It was an honor just to have been nominated! Really.
Family Tree Magazine has announced its list of Top 40 genealogy blogs. And a well-deserving lot they are! Most have been in my reader for a long time. But one thing striking about the list is that there are a number o f relatively new bloggers [...]
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. . . Randy Seaver of Gena-Musings and Katie O’Hara of You Are Where You Came From, both of whom presented me with the Kreativ Blogger award in the past week!
The rules are that a recipient must reveal seven thing about oneself and then pass the ward on to seven other deserving bloggers. So seven [...]
Genea-bloggers who say anything positive about genealogical products from now on may required to disclose any “material connection” between themselves and the distributor of the product.
The Federal Trade Commission today adopted what it refers to as new “Guides” on endorsements and testimonials in advertising. The Commission’s 81-page document represents the first time in nearly 30 [...]
Voting Opens in Family Tree Magazine’s 40 Best Genealogy Blogs–We’re on the Ballot!
Family Tree Magazine’s “40 Best Genealogy Blogs” feature opened its polls today at the Genealogy Insider blog. About 130 blogs are nominated in 10 categories:
All-around
Personal/Family
Local/Regional
Cemetery
Photos/Heirlooms
Heritage
News/Resources
\How-to
Genealogy Companies
Genetic Genealogy
GeneaBlogie was nominated in the All-Around category. Many Thanks to all those who helped make this happen!
The [...]
Thanks to all for the kind words on our Blgoiversary! The feeling is mutual, I assure you.
You know, every day some body starts a genealogy blog that will be interesting and appealing. And then there are thsoe would like to, but don’t know how or whether they should. A great resource is the GeneaBloggers site, [...]
I started this blog five years ago yesterday. How nice of everyone to take the day off in honor!
I really had no idea what I was getting into at the time. I conceived of it as a place to update research, tell some family stories, report relevant genealogical news,and set out some opinions and philosophies. [...]
Two of the leading members of the genealogy community and genealogy media, Drew Smith and George G. Morgan, are “The Genealogy Guys.” They have a podcast which this week features Janet Horvorka, the “Chart Chick,” and moi. These guys do great work and they turn up just about everywhere genealogical news is to be found.
Our [...]
I had written some fairly positive things about FamilyLink’s new social network, GenealogyWise, whose official debut is supposed to be today. The company had a “soft” opening a week ago and within two days had garnered thousands of members with hundreds of specialty groups and discussions. Many highly influential names in the genealogy world joined [...]
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It looked a bit like the land rush when Oklahoma was opened to settlers as new social network Genealogywise.com made its appearance earlier today. The FamilyLink property had a “soft” opening–no flashy press conferences or celebratory speeches marked the launch. A simple unembargoed notice to several influential bloggers seemed to be all that was necessary [...]
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UPDATED 5/16/09 7:45 PM PDT (links added; spelling corrected; categories added)
Much going on here as the law school gets ready for graduation Saturday TODAY! So we’ve been a little slow on the blog. Here are a few things we missed:
1. Another big thank you to the volunteers at Find – a- Grave! More pictures have [...]
