Month: August 2005

An Unmarked Grave and a Family Bible

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The Montgomery Advertiser has an article about a family discovering who was buried in an unmarked grave for almost 90 years. A 100-year-old family Bible provided the first of many clues that eventually led to the grave being identified as that of a Confederate soldier.

Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

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Thom sent me a link to an article from the The Daily News (Jacksonville, NC), written by Joe Miller. It’s about a group called ‘Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness’ (website here (raogk.org)), and about how one man was helped and how he’s helping others (as well as giving you a good rundown of just what kind of activities the group engages in). This is the first time I’ve heard about Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, and I am looking forward to contributing (and you should check them out as well).

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Online Genealogy Collaboration

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My brother and I have been talking about expanding our family’s website to encompass our genealogy research, as well as to make it easier to share with other family members. This has been going on since last year, and we are just now getting around to it. What I have found is surprising, to say the least. There is a lot of good online genealogy software out there. I’m not talking about simply exporting your genealogy information to a web page format. I’m talking about true, real-time collaboration, that doesn’t require you to upload a new batch of files everytime you make changes or additions. They are database driven, don’t require a lot of know-how (most have clear instructions and a helpful community), some are even free, and, well, they are just plain cool. All you need is an evening, your own domain/hosting (domain names can run you around $9 a year, hosting $5 a month), and the ability to follow instructions.

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Genealogists and Venting

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The Genealogue had a good article about a site that I used to frequent (albeit anonymously), gensuck.com, which was basically a site for genealogists to vent (and did some of us vent!). It’s went downhill, which is a shame, because there was a lot of good, well-earned criticism about various genealogy products, companies, etc. on that site.