Monday Recap for April 8, 2013

Posted April 8, 2013 by Amanda | No Comment

Happy Monday! Here are some interesting genealogy finds from this past week:

Genealogy Today: Knowing family history cuts kids’ stress (Green Valley News and Sun) – A recent study shows children who know about their family history are better at handling stress
Asheville Genealogy Column: Avoiding research errors (Citizen-Times.com) – A list of some of the most common mistakes made by researchers. Are you guilty of a few of these?
Genealogy in palm of your hand (TheSpectrum.com) – Technology makes research easier than ever
Hiding in pre-1850 Census Records? (Genealogy Tip of the Day) – Could your ancestors be hiding in pre-1850 census records?
A family history search ends with a medal ceremony (kait8.com) – A man’s journey to learn more about his father and grandfather ends with the being honored for their service to the country
By trick of fate, Norwegian relatives find each other in Miami (The Miami Herald) – Two Norwegian relatives find each other in a Miami CVS.
Early Women Occupations, Jobs & Avocations (GenealogyBank.com blog) – Do you know what these terms used in old newspapers to describe our female ancesors’ occupations?
Why we’re having less sex with our (genetic) cousins (The Telegraph) – Changing mating patterns show a decline in relatedness among partners