What are your favorite genealogy blogs?


A prompt from Crista Cowan of  Ancestry.com  Aces Program  asked what are your five or six favorite genealogy blogs to read.  Boy it was hard to limit my favorites, I think I could have shared at least ten or fifteen genealogy blogs.  Here are my “favorite six”:

Genea-Musings
http://www.geneamusings.com/
Randy Seaver shares research, thoughts, family, and tips on his blog.  I really enjoy his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun (SNGF) prompts.  I like the Legacy and RootsMagic posts about using  both of the software programs.   

Ancestry Insider
http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com
I really enjoy the Ancestry Insider,   Topics include Ancestry and FamilySearch updates and website information –

Greta’s Genealogy Bog
http://gretabog.blogspot.com/
Tips for research,and tools.  Greta shares joys, problems, and pitfalls of family research.  Her blog also has research links for South Carolina, Texas and General Genealogy. 

GeneaWebinars
http://blog.geneawebinars.com/
Maintained by Dear Mrytle the blog lists webinar learning opportunities for genealogists.  I am always looking to learn something new.

What’s Past if Prologue
http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/
Great insight, wonderful subjects, Donna Pointkouski is a talented writer.

Marian’s Roots and Rambles
http://rootsandrambles.blogspot.com/
Marian always has some advice or interesting topics to share.  She is not afraid to tell it like it is and I really enjoy that about her.   She shares her researching thoughts and tips, many thazt I have incorporated into my own research.

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Greta Koehl said…
Aww, thank you so much for the mention! Now I gotta get back to work to earn such kind praise....
August 9, 2012 at 7:43 PM
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