This month, explore American history for genealogists with historic maps, social history tools and the Family Tree Magazine "Top 40 Genealogy Blogs".
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Your Host: Lisa Louise Cooke
News from the Blogosphere with Genealogy Insider Diane Haddad
Several of the genealogy blogs on the
Family Tree Magazine Top 40 Blogs list focus on history. Diane gives us some of the standouts:
Midwestern Microhistory by Harold Henderson
Announcing
Family Tree Magazine’s
“40 Best Genealogy Blogs”
Top Tips: US History in Your Pocket
Nancy Hendrickson, author of The Genealogist’s US History Pocket Reference, discusses incorporating American history into your genealogy research.
Author and Family Tree University Instructor Gena Ortega provides tips from her video class called Top 10 Social History Tools
Gena’s Faves:
The Publisher's Desk with Allison Dolan
Allison takes on a trip down memory lane to look at the history of Family Tree Magazine.
Listen to Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems and Genealogy: Family History Made Easy podcasts on
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