Weekly Genealogy Picks and Calendar

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.

• Leland Meitzler at GenealogyBlog shared an article on how More States are Giving Adult Adoptees Access to Original Birth Records
• Lorine McGinnis Schulz at Olive Tree Genealogy shares Five Ways to Jumpstart Your Genealogy When It Has Stalled
• Linda Barnickel at Ancestry Blog highlights 5 Hidden Questions in the US Census
• The National Archives is Rebooting their Social Media Strategy
• Natalie at Crestleaf provides Cemetery Research for Genealogy: A Step-by-Step Beginners Guide
• Chery Kinnick at Nordic Blue lists Ten Things I've Learned in Ten Years of Blogging
• Euny Hong at Quartz argues 23andMe has a problem when it comes to ancestry reports for people of color

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

• August 29
• Beheading of St. John the Baptist (Christian)
• International Day Against Nuclear Tests (United Nations)
• August 31
• Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)
• September 1
• Ecclesiastical Year Begins (Orthodox Christian)
• September 2
• VJ Day (US)
• September 3
• Flag Day (Australia)
• VJ Day (Republic of China)
• September 4
• Immigrant's Day (Argentina)
• September 5
• International Day of Charity (United Nations)
• September 6
• Start of Paryushana Parava - Sept 6-15 (Jain)
• September 8
• Nativity of Virgin Mary (Christian)
• International Literacy Day (United Nations)
• September 9
• Day of the Victims of Holocaust and Racial Violence (Slovakia)
• Children's Day (Costa Rica)
• September 10
• Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day (Islam)
• World Suicide Prevention Day (World Health Organization)
• September 11
• Start of Eid al Adha  - Sept 11-14 (Islam)
• Auditor's Day (Church of Scientology)
• Grandparents Day (US & Canada)
• National Day of Service (US)