Weekly Genealogy Picks

Weekly Genealogy Picks -- March 21 to March 27
from genealogy blogs, newspaper articles and elsewhere

Jack Simpson at Basics of Genealogy Reference discusses Mapping Land Records Using EarthPoint (and Google Earth)

John at NARAtions clears up some common misperceptions in Deciphering Compiled Service Record Jackets.

FamHist discusses the Missouri Death Certificate database (which has just added the 1959 records) and how to use the IrfanView image editor in Saving Death Certificates.

KK Searle at The Texas History Page relays the announcement that the Star of the Republic Museum is searching for descendants of the 59 signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Here's a list of the signers.

Pam Cerruti at Upfront with NGS urges those with Massachusetts ancestors to fight the state bill to close all birth and marriage records after 1841. (Especially those who live in the state, as the state legislature is more likely to listen to constituents.)

Jasia at Creative Gene in her posts Melancholy and Melancholy Too shared some sad photos from a recent trip to Detroit to visit the homes of her ancestors.

Cheryl Fleming Palmer at Heritage Happens finds an interesting source of information and memories in Do These Hold Significance?

James Tanner at Genealogy's Star discusses Fair Use and Genealogy.

And just in time for the holiday, Passover Viral Video Collection 2010 (My favorite is the Matzo Ball Olympics) and Passover FAQ.

Other Weekly Lists

• Weekly Rewind - from Apple at Apple's Tree.

• Genealogy News Corral - from Diane Haddad at Genealogy Insider
  

• Follow Friday - from Greta at Greta's Genealogy Bog.

• Genealogical Round-Up - from Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak at RootsWorld
  

• Monday Link Roundup - from Dan Curtis, an oral historian.
  

• New Genealogy Blogs and Upcoming Genealogy Blogging Events - from Thomas MacEntee at Geneabloggers