Weekly Genealogy Picks: Jan 27-Feb 2

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.

On the blogs

• Mike Brubaker at TempoSenzaTempo shares some photographs of Roy DeForest, "The Youngest Band Leader." He also coins the useful term "AAWS." 

• Brandy Heineman at Bookishness and other Beauties presents A Genealogist's Guide to Storytelling: A Satisfying Conclusion. This is the third post in a series of hers, discussing the process of converting genealogical research into story.

• In Someone is Wrong on the Internet Persephone at Post-it Notes from Hades writes humorously of some of her online genealogical interactions with cousins.

In the News

• Icelandic 15-year-old, Blaer Bjarkardottir, wins the legal right to use her name (BBC)

• The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), home of WorldCat, has formed a partnership with FamilySearch. (Press Release)

• There once was a man from Limerick 

Who pulled off a really neat trick
For 2.2 centuries he lived
Unless his tombstone does fib
He musta made a deal with Old Nick. 

On the Lighter Side 

Other Weekly Lists

• Genealogy News Corral - Diane Haddad - GenealogyInsider
• Fab Finds - Jana Last - Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog
• Blogs for Genealogists - Michael J. Leclerc - Mocavo Blog
• Monday Morning Mentions - Lynn Palermo - Armchair Genealogist
• Best of the Genea-Blogs - Randy Seaver - GeneaMusings
• Friday Finds - Julie Cahill Tarr - GenBlog

Upcoming holidays - religious and secular, national and international - for the next two weeks

Two Week Calendar

• Feb 3 - Setsubun-sai (Shinto)
• Feb 4 - World Cancer Day
• Feb 10 - Chinese New Year
• Feb 10 - Transfiguration Sunday (Christian)
• Feb 12 - Lincoln's Birthday (US)
• Feb 12 - Darwin's Day (International)
• Feb 12 - Red Hand Day (United Nations)
• Feb 12 - Shrove Tuesday (Christian)
• Feb 13 - Ash Wednesday (Christian) [Lent Begins]
• Feb 13 - Lupercalia - Feb 13-15 (Roman Empire)
• Feb 14 - Saint Valentine's Day (Christian)
• Feb 14 - Nirvana Day (Buddhist)
• Feb 15 - Nirvana Day (Jain)
• Feb 15 - Vasant Panchami (Hindu)
• Feb 15 - Susan B Anthony Day (US)