Week In Review

Below are some highlights from news stories and blog posts I have read in the past week that deal with my overlapping interests in Genealogy, History, Heritage, and Technology.

Around the Blogs

• Michael Hait of Planting the Seeds has been conducting online research on a particular case for over a year.  This week he wrapped up that research, discussing The limits of online genealogy research.

• James Tanner At Genealogy's Star argues for A Systems Approach to Genealogical Research

• Michael John Neill at RootDig illustrates how Ancestry.com Still Confuses Last Benefit with Death Place on the SSDI. The last place someone received a Social Security benefit check is often not the place where they died.  

• Some YouTube videos inspire Lee Drew at Family History with the Lineage Keeper to suggest a method for Recording Family History With A Flair  

•  Bill West at West in New England shares a poem, The Citation, or a Genealogy Horror Poem

• Those using both Google+ and Blogger may be interested in knowing that Google is now allowing you to use your Google+ Profile as your  Blogger Profile.

Some genealogists may wish to consider ways to celebrate Dia de los Muertos.  This Mexican holiday, "Day of the Dead," occurs on November 1st and 2nd, traditionally in conjunction with All Saints Day and All Souls Day. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died.

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Other Weekly Link Lists

• Randy Seaver's Best of the Genea-Blogs at Genea-Musings
• Diane Haddad's Genealogy News Corral at Genealogy Insider
• Deb Ruth's Follow Friday Gems at Adventures in Genealogy
• Ruth Blair's Ruth's Recommendations at The Passionate Genealogist