African American Genealogy Center

The International African American Museum (IAAM), which will open in Charleston SC in a few years,  has announced the launch of its Center for Family History.
To quote the IAAM website: "The center will engage in genealogy education, original research, community archiving, public outreach, and collections. It will also assist with DNA testing".
The Center's website includes digital records, tutorials, and a blog.

Calendar of Genealogy Events

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter has a calendar where you can learn about genealogy events in your area, and make other people aware of yours. Florida is pretty quiet at the moment.

Transcribers Needed: Transcribing Ads From Former Slaves

Here is an opportunity to learn more about slavery and to contribute to our understanding of  it, from Villanova University and Mother Bethel AME Church. Source: ResearchBuzz

FamilySearch ends loans of microfilm

After August 31, FamilySearch will no longer accept requests for microfilm to be sent from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City to the local Family History Centers or affiliate libraries.
Read about it on Amy Johnson Crow's blog.

BillionGraves.com

If you enjoy genealogy and need a reason to get out of the house, consider being a contributor to billiongraves.com . If you have a smartphone, you can download the app and then visit a cemetery and photograph graves for uploading to the website. If you don't have a smartphone, you can transcribe gravestone information for uploading. Only 66 photos have been taken at the Brooksville Cemetery, and it looks like the old Tucker Hill cemetery off Croom Road in Brooksville has not been visited yet, just to name two.

Becoming a Citizen of Ireland

If you have Irish ancestors, you may be eligible for Irish citizenship. Click here for the article from thoughtco.com

Technology for Paleography

Interested in technology that will help you decipher old handwriting?. See what they are doing in Europe at  the READ(Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents) project.

 Here is a paleography tutorial from England's National Archives.

This one  is from Brigham Young University.

And, the U.S. National Archives needs your help transcribing documents .