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Top 10 genealogy resources
I have been away a while—I know, I know—but I just couldn’t resist the latest blogging theme bouncing around. Top 10 lists always seem to bring me out of my little hole. Judy G. Russell, CG, CGL,...
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National Genealogical Society seeks nominations for 2015 Genealogy Hall of Fame
The following announcement was received from the National Genealogical Society: NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 GENEALOGY HALL OF FAME Would your society like to honor a...
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What’s up?
When I started this year I didn’t intend that my blog would go silent. I thought it would be business-as-usual, with at least a good though-provoking post every so often. Sadly, as the year went on,...
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Virtual Professional Management Conference for APG Members
Are you unable to attend our upcoming APG Professional Management Conference (PMC) in person? We are excited to announce a virtual option for a selection of the lectures. APG has partnered with...
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Addressing questions about the professional genealogy survey
From now through next Tuesday, 26 February 2013, I am conducting a survey of anyone identifying themselves as a professional genealogist. For more details and the link to the survey, please read the...
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Creating a portrait of professional genealogy
The March 2007 issue of the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly published the results of a member survey.[1] It is the most recent portrait (of which I am aware) of the community of...
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Writing the Ridgelys
On 11 August 2010 National Park Service archaeologists at Monocacy National Battlefield announced that, using clues from the historical record, they had discovered the remains of several slave cabins...
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When you find a document that may be about one of your ancestors …
On 13 January 2013 Nancy of the My Ancestors and Me blog, posted a question: When you find a document that may be about one of your ancestors (or may just as well not be about one of them), what do you...
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Genealogy organizations: what have you done for me lately?
On 9 January 2013, Amy Coffin posted “Mind the Gap: Comparing Genealogy Associations to Other Info-Based Groups” in her We Tree Genealogy Blog. The post referred back to a blog post written by the CEO...
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Looking Back on ’12, Forward to ’13
The New Year always brings reflection. Since I started this blog, I have used it as a way to gauge my professional progress. You can read about my goals from previous years in these earlier posts:...
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The “literature search” in the Internet age
Many genealogy guides advise that we should first conduct a literature search when researching a new family. Traditionally, this has meant examining published work. The Internet has changed both the...
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Building a professional genealogy career
Earlier today, a poster inquired on the Transitional Genealogists Forum mailing list about educational opportunities for building a full-time genealogy career. I posted a fairly lengthy response, and...
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Charging for genealogy: what is it worth?
This post has been inspired by Thomas Macentee’s 2012 update to the 2011 “Genea-Opportunities” series of blog posts.[1] Longtime readers may recognize that it was this discussion that originally led to...
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Professional genealogists and genealogy professionals
This post has been inspired by Thomas Macentee’s 2012 update to the 2011 “Genea-Opportunities” series of blog posts.[1] Longtime readers may recognize that it was this discussion that originally led to...
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