
http://genealogyblog.geneanet.org

JLog
http://www.jgen.ws/jlog

MacGenealogy.org
http://www.macgenealogy.org

MobileGenealogy.com
http://www.mobilegenealogy.com

Moultrie Creek Gazette
http://moultriecreek.us

Renee’s Genealogy Blog
http://rzamor1.blogspot.com

Heritage Groups

Acadian & French-Canadian Ancestral Home
http://acadian-ancestral-home.blogspot.com

Anglo-Celtic Connections
http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com

Black and Red Journal
http://www.blackandredjournal.blogspot.com

Donna’s Ireland blog
http://moughty.com/Site/Ireland_Blog/Ireland_Blog.html

Geniaus
http://geniaus.blogspot.com

George Geder Evangelist for African Ancestored Genealogy
http://gedergenealogy.com

Georgia Black Crackers
http://georgiablackcrackers.blogspot.com

Help! The Faerie Folk Hid My Ancestors
http://irishfamilyresearch.blogspot.com

Luxegen Genealogy
http://www.luxegen.ca

Of Trolls And Lemons
http://haugenhistory.blogspot.com

Scottish GENES
http://scottishancestry.blogspot.com

The French Genealogy Blog
http://french-genealogy.typepad.com/genealogie/

The Knowles Collection
http://knowlescollection.blogspot.com

The Scottish Emigration Blog
http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com

Tracing the Tribe
http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com

Wandering and wondering (a’spaidsearachd agus a’meòrachadh)
http://direcleit.blogspot.com

Research Advice/How-To

a3Genealogy
http://a3Genealogy.blogspot.com

FamHist
http://famhist2.blogspot.com

Family History Research Tips
http://familyhistorytips.wordpress.com

Genealogy Tip of the Day
http://genealogytipoftheday.blogspot.com

Gena’s Genealogy
http://philibertfamily.blogspot.com

NARAtions: The Blog of the United States National Archives
http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/

Paula’s Genealogical Eclectica
http://paulastuartwarren.blogspot.com

Personal Past Meditations
http://www.thepersonalpast.com

Pollyblog
http://pk-pollyblog.blogspot.com

Shades of the Departed
http://www.shadesofthedeparted.com

The Armchair Genealogist
http://www.thearmchairgenealogist.com

The Family Curator
http://www.thefamilycurator.com

Local/Regional Research

Alberta Family Histories Society Blog
http://afhs.ab.ca/blog

Brooklyn Historical Society Blog
http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/

California Genealogical Society and Library Blog
http://blog.californiaancestors.org

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Blog
http://ewgs-spokane.blogspot.com

Grey County Historical Society
http://greycountyhs.blogspot.com

Iawamba History Review
http://itawambahistory.blogspot.com

Midwestern Microhistory
http://midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com

MoSGA Messenger
http://mosga.blogspot.com

My Ancestor’s Name
http://myancestorsname.blogspot.com

New York History
http://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com

St. Vincent Memories
http://56755.blogspot.com

Sandusky History
http://sanduskyhistory.blogspot.com

Utah Genealogical Association Blog
http://ugagenealogy.blogspot.com

Virginia Historical Society Blog
http://vahistorical.wordpress.com

Williams County, Ohio Genealogy
http://williamscountyohiogenealogy.blogspot.com

New Blogs

Adventures in Genealogy Education
http://www.genealogyeducation.blogspot.com

Climbing My Family Tree
http://www.climbingmyfamilytree.com

Have You Seen My Roots?
http://haveyouseenmyroots.blogspot.com

Heritage Zen
http://heritagezen.blogspot.com

Journey to the Past
http://journeytothepastblog.blogspot.com

myirelandhome,
http://myirelandhome.com

My Tangled Vine
http://mytangledvine.blogspot.com

Nolichucky Roots
http://nolichuckyroots.blogspot.com

Old Stones Undeciphered
http://oldstonesundeciphered.blogspot.com

Pursuits of a Desperate Genie
http://desperategenie.com

Roots Traveler
http://www.rootstraveler.com

Sassy Jane Genealogy
http://www.sassyjanegenealogy.blogspot.com

The Faces of My Family
http://thefacesofmyfamily.blogspot.com

The Family Recorder
http://thefamilyrecorder.blogspot.com

The Mashburn Collection
http://themashburncollection.com

The Scottish Emigration Blog
http://scottishemigration.blogspot.com

The Turning of Generations
http://www.turning-of-generations.blogspot.com

My Family History

Ancestories: The Stories of My Ancestors
http://ancestories1blogspot.com

AtlasFamily.Org Blog
http://blog.atlasfamily.org

Begin With Craft
http://beginwithcraft.blogspot.com

BeNotForgot
http://benotforgot.blogspot.com

Circlemending
http://circlemending.blogspot.com

Everything’s Relative
http://genealogybycindy.blogspot.com

Finding Josephine
http://dionneford.wordpress.com

Finding Our Ancestors
http://researchingoconnells.wordpress.com

Gene notes
http://geneanotes.blogspot.com

Greta’s Genealogy Blog
http://gretabog.blogspot.com

Little Bytes of Life
http://www.littlebytesoflife.com

Mississippi Memories
http://www.mymississippimemories.blogspot.com

My Channel Island History
http://jerseymo2010.wordpress.com

Nutfield Genealogy
http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com

Reflections From the Fence
http://www.reflectionsfromthefence.com

Slovak Yankee
http://mhollick.typepad.com/slovakyankee/

Tangled Trees
http://tangledtrees.blogspot.com

The Accidental Genealogist
http://www.theaccidentalgenealogist.com

The Internet Genealogist
http://shbwgen.blogspot.com

TJLGenes: Preserving Our Family History
http://www.tjlgenes.blogspot.com

TransylvanianDutch
http://transylvaniandutch.blogspot.com

Tonia’s Roots
http://www.toniasroots.net

West in New England
http://westinnewengland.blogspot.com

What’s Past is Prologue
http://pastprologue.wordpress.com

How To Vote
You have until 11:59 p.m. Monday, December 20th (US time, so that will be sometime on Tuesday, December 21st here in Australia) to vote for your favorite genealogy blog.  The nominees are divided into eight categories. In each category, you are asked to choose your favourite five blogs. Click here for the voting form.

And don’t forget that you can vote more than once and actively campaign for your own blog or your favorites!

Good luck to everyone!