Jessica's Genejournal

The 1st edition of the Carnival of Genealogical Societies has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be on"Collaboration. Does your society collaborate with other societies? (genealogical, historical, lineage, etc.) Or groups? (local library, family history center)Why or why not? What works...

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Well, another month has gone by, and that means that it is time for another Google Analytics report! Here are the results for February 2010:The top ten countries, in number of visits, are:United States - 277 visitsCanada - 41 visitsPoland - 11 visitsUnited Kingdom - 11 visitsRussia - 7 visitsGermany...

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Last month, Amanda of A Tale of Two Ancestors left a comment notifying me that she had nominated me for the Happy 101 award. I wasn't able to post my response until now, and I just want to say, "Thank you Amanda for the award!"For this award, I have to...

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I happened to notice Harold's post on the Archives and Regional History Library at Western Michigan University earlier this week, but I hadn't had a chance to write anything about the library until now.As I mentioned in my comment to Harold's article, Western Michigan's Archives and Regional History Library holds...

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Welcome to the 26th edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy! The topic for this edition was a carousel - the articles could be on any topic. Several articles were submitted, and here are the articles for this edition:First off, we have an article from T. Casteel...

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Another genealogy carnival has been started, and this carnival is the Carnival of African-American Genealogy. The topic for the first edition will be on "Restore My Name - Slave Records and Genealogy Research," and you can read more about it here. Enjoy!...

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The 90th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be on"A Tribute to Women! March is women's history month and a great time to honor the women on our family trees.This is will be the 4th...

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The 20th edition of the Smile For The Camera Carnival has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be on"'Give Their Face A Place.' March is Women's History month and you are asked to picture women back into history. The unknown, known and...

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In my previous post, I promised I would continue writing about my Kees ancestors' connection to Cleveland, Ohio; however, I discovered a naturalization record during my time off in December that I want to discuss in this post.While I was at the Archives of Michigan doing research for my thesis,...

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I just want to remind everyone that submissions for the upcoming edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy are due today. You can submit your articles here. Enjoy!...

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I just want to remind everyone that submissions for the upcoming edition of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy are due on Thursday by 11:59 p.m. The topic for this carnival is a carousel, and submissions can be submitted here. If you need more, please do not hesitate...

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I just want to wish everyone a safe and happy Valentine's Day! Enjoy!...

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The February 2010 issue of the Shades of the Departed Magazine has been posted! You can read it here. Enjoy!...

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Although I'm late in posting this, I still wanted to mention that a new carnival, the Carnival of Genealogy Societies, has been created! You can read more about the carnival here. The topic for the first edition will be on"Doin' Things Right! Shine a spotlight on a specific program, project,...

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For this upcoming edition of the Carnival of Genealogy, I have to come up with what I think were the five best posts from this blog that fit the categories of Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Documentary, Best Comedy, and Best Biography. So, here are my five picks for the...

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The 89th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be on"The Third Annual iGene Awards, The Best of The Best! It's Academy awards time... time for the Academy of Genealogy and Family History, aka AGFH, to...

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Well, another month has gone by, and that means that it is time for another Google Analytics Report! Here are the results for January 2010:The top ten countries, in number of visits, are:United States - 361 visitsCanada - 43 visitsUnited Kingdom - 21 visitsAustralia - 13 visitsGermany - 8 visitsNetherlands...

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As you've probably noticed, I haven't posted much recently, although I've wanted to do so. (At the time of this writing, I have about 13 backlogged articles that I am trying to finish and post.) Of course, I haven't had much time because I'm a grad student.One of the articles...

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The 88th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be on"Ode to My Family's History! This time around we'll be composing a poem that tells our family's history. It can be long or short, rhyme or...

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I've never participated in this meme before, but I did learn about the meme from reading Randy's post. Instead of just writing about where I've researched a certain surname, I thought for my first post in this meme series I would write some more about a research problem I have....

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As you probably remember, I posted a few requests within the past month or so for hosts of the 2010 editions of the Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy. A couple of people have already offered to host a few of the editions, but there are still some months...

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Well, I'm back at school again, and after looking at my schedule, I have come to the conclusion that my workload will be greater for this semester than the previous semester. Thus, I do not know how often I will be able to post in the upcoming months. I'll try...

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The January issue of the Shades Of The Departed Magazine has been posted! You can read it here. Enjoy!...

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The 17th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be on the Saint Patrick's Day Parade, and you can read more about it here. Enjoy!...

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An update on changes for the Carnival of Genealogy and the topic for the next edition of the Carnival of Genealogy has been posted! You can read it here. The topic for the next edition will be on"Volunteerism! Here's a chance to toot your horn about whatever genealogy projects, organizations,...

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