Cook County, Illinois Vital Statistics

If you have ancestors from Chicago, the Cook County government has a  genealogy website. There are birth, death, and marriage records going back to 1872. You just need to register. Basic info (names, date, event type) are free; copies of actual documents are $15.

Genealogy and EU Regs

This article from irishtimes.com discusses potential restrictions on genealogical data under European Union regulations.

Genealogy and religion

Here is an article about the intersection of genealogy and religious beliefs, courtesy of  the geneablogie blog.
Scroll down to the January 23rd article.

Genealogy magazine online

Internet Genealogy magazine is published bi-monthly and is available in PDF format for viewing on a wide range of devices in addition to your computer. Not free, but definitely worth a look. The homepage contains links to the contents page of the 2 most recent issues

Genealogy detectives

Here is an interesting article on using Facebook and clues from old photos to determine the identities of the people in them. We found it in the Weekly Genealogist Newsletter .

Arkansas death index

If you have anyone from Arkansas in your family tree,  this information  might help. Thanks to Research Buzz for making us aware.

Genealogy Society meeting time

The Genealogy Society of Hernando County has a new meeting day and time through November: 10 a.m. each third Friday, at the LDS Family History Center, 21043 Yontz Road, Brooksville. Contact person will be Bunny Ryczek, 352-247-6895.