- 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)
John , This is one of your cousins through Samuel Tillman Hartley. I am writing to thank you for creating this newsletter.I appreciate the talent you have and for all of your research, personal thoughts, humor, and the love of the genetic fascination.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have read every transcript and look forward to the next.
Sincerely
Ginger Taylor-Frazier