loss of a research tool

If you have looked at the Research Tools section of this blog, you know that one of my links is: Spokesman Review ~ birth announcement search. Unfortunately, I have recently realized that this feature is not working. This is unfortunate & hopefully something that will eventually be fixe.

Salish

When I was young, I lived in Inchelium, WA. 

I attended the Inchelium School District 

(a K-12 school) from kindergarten through 8th grade. 

Salish is/was the language of this tribe. 

While I am not Native American, 

I would still like to share a link that I have found, 

which is to the Salish School of Spokane. 

Salish School of Spokane

Forgotten Ashes

While this link does not relate to my family (I hope), I thought that it was worth sharing. According to Forgotten Ashes, "[e]ach and every year, cremated remains go unclaimed at funeral homes, cremation providers, and local-state agencies throughout the United States...." Everyone deserves a proper, respectful burial; families need to know the fate of their relatives. Let's help by sharing this link.

posts re: medical records on The Legal Genealogist

Two recent posts by The Legal Genealogist address medical records.

Records access: good news, bad news

Breakthrough for medical genealogy

Washington State Provider Credential Search

I can't believe that it hasn't occurred to me to share this before:

Provider Credential Search at the Washington State Department of Health

could be a valuable research tool.

(As a matter of fact, I've used it quite a bit myself!)

webinars by Legacy Family Tree

Legacy Family Tree has webinars!
(Legacy, of course, is a provider of genealogy software for Windows.)
 

Click here to view the webinar list!

Genealogy? It's a lot of work!

I have recently begun following Ancestry's blog (at http://blogs.ancestry.com). They have a recent post - Family History All Done? What’s Your Number? (posted August 16, 2012 by Crista Cowan) - that I think is worth sharing.

 

Sometimes people don't appreciate just how much work goes into genealogy. It's sooo much more than just slapping names onto a tree & saying "done," though that in and of itself could be a bit of work. (Please refer to the photo I have included from the aforementioned Ancestry blog post.) At the very basic level, there are dates & places of births, baptisms (if applicable), marriages, deaths, & burials. All of these things need to be corroborated by proof, which in turn needs to be properly cited.

 

For another take, I recommend reading the Family History All Done? What’s Your Number? post.

 

 

 

"The Google Genealogist"

One day, while searching YouTube for genealogy information, I came across The Google Genealogist. While I haven't finished watching all five of the videos below, they seemed (at least at first glance) worth sharing.

 

"Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lectureres, and Librarians"

As an aspiring Genealogist / Family Historian, it seems only fitting that my first post (aside from my intro) should be on Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians. I ordered this book off of Amazon, and it appears to be an absolute necessary resource!