For my latest Inspiring Genealogy Blog post I am giving you another two month collection (actually 1 1/2 months since I’m posting it now), as I didn’t get the June edition completed before heading off on the Unlock the Past the Baltic cruise, so I’m combining it with my July finds.
In this edition of Inspiring Genealogy Blog posts we have posts that cover: traits of a genealogist, why I love the Ancestry website, elitism, reasons why you need to write your story, is your research accurate … and a whole heap more!
So grab yourself a cup of tea or coffee, get comfy and enjoy some great reads.
As I mention every time, I find that reading blog posts helps me keep up with the latest news, products as well as what’s happening in general in the world of genealogy. And if you happen to already follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and to some extent Google+, you already know that I like to share with you the interesting things I read.
Why You Should Download Your Files from Ancestry and Every Other Website
Amy Johnson Crow takes on the topic of Ancestry.com possibly selling, and suggests what you should do about it … just in case. Read the full article …
Our Memories Fade
Think you can remember an event 100%? Try comparing your memories with someone else who was there. Sure each will have their own take on things, but the basis of the event memories should be the same. Try it, you might be surprised, just as Terri was when she compared her memories of the funeral of her great grandfather with her aunt. Read the full article …
Teaching Your Genealogical Dog a New Trick: Research Plans
I found this post by Debbie Mieszala a fascinating one. And she says “non-genealogical endeavors often hint at genealogy.” In her case dog training and training plans, which then led her to think about applying it to genealogy. As she saiys “my brain went from dogs to genealogy just like that.” Read the full article …
20 Reasons Why You Should Write Your Family History: #10 The need to hear from the non-affluent
This post comes from the Association of Personal Historians and they say it so will in the opening paragraph .. “Everybody’s heard of John D. Rockefeller and Nelson Mandela. But what about the miners who dug the coal that lit the homes and powered the businesses that spread across Rockefeller’s America at the turn of the twentieth century? Or the working poor who marched with Mandela against apartheid in South Africa? The vast majority of the world’s people never become rich or renowned, but their lives are also the story of our world—the working class, the immigrants, the failed entrepreneurs, those scarred by poverty and addiction. Stories that matter. Read the full article …
5 Ways To Tell If Your Genealogy Research Is Accurate
There is a lot of room for human error in genealogy research, and you are undoubtedly going to come across it, either in the work of others, or through mistakes you make in your own work. Even the best genealogists will once in a while discover they got an entire line wrong based on one incorrect assumption, misinterpretation of a record, or by obtaining a faulty record. With so much room for making mistakes, how do you know you’ve gotten it right? How do you know if your genealogy research is successful? Read the full article …
Genealogy and Elitism: It Isn’t What You Say, it’s How You Say It
Amy Johnson Crow uses a fabulous analogy of buying a paint set from your local craft store, taking a few painting classes you think you’re doing fine. Only the teacher rips your work apart. It’s deflating and would probably make you consider giving up. And she says that sadly this happens in genealogy too. Read the full article …
Why I Love the New Ancestry Website
Love them or hate them, there’s no doubt that the genealogy world wouldn’t be where it is without Ancestry. And as there is a tendancy with human nature to voice the bad but not the good in things, people tend to hear more about the bad. So when I came across this post from Niki Davis giving details of why she loves the Ancestry website I wanted to share it with you. Read the full article …
10 Important Characteristics of a Good Genealogist
Lorine from the Olive Tree Genealogy blog has come up with the 10 most important characteristics or traits that you need to be a good genealogist. We all want to be good genealogists, don’t we. We want to know that we did our best to find our ancestors and that what we found is accurate. We don’t want to spend time searching an individual’s ancestors and adding them to our family tree only to find out it was the wrong person! That means we need to be thorough and methodical and very very cautious about accepting documents and individuals without verifying and double-checking every fact we find. Read the full article …
Happy reading 😉
Thanks so much for including my post about the new Ancestry website!