Saturday, October 31, 2020

Best of the Blogs, Week Ending October 31, 2020

Culture Context & Background

On her "On a flesh and bone foundation: An Irish History" blog, Jennifer brings us the story of Dorothy Stopford Price and the tuberculosis vaccine in Ireland 

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Educational Opportunities

Heather Wilkinson Rojo lists the many virtual genealogy and history events available for November 2020 

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Gena Philibert-Ortega brings us a finding aid for international newspapers. 

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Her webinar on this topic is available free on Legacy through November 4.  

Every October I look forward to the NARA Virtual Genealogy Fair.  This year's fair has been postponed until March 2021 

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Methodology

Donna Moughty's methodology for brick wall research 

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Records and Databases

On the Vita Brevis blog from American Ancestors, Joe Smalldone brings us the story of a "clerical" error.  

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Research Resources

John Grenham reviews Martin O'Halloran's The Lost Gaeltacht, based on difficult to access Land Commission Records 

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If you have ancestral connections to County Roscommon, check Claire Santry's blog on A Dictionary of Roscommon Biography by Michael Lennon 

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