Link Love: What Did Our Ancestors Look Like
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It was quite a week for me!
On Monday, my very first podcast episode aired. Check out the episode on Time Will Tell. I share about my search for my adopted grandfather’s biological parents.
I also started offering a brand new genealogy service! I’m now offering consultation calls. These calls are perfect for the person who wants to do their own genealogy research but would like advice on getting started or restarted, or new places to look for an ancestor they’re stuck on. Learn more about it here.
I hope you have a lovely weekend!
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Tower of Jewels with the Fountain of Energy, 1915
Image credit: OpenSFHistory / wnp14.12961.jpg
There’s a brand new genealogy conference this year. The National Nordic Museum in Seattle will hold its first conference on Nordic genealogy in September.
The history of genealogy.
What did our ancestors look like?
The Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch has been revised and updated.
The Boston Public Library is looking for transcription volunteers to help with anti-slavery manuscripts. Practice your handwriting deciphering skills!
Finding evidence to prove or disprove relationships. [video]
The McCracken County Public Library has created on online guide for Black genealogy resources for western Kentucky.
A 10-year-old metal detectorist found an ancient sword.
How to research minister ancestors. [podcast]
How to store and care for old family photos. [video]
This new book looks helpful if you have South Dakota roots.
A man found a 120-year-old time capsule from a little girl in his home.
You probably already heard this, but Ancestry.com was sold to Blackstone for $4.7b. I wonder how much subscription rates will go up or what else might change.
How to make a family cookbook. [video]
One of the Federal Writers’ Project’s tasks in the 1930s was to gather former slave narratives, which are now digitized.
How to use a cousin chart to figure out how you’re really related.
Ancestry has a new DNA matching tool to link to your tree. Here’s how to use it. [video]
Medieval wine windows in Italy are reopening.
Saving family history from the dumpster. The author asks, ”What’s our responsibility to our elders once they’re gone?”