CATEGORY: Genealogy

One of my hobbies (or as my husband would say, "addiction") for the past year has been genealogy. I love learning more about history in the process of discovering a new personal connection to it. And I love the thrill of finding clues and solving puzzles (there's a strong element of detective work to family history research). So genealogy has become a blogging theme:

• Wading into the Wiki World. Trying out a new online tool for collaborative research.
• JewishGen. Profile of an invaluable resource for Jewish genealogy.
• Genealogists Anonymous. The first step: admitting my addiction.
• Curiosity. How curiosity about an unusual birthplace helped lead to a breakthrough.
• 1876 Society Pages Help Solve Genealogical Puzzle. How an old Brooklyn newspaper article lead me link my great-great-grandparents to seven more generations.
• Homestead! The Bureau of Land Management may be able to tell you where your ancestors owned land if they were western or mid-western settlers who got their land from the government.
• Accelerated Serendipity. How the Internet has proved an amazing resource for genealogists.