Webinars for Irish Research

Here's another opportunity for free webinars: The Family History Library is offering a series on Irish sources. The first one is next Monday, the 15th of September at 10 a.m. MDT (that's NOON for us in the East). Here is the complete schedule.

NARA Genealogy Fair online

The National Archives will be broadcasting their genealogy fair live on YouTube in late October. There will be presentations on 17 topics over 3 days.  The schedule is here.

New Jersey databases

If your research takes you to the Garden State, this collection of databases from the New Jersey state archives might help.

1861 Canadian Census update

The release of the 1861 census was plagued by missing and misplaced data. This post on the Discover blog, via ResearchBuzz, reports the correction of 133,000 records.

A genealogy game for kids

This article was posted on the Olive Tree genealogy blog in 2007. A genealogy enthusiast takes her visiting grandchildren on a hunt for their ancestor in a local cemetery. A nice family outing, and

edcuational for the kids.

Who Do You Think You Are

Interested in a  unique way to share your ancestry with family, friends, and the public? Submit information and photos to Who Do You Think You Are? Story and they will turn it into an animated presentation.

Digitzing typed documents

Here is some advice on how to digitize typewritten documents so that they can be stored electronically, emailed, etc. Copy and paste this link to your browser:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/11/technology/personaltech/digitizing-the-family-history.html?_r=2

Our source for this is  Links and Bridges, the newsletter of the Genealogy Society of Hernando County.  The GSHC is always welcoming new members. Meetings are at 10 a.m. each third Friday, at the LDS Family History Center, 21043 Yontz Road, Brooksville. Contact  Bunny Ryczek, 352-515-5294.