Geneabloggers

With all the buzz about Twitter being the latest source for breaking news, it may be easy to overlook the fact that Twitter is also a good place to look for information about the past.

"According to Ancestry magazine one of the latest tools in genealogy is Geotagging - 'GPS enables gamily historians to record a very precise location of any physical location, like a grave, old homestead, etc...add the info to your existing research.' "

"GeneaBloggers is a group of genealogists and family historians committed to augmenting their passion by blogging about their research and their families"

"One of the necessities in my research toolbox is a screen capture application. In my earlier article, I discussed TechSmith's Jing, which has been recently updated. Jing is available for both Mac and Windows and can capture both screenshots and screencasts making it an invaluable tool for anyone. The fact that it's a free tool makes it even better."

For years I've wanted to have my DNA results available to use alongside my genealogy research. Here is Part One of a review of the YDNA kit from familybuilder.com where I describe the components, the process, the pluses and the minuses.