- Jon Platakis at The Lithuanian Tribune recently reported on the claim that Christopher Columbus was a Lithuanian Prince. (hat/tip: Stanczyk-Internet Muse)
- Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings provides a detailed response to a reader asking about the LDS Church's control over genealogy records.
- Thomas MacEntee at Destination: Austin Family wonders with respect to the recent Supreme Court discussions on Marriage Equality: What Would My Ancestors Think? This is a question family historians often have, as our political and religious views rarely match those of our ancestors on every issue.
- "Food is my sanctuary," writes Michael W Twitty at Afroculinaria in his post, "Passover: A Black-Jewish Food Musing."
- Stephen Baloglu at Ancestry Blog announces new features at Ancestry DNA including the ability to download raw DNA data which can be uploaded to other websites.
- At The Art of Genealogy Karin Hadden describes Finding Family Using Google Maps. This is a Google research technique I hadn't thought about yet.
Other Weekly Lists
- Genealogy News Corral - Diane Haddad - GenealogyInsider
- Fab Finds - Jana Last - Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog
- Blog Posts for Genealogists - Michael J Leclerc - Mocavo Blog
- Monday Morning Mentions - Lynn Palermo - Armchair Genealogist
- Best of the Genea-Blogs - Randy Seaver - Genea-Musings
- Friday Finds - Julie Cahill Tarr - GenBlog
Two Week Calendar
- March 31 - Easter (Christian)
- April 1 - April Fool's Day
- April 2 - World Autism Awareness Day
- April 6 - Tartan Day
- April 7 - Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jewish) [ Sundown April 7 - Sundown April 8]
- April 7 - World Health Day
- April 8 - International Romani Day
- April 11 - New Year (Hindu)
- April 11 - Ramayana (Hindu) [April 11-20]
- April 12 - Yuri's Night
- April 14 - Baisakhi/New Year (Sikh)
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