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52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 35 – DAR

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 35 Examine the Daughters of the American Revolution® Genealogical Research System (GRS). Even if you aren’t a member of DAR, you can benefit from this wonderful database. Look at the page and enter some test searches. If you know of a Patriot in your line, try that name [...]

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 34 – Flickr

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 34 Browse Flickr. This is a photo-sharing web site allowing users to upload their photos, tag them with specific keywords and share them with the public if desired. Images pertaining to your genealogy research interests may be on this site. For example, one user has photographed and compiled [...]

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 33 – Twitter

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 33 Monitor genealogy information on Twitter at least twice a day for seven days. To do this, go to Twitter.com and type #genealogy in the search box. Examine the information being shared and exchanged. Twitter is a web site for sharing information in a format that allows only [...]

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 32 – RSS Feeds

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 32 Learn about RSS feeds. You don’t have to understand how RSS feeds work to reap their benefits. However, if you want to know, here are articles from Wikipedia and What is RSS? Basically, without utilizing RSS feeds, you would need to visit web sites and blogs individually [...]

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 31 – Podcasts

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 31 Listen to a podcast. A podcast is a digital media file that you can download and listen to any time. There are some wonderful genealogy podcasts including Genealogy Gems and Genealogy Guys (click the POD on either site to listen). You can find many other podcasts on [...]

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 30 – Emergency Chain

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 30 Create an emergency chain. Select someone you trust to handle duties should you be unable to access your research, blog or other genealogy projects. Chances are that you have an online presence and genealogy friend with whom you are in regular contact. If you are unable to [...]

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 29 – Handwriting

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 29 Practice reading handwriting. Deciphering the penmanship of our ancestors is an exercise in patience, but this is a great skill to have in your genealogy tool box. Kimberly Powell has some good suggestions and links on deciphering handwriting. To get some hands-on experience, look at an old census [...]

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 28 – Patents and Trademarks

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 28 Spend some time with patents and trademarks. If necessity is the mother of invention, genealogists will want to find her parents. Visit the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site (those outside the U.S. can visit their own nations’ sites). You may also try Google Patent [...]

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 27 – Google Scholar

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 27 Put your thinking cap on and visit Google Scholar. It’s difficult to browse the features of this tool, so bring some surnames to use in your test searches. Also check out Google Scholar Preferences and Advanced Scholar Search. Search some of your more common ancestor names and [...]

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 26 – Google Books

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 26 Take a stroll through Google Books. Most of us have probably used Google Books in our genealogy research, but have you really taken the time to explore what’s there? Look at the magazines and featured books. Check out the subjects offered. By taking the focus off research [...]