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.
- Carolyn L. Barkley at GenealogyAndFamilyHistory provides some tips on visiting cemeteries in Cemeteries and Gravestone Care.
- Often the best tips seem so obvious once you see them. Michael John Neill at Genealogy Tip of the Day has a suggestion for discovering the weird spellings that come up for surnames in indexes.
- Judy G. Russell at The Legal Genealogist examines the legal uses of Microsoft Clip Art, with some surprising discoveries.
- Levi Sumagaysay at Good Morning Silicon Valley shares the news that Google is requiring warrants before they turn over data from Gmail and other user accounts. The law only requires a subpoena. If this is true, Google's email service might be one of the few resisting government access to content.
- Randy Seaver at GeneaMusings takes a look at the Census DotMap which provides a graphical representation of every individual recorded in the recent US and Canadian census.
- Erin Engle at Digital Preservation offers some tips on answering the question: Scanning: Do it Yourself or Outsource?
- Tamura Jones at Modern Software Experiences addresses the question: One Database or Multiple Databases?
- The Economist discusses the possibility of storing archival data in DNA. (hat/tip: EOGN)
- Jasia at CreativeGene shares the recent announcement of a recent agreement between Jewish Records Indexing-Poland and the Polish State Archives. This is very exciting news.
- In Catholics, Mormons, and Genealogy at The Catholic Gene Craig Manson writes on the rift between the two churches over baptisms-by-proxy. He refers back to a 2008 post he wrote, which I recall inspired a blog post of my own. My views haven't changed since then.
- Some genealogists might wish to participate in author, Mary Robinette Kowal's Month of Letters Challenge.
- Ruth's Recommendations - Ruth Blair - The Passionate Genealogist
- Genealogy News Corral - Diane Haddad - GenealogyInsider
- Notable Genealogy Blog Posts - Michael Hait - Planting the Seeds
- Fab Finds - Jana Last - Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog
- From the Blogs - Michael J. Leclerc - Mocavo Blog
- Monday Morning Mentions - Lynn Palermo - Armchair Genealogist
- Best of the Genea-Blogs - Randy Seaver - GeneaMusings
- Genealogy Round-up - Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak - MSS Roots World
- Friday Finds - Julie Cahill Tarr - GenBlog
Two Week Calendar
- Jan 27 - Mahayana New Year (Buddhist)
- Jan 27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Jan 28 - Data Privacy Day
- Jan 30 - Martyr's Day (India)
- Feb 1 - National Freedom Day (US)
- Feb 2 - Imbolc/St. Brighid's Day (Celtic/Pagan)
- Feb 2 - Groundhog Day
- Feb 2 - Candlemas (Christian)
- Feb 3 - Setsubun-sai (Shinto)
- Feb 4 - World Cancer Day
- Feb 10 - Chinese New Year
- Feb 10 - Transfiguration Sunday (Christian)
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