Listen to internet radio with Geneabloggers on Blog Talk Radio Join us for another episode of GeneaBloggers Radio on Friday, March 25, 2011 starting at 10pm EDT, 9pm CDT, 8pm MDT, and 7pm PDT! This week we’ll be holding discussing both the current trend of “genealogy and television” as well as finding your black sheep ancestors! Genealogy, Television and Black Sheep – Oh My! This week’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? will feature actor Chris Buscemi as he embarks on a journey to discover the rogues and villains of his ancestry. And with that ...

Today is Wednesday, March 23, 2011 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Today is Liberty Day (US), National Puppy Day (US). Fearless Females Once again, in honor of National Women’s History Month , Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist blog presents Fearless Females: 31 Blogging Prompts to Celebrate Women’s History Month. March 23 — Create a timeline for a female ancestor using your favorite software program or an online timeline generator such as ...

Today is Tuesday, March 22, 2011 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Happy blogiversary to Roots (started March 22, 2009). Today is International Goof Off Day, World Poetry Day . Fearless Females Once again, in honor of National Women’s History Month , Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist blog presents Fearless Females: 31 Blogging Prompts to Celebrate Women’s History Month. March 22 — If a famous director wanted to make a movie about one of your ...

As readers of GeneaBloggers know, I love infographics and I am an advocate for respecting intellectual property and copyright. Imagine my delight when I stumbled upon an image that combines both! If you’ve ever wondered whether or not you should post an image then use this flow chart. And remember: not everything found on the Internet is free and yours for the taking! Photo: Giving Credit via pia jane bijkerk . ©2011, copyright Thomas MacEntee Post from: GeneaBloggers Infographic – Should I Post This Image? copyright 2011, Thomas MacEntee Share and Enjoy: ...

It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Ken Spangler of the Beyond Fiction blog, described as, “Ken’s Spangler’s Genealogy Blog and Further Ramblings.” How Ken Got Started in Genealogy Ken’s genealogy journey started when his father passed away. It was then that Ken realized he knew very little about his family and had just lost his best source. Ken wanted to find out as much as he could and share it with his children; it’s what has kept him going for ten years now. Ken’s Family and His Blog Ken is not exactly sure what his family thinks about ...

Today is Monday, March 21, 2011 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Happy blogiversary to Brenda Dougall Merriman (started March 21, 2007) and Find Your Folks (started March 21, 2008). Today is World Down Syndrome Day . Check back this afternoon for our series May I Introduce To You with an interview of genealogy blogger Ken Spangler of the Beyond Fiction blog. Fearless Females Once again, in honor of National Women’s History Month , Lisa Alzo of The ...

Today is Sunday, March 20, 2011 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Happy blogiversary to The Chart Chick (started March 20, 2008)! Today is: Autumnal Equinox (Southern Hemisphere), Holi (India), Vernal Equinox (Northern Hemisphere), World Storytelling Day Fearless Females Once again, in honor of National Women’s History Month , Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist blog presents Fearless Females: 31 Blogging Prompts to Celebrate Women’s History Month. ...

Week #12 – Movies Week 12: Movies. Did (or do you still) see many movies? Describe your favorites. Where did you see these films? Is the theater still there, or is there something else in its place? This challenge runs from Saturday, March 19, 2011 through Friday, March 25, 2011. * * * Here are the latest posts from GeneaBloggers members on this week’s challenge: *** 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts (one for each week of 2011) that invite genealogists and others to record memories and insights about their own ...

[Editor's Note: this is a regular feature of GeneaBloggers which highlights new genealogy and family history-related blogs as well as those recently discovered by members of GeneaBloggers. Use the Suggest A Blog! link in the menu bar to pass along information on new blogs.] There are 14 newly-discovered genealogy and family-history related blogs that we’ve located this week for a total of 1807 genealogy blogs on our list! Remember to try and help out these new blogs by: using the Follow feature if the blog is hosted on Blogger adding them to your blog reader adding a comment ...

Today is Saturday, March 19, 2011 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Happy blogiversary to Family Stories (started March 19, 2009)! Today is National Quilting Day (US), Perigree Moon , Purim (begins at sundown), St. Joseph’s Day , Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano, CA , Worm Moon . Check in later this afternoon for Week 12 of the series of 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History . Don’t forget! The list of newly-discovered genealogy blogs ...

Today is Monday, March 7, 2011 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Today is Labour Day (Australia), Pulaski Day (US – Illinois). This week starts Celebrate Your Name Week , National Procrastination Week , Read an E-Book Week , Teen Tech Week . Check back this afternoon for our series May I Introduce To You with an interview of genealogy blogger Deborah Large Fox of the Help! The Faerie Folk Hid My Ancestors! and the Journey to Recite the Kaddish in Uzlyany ...

The overnight ratings for Season 2 Episode 5 of Who Do You Think You Are? with Lionel Richie are up over Zap2It – TV by the Numbers , MediaWeek and The Futon Critic : NBC’s already renewed Who Do You Think You Are? finished second in the 8 p.m. hour, with 6.13 million viewers and a 1.2/ 4 among adults 18-49. (Media Week) I expected an episode of WDYTA focusing on African-American family history to be higher in the ratings but the NAACP Image Awards broadcast on Fox may have taken some viewers away who would have tuned in to see Lionel Richie. Stay tuned. © 2011, ...

Today is Sunday, March 6, 2011 and here is what’s available in terms of Daily Blogging Prompts, blog carnivals and other related events in the genealogy blogosphere: Items of Note Happy blogiversary to ‘On a flesh and bone foundation’: An Irish History (started March 6, 2010)! Today is: Orthodox Cheesefare Sunday , Shrovetide, Alamo Day (US – Texas), 154th Anniversary of the Dred Scott Decision (US) Fearless Females Once again, in honor of National Women’s History Month , Lisa Alzo of The Accidental Genealogist blog presents Fearless Females: 31 Blogging ...

Week #10 – Disasters Week 10: Disasters. Did you experience any natural disasters in your lifetime? Tell us about them. If not, then discuss these events that happened to parents, grandparents or others in your family. This challenge runs from Saturday, March 5, 2011 through Friday, March 11, 2011. * * * Here are the latest posts from GeneaBloggers members on this week’s challenge: *** 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts (one for each week of 2011) that invite genealogists and others to record memories and insights ...

[Editor's Note: this is a regular feature of GeneaBloggers which highlights new genealogy and family history-related blogs as well as those recently discovered by members of GeneaBloggers. Use the Suggest A Blog! link in the menu bar to pass along information on new blogs.] There are 17 newly-discovered genealogy and family-history related blogs that we’ve located this week for a total of 1778 genealogy blogs on our list! Remember to try and help out these new blogs by: using the Follow feature if the blog is hosted on Blogger adding them to your blog reader adding a comment ...