My criteria for The Best of the Blogs is this: I look for blogs that highlight genealogy methodology, new records, social and historical context, current events, and educational and volunteer opportunities. I try especially to focus on blogs that document the Irish and the Irish diaspora and may be of interest to TIARA members.
DNA
An example of how to test a DNA hypothesis and break down a brick wall on Diahann Southard's Your DNA Guide blog Click here
Educational Opportunities
Gail Dever shares information about the Quebec Genealogical eSociety virtual conference coming up in January. Talks will be available a la carte, for $10 each, Canadian. One talk of interest to TIARA members may be The Lost Voices: Asylums, Ethics, and the Irish in 19th Century Quebec Click here
Irish in America
Damian Shiels traces the history of Paddy's Lament from the 18th century forward on The Irish in the American Civil War Click here
Records and Databases
News from Lorine McGinnis Schulze on her Olive Tree Genealogy blog about available Church of Ireland Parish records: Click here
From American Ancestors, Our Lady Help of Christians (Newton) church records from 1885 to 1920 are now searchable. Click here
Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy News announces the latest installment of Military Service Pension Collection from the Rathmines-based Military Archives: Click here
Research Resources
Legacy Tree Genealogists features 7 Overlooked Irish Genealogy Resources You Should Be Using Click here
Ancestor Network features notes from Jim Ryan's talk on Catholic Church records. Jim is the founder of Flyleaf Press, which publishes the county series of genealogy guides. He examines the history of the Church over time, and how social and political factors affected record keeping. Click here
Technology
On Legacy Family Tree, a new TechZone Video on printing your family history book on Lulu.com Click here
Here are some other bloggers who write about weekly posts that may be of interest:
Friday's Family History Finds by Linda Stufflebean, on her blog Empty Branches of the Family Tree blog Click here
Best of the Genea-Blogs and Genealogy News and Education Bytes by Randy Seaver on his Genea-Musings blog Click here and Click here
This Week's creme de la creme by Gail Dever on her Genealogy A La Carte blog Click Here
Did you see a great genealogy blog post I missed? Let me know!
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