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What are you up to this weekend? I was thinking of seeing a couple of friends, but the wildfire smoke here in California makes that impossible. Of course, that inconvenience is nothing compared to what many people are going through so I can’t complain and I hope everyone is staying safe.

On a different note, last week I attended the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ online conference. It was my first online conference and I really enjoyed learning from so many amazing professional genealogists. Two standout presentations were by CeCe Moore and Judy Russell. I’m looking forward to many more conferences in the future!

I hope you have a lovely weekend! Here’s some links I enjoyed over the past week for you!

How to help victims of the California wildfires.

Researching your female ancestors at work.

How to use school records in your genealogy, even if your ancestor didn’t go to school.

A man and his kids help return dog tags to veterans and their families.

A judge orders the 2020 census count to continue…for now.

Understanding Irish jurisdictions. What are baronies and townlands??

See your family history through memorabilia.

Maureen Taylor has an online master class on mourning, memorial pictures, spirit photos, and the un-dead. Halloween is just around the corner!

Finding your ancestors in old post office records.

All about Ancestry DNA and its tools. [video]

How to get your vote actually counted this year.

I’m going to be getting a copy of this just announced book - The Psychology of Family History: Exploring Our Genealogy.

How baking a grandmother’s recipe helped cope with her loss.

What social distancing looks like around the world.

How to use census records in your research. [video]

A new kid’s book on family history!

And this upcoming YA historical fiction book about orphan trains looks interesting.

Understanding Dutch patronymics.

I never even thought about this before.

Watch your wording when writing your family history.

This new book - A Chronological History of Early French Canadian Families - looks interesting.

Irish wedding traditions. [video]

There’s a new Girl Scout cookie flavor coming next year!!

You may have already heard that RootsTech 2021 will be virtual and free!

An Ohio man becomes a cemetery detective.

If you have UK ancestry, this upcoming book could be handy.