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.

• Blaine Bettinger at The Genetic Genealogist discusses Second Cousins (or Closer) That Don't Share DNA
• Diane Haddad at Genealogy Insider lists Three Ways to Use GEDMatch in your DNA Research
• Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog shares Three Little Words genealogists need to master  
• Jonathan Bailey at Plagiarism Today explores The Gray Area of Plagiarism and how to avoid them.
• Catherine McKenzie guest column at The Writer's Dig discussing 10 Things Every Writer Should Know about Amazon Publishing may be of interest to those seeking to publish their family history.

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

• October 9
• National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust (Romania)
• Beginning of National Fire Prevention Week (US/Canada)
• October 10
• Thanksgiving (Canada)
• October 11
• Dasara (Hindu)
• Ashura (Islam) [Begins at sunset]
• Yom Kippur (Jewish) [Begins at sunset]
• Old Michaelmas Day (Celtic)
• National Coming Out Day (US/UK/Switzerland)
• General Pulaski Memorial Day (US)
• International Day of the Girl Child (UN)
• October 12
• Columbus Day (US)
• October 13
• International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (UN)
• October 15
• International Day of Rural Women (UN)
• October 16
• Sukkot Oct 16-23 (Jewish) [Begins at sunset]
• World Food Day (UN)
• October 17
• International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (UN)
• Boss's Day (US/Canada)
• October 18
• St. Luke, Apostle and Evangelist (Christian)
• Persons Day (Canada)
• October 20
• Birth of the Báb (Baha'i)
• Installation of Scriptures as Guru Granth (Sikh)
• World Statistics Day (UN)
• October 21
• Trafalgar Day (UK)