Challenge #13 – 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy: Cyndi’s List

Here’s your weekly reminder:  Cyndi’s List

View an explanation of this week’s challenge, by using my Examiner.com, Phoenix Genealogy Examiner link. 

Amy Coffin of the We Tree blog has put together the helpful 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy series. These prompts are hosted on the Geneabloggers website. You may be interested in seeing posts about the challenge from other Genea-Bloggers.  Both sites have been voted among Family Tree Magazine’s Top 40 Genealogy Websites this year.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I am listed on the Genea Bloggers Blog Roll because I find it to be a valuable, shared community resource. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

 

Publication Discontinued for Ancestry Magazine

Subscribers to Ancestry Magazine take note. 

The final issue of Ancestry Magazine will be the March/April 2010 issue. After 25 years of publication, the magazine will be discontinued.  With so much great family history content now accessible online, publication in print is seen to have a more limited distribution.

There will be prorated refunds for those whose subscriptions do not end with the March/April 2010 issue.  Refund details will be found in a letter accompanying the last issue.  Copies of past issues will still be available for purchase from their online store.

Ancestry Magazine had broad appeal.  Professionals as well as hobbyists have enjoyed this magazine for years.  This publication will be greatly missed.

 For the official statement, click here.

Challenge #12 – 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy

Here’s your weekly reminder: Archive and Library Sites

Check out the web sites for the Society of American Archivists, ARMA International, and the American Library Association.

This challenge runs from Saturday, 20 March 2010 through Friday, 26 March 2010.

View this week’s challenge in its entirety, by using my Examiner.com, Phoenix Genealogy Examiner link.

Amy Coffin of the We Tree blog has put together the helpful 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy series. These prompts are hosted on the GeneaBloggers website.  You may be interested in seeing posts about the challenge from other Genea-Bloggers.  Both sites have been voted among Family Tree Magazine’s Top 40 Genealogy Websites this year.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I am listed on the Genea Bloggers Blog Roll because I find it to be a valuable, shared community resource. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Challenge #10 – 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy

Family Search Pilot

 Due to an oversight on my part, here’s your weekly reminder—one week late (so sorry):

Investigate Family Search Pilot, which is part of FamilySearch.org.

This challenge runs from Saturday, 6 March 2010 through Friday, 12 March 2010.  (If you missed it, plug it in wherever it fits your schedule.)

View an entire explanation of this week’s challenge, by visiting my Examiner.com, Phoenix Genealogy Examiner page.

Amy Coffin of the We Tree blog has put together the helpful 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy series. These prompts are hosted on the Geneabloggers website . You may be interested in seeing posts about the challenge from other Genea-Bloggers.  Both sites have been voted among Family Tree Magazine’s Top 40 Genealogy Websites this year.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I am listed on the Genea Bloggers Blog Roll because I find it to be a valuable, shared community resource. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Challenge 11 – 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy

Here’s your weekly reminder:

Read the back posts from the Transitional Genealogists Forum.

View an entire explanation of this week’s challenge, by visiting my Examiner.com, Phoenix Genealogy Examiner page.

Amy Coffin of the We Tree blog has put together the helpful 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy series. These prompts are hosted on the Geneabloggers website. You may be interested in seeing posts about the challenge from other Genea-Bloggers. Both sites have been voted among Family Tree Magazine’s Top 40 Genealogy Websites this year.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I am listed on the Genea Bloggers Blog Roll because I find it to be a valuable, shared community resource. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

 

Challenge #9 – 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy

I’m happy to announce that I have been selected to be the Phoenix Genealogy Examiner for Examiner.com I thought you might like to read the story about Challenge #9 that I will be releasing to Examiner.com

Speaking of Genealogy Blogs . . .

Exploring the world of Genealogy Blogs can be an eye-opening, educational experience. GeneaBloggers is THE place to go to get a secure foothold while exploring this new world. Listed as one of Family Tree Magazines 40 Best Genealogy blogs, you’ll find a treasure-trove of remarkable information there. There’s a blog roll listing over 900 genealogy and family history related blogs, blog resources, daily blog prompts, and posts from other genealogy bloggers.

Amy Coffin, GeneaBlogger, Blogger of Honor at the Family History Expo held in Mesa, AZ earlier this year, and blogger at We Tree has put together a fantastic series of weekly blog prompts titled the 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy. These prompts are posted every Saturday on the GeneaBlogger site. Here what GeneaBlogger has to say about them.

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy is a series of weekly blogging prompts that are a bit more challenging and are geared towards those new to the field of genealogy and family history as well as those who want to brush up on some skills which might be a bit rusty.

There seems to be something for everyone to glean from these power-packed tidbits. Join in this week’s challenge. It’s the perfect introduction to genealogy and family history blogs, and GeneaBloggers is the perfect place to find which types of blogs interest you.

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 9

Pick five genealogy blogs and read them every day. Meet new people, and networking within the online genealogy community is a great way to expand your own research and experience. Reading the blogs of others will help you get to know others. Try to find some blogs that are out of your area of expertise. Lists of genealogy blogs can be found at Geneabloggers.com and Genealogue’s Genealogy Blog Finder. If you already subscribe to many genealogy blogs, find five new ones that are “outside the box,” perhaps in history or archives. If you have a genealogy blog, write about the blogs you discover and introduce others to them.

This challenge runs from Saturday, 27 February 2010 through Friday, 5 March 2010.

Hats off to Amy Coffin for this outstanding series of prompts.

Happy blog-finding.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I am listed on the Genea Bloggers Blog Roll because I find it to be a valuable, shared community resource.