Geniaus created The Tech-Savvy Genealogist Meme, I borrowed it from Genea-Musings. This one is more up my alley since I've been involved in technology since I was a little boy. The list should be annotated in the following manner: Things you have already done or found: bold face type Things you … [Read more...]
Looking for Genealogy on Netflix?
9 August 2011 By
I've been a customer of Netflix for many years now. Back when I first signed up, it was only DVDs by mail. Now you get instantly streaming shows and movies into your living room through a PC or an XBox or a Wii console and it's glorious. I've run across a bunch of different history and genealogy … [Read more...]
Does Facebook Hate Your Blog?
16 April 2011 By
My wife, over at "Tales From the Nursery" posted a great article on some of the things Facebook may do to your blog posts. Two interesting things about Facebook has come to my attention: Facebook hates busy bloggers and keeps trying to hide us from our fans. It’s nothing person, but it’s … [Read more...]
Gottschalk!
23 March 2011 By
I've been on a roll this week finding information in unexpected places. Earlier it was the cemetery website and newspaper archives. Tonight, I went to the FamilySearch website to see what records they may have on Goczałki or Gottschalk, the area of Poland that I'm targeting in my latest … [Read more...]
Climbing Down the Tree
21 March 2011 By
After running out of gas on trying to find more online records about my great-great-grandfather, Frank Zalewski, and his brother, Jacob, I decided to work the other way. I've read about people making awesome discoveries by connecting with distant cousins and finding out that they have some amazing … [Read more...]
Arriving By Ship
20 March 2011 By
The last few days I've been doing a lot of searching through old newspapers for hints of information, obituaries, articles, etc. On a whim, since my ZALEWSKI ancestors arrived in Baltimore, I decided to see which newspapers Google had from Baltimore. On a side note, as amazing as Google is at … [Read more...]
Genealogy Habits, Attitudes and Origins Survey
14 March 2011 By
I found a link to this over at Randy Seaver's Genea-Musings website. It's a link a survey about people's genealogy habits, attitudes and origins. According to the survey page, they plan to share the results with libraries, family history organizations or societies at no cost. I took the survey … [Read more...]
Tip: Searching Milwaukee Newspapers
3 March 2011 By
If you have any ancestors that lived in the Greater Milwaukee area from 1884-2007, you're in luck. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's website has access to search and view newspapers from its history, specifically: The Milwaukee Journal from 1884-1995 Milwaukee Sentinel from … [Read more...]
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