Monday Recap for the Week of Nov. 8-14, 2010

Posted November 15, 2010 by Geni | No Comment

The Genealogy Sphere

On Genealogy: Be smart about tracking down needed records (broomfieldenterprise) – Julie Miller provides some guidance for saving time while searching for historical records.
Nominate a Genealogy Blog for the 2011 Family Tree 40 (Family Tree Magazine) – Due to the popularity of last year’s Top 40 list, Family Tree magazine is at it again…hurry, go nominate your favorite genealogy blogs!
What type of genealogist are you? (Atlanta Journal Constitution) – This is an interesting debate, and while the article highlights two camps (traditional researches versus internet-only researchers), common sense would dictate that the ideal ground for genealogy is somewhere in the middle.
Familypedia: the Biggest Genealogy Site You Probably Never Heard Of (Dick Eastman) – Another great, collaborative resource. The more these sites appear, the better for genealogists.
Telling Your Story (The Miami Herald) – Review of Liz Coursen’s new book The Complete Biography Workbook (available here), which provides a roadmap for creating a biography (or auto-biography).
A Day to Remember Veterans (Geneabloggers) – A shared collection of touching memorials from Veteran’s Day. Thanks to Geneabloggers for putting this together.
23andMe lands $22M to expand personal genetics research (Reuters) – The personal genetics company raises additional funding to accelerate genetic research. It will be interesting to see how genetics and genealogy continue to converge.
Why I Love my Flip-Pal (Maureen Taylor) – The personal, portable scanner seems to be a huge hit with genealogists.

On Geni

Introducing Project and Discussion Search – Search and ye shall find! Part of our efforts to continue to give you the tools you need to make genealogy easier
Ask a Curator – Nov. 12th, 2010 – Our Curators discuss interesting stories from their family trees
Convert Audio Recordings to MP3 – Our weekly genealogy tip – make sure you archive your analog audio recordings
Interview with Grant Brünner – Q and A with one of Geni’s most active contributors, and a future Geni blog contributor
BetterGedcom – The announcement of a new initiative to make data more portable and accessible for genealogists
Family Tree Tuesday – Ravi Shankar – A tribute to the Indian musician
Monday Recap for the Week of Nov. 1-7, 2010 – Last week’s recap

Last Week’s Highlighted Profiles

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