Monday Recap for April 30, 2012
Have you checked out some of these interesting articles in the world of genealogy?
The Genealogy Sphere
- Genealogy Today: Ellis Island name-change rumors persist – (Green Valley News) – The truth behind the Ellis Island name-change myths
- Ancestry.com Acquires Archives.com: Addressing Genealogists’ Concerns (Family Tree Magazine) – Family Tree Magazine provides a summary of Ancestry’s conference call addressing genealogists’ concern over their acquisition of Archives
- Henry Louis Gates Digs Into Samuel L. Jackson’s Genealogy on ‘Finding Your Roots’ (The Huffington Post) – Henry Louis Gates looks into the ancestry of Samuel L. Jackson and Condolezza Rice
- Racial classification reflects times (Tbo.com) – A look at how race was defined in the U.S. census over time
- Dating Your Centenarian (a3Genealogy) – Genealogist Kathleen Brandt talks about documenting the centenarian in your family
- Lost diary key to unlocking an Idaho family’s history (Idaho statesman) – A long lost diary held the key to unlocking a family’s history
- Exhibitor Spotlight: Geni.com, Booths 422, 424 (NGS Conference Blog) – Geni will be at the NGS Family History Conference next week. Will you be there?
On Geni
- Monday Recap for April 23, 2012 – Last week’s recap
- Family Tree Tuesday – Alec Baldwin – Learn more about Alec Baldwin’s family tree
- Import Your Geni Family Tree to Mocavo – You can now import your Geni tree to Mocavo to make researching your genealogy even easier!
- Look Who’s Releated: Rob Lowe and Amy Poehler – See how Rob Lowe is related to his Parks and Recreation co-stars Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones, his old friend Charlie Sheen and actress Helen Hunt