Today, Monday, September 6, 2010, is Labor Day here in the United States where we commemorate the labor movement and ponder the many occupations held by our ancestors.

Did you family members have unusual jobs? How about jobs that are no longer in existence due to technology changing the labor landscape? Tell us about the occupations of your ancestors in words and pictures here at GeneaBloggers.

Here are the latest Labor Day posts from our member genealogy bloggers:

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Labor Day – The Jobs of Our Ancestors

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Today is Madness Monday. If you have your own genealogy or family history related blog, you can participate in Madness Monday. What is it?

Madness Monday is a daily blogging theme used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.

To participate in Madness Monday simply create a post with the main focus being an ancestor who may have suffered from some form of mental illness or an ancestor who drives you “mad” because you have trouble locating them or locating more information about them.

Here are the latest Madness Monday posts from our member genealogy bloggers:

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Madness Monday September 6, 2010

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Don’t forget that today is Sentimental Sunday. If you have your own genealogy or family history related blog, you can participate in Sentimental Sunday. What is it?

Sentimental Sunday is a daily blogging theme used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.

To participate in Sentimental Sunday, simply create a post in which you discuss a sentimental story or memory about an ancestor, or maybe even a family tradition that touches you.

A special thanks to Renate Sanders of Into the Light for suggesting Sentimental Sunday as a daily blogging theme!

Here are the latest Sentimental Sunday posts from our member genealogy bloggers:

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Sentimental Sunday – September 5, 2010

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52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 36

Check out the Family History Library catalog. In terms of its library collections, there are no rivals. From this web page, you can search by place, surname, keyword, title, film/fiche, author, subject, and call number. Try all of them. Don’t do actual research with this exercise. Instead just click links and see all the catalog has to offer. Many of these items can be rented for a small fee and viewed at your local Family History Center. You do not have to be a member of the LDS Church to utilize this service. If you write a genealogy blog, tell readers what you found during this exercise, or describe the types of materials you’ve received through this genealogy tool.

This challenge runs from Saturday, 4 September 2010 through Friday, 10 September 2010.

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Here are the latest posts from GeneaBloggers members on this week’s challenge:

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52 Weeks To Better Genealogy by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts that are a bit more challenging and are geared towards those new to the field of genealogy and family history as well as those who want to brush up on some skills which might be a bit rusty. Please include an attribution link if you participate.

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52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Challenge 36 – Family History Library Catalog

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[Note: this is a regular feature of GeneaBloggers which highlights new genealogy and family history-related blogs as well as those recently discovered by members of GeneaBloggers. Use the Suggest A Blog! link in the menu bar to pass along information on new blogs.]

There are 11 newly-discovered genealogy and family-history related blogs that we’ve located this week for a total of 1,270 genealogy blogs on our list! Remember to try and help out these new blogs by:

- using the Follow feature if the blog is hosted on Blogger – adding them to your blog reader – adding a comment on their blog saying “hi” and “welcome”

Here are this week’s new listings:

An American Mutt
http://anamericanmutt.livejournal.com
Blog type: Individual family history

My name is Sarah Burgess and I am an American Mutt. I’m 28 years old and a graduate student in experimental psychology.

For most of my life I only knew my paternal grandfather’s (and, to a certain extent, my paternal grandmother’s) genealogical information. My mother’s side was a complete mystery to me aside from the fact that my maternal great-grandfather left the Mennonite order along with his brothers. Maternal grandfather left when my mother was four and my maternal grandmother never talked about this sort of thing.

Beyond the Ghosts – A Cemetery Blog
http://geanderson.wordpress.com
Blog type: Cemetery blog

…The Postings:  Postings occur as often as possible – ideally, once a week. These will include everything from interviews to essays to book reviews. 2010 premieres a new article series called “Friday Fives” that showcases the month’s top five interesting articles from the world of historic cemetery preservation. “Friday Fives” will appear on the last Friday of each month.

And don’t forget to follow either on Twitter or become a BTG fan on Facebook!

…The Awards:  Last year, Beyond The Ghosts… was awarded two heritage preservation grants from 4Culture and the Allied Arts Foundation of Seattle.

…The Author:  Giving back to a community is rewarding, but sometimes this is easier said than done in the face of daily commutes and crunched weekends. Fortunately, I discovered a volunteer effort that not only fits my schedule but also incorporates my writing, photography, and history-buff skills.

Christensen Family History
http://www.christensenfamilyhistory.com
Blog type: Individual family history

The purpose of this website is to familiarize members of the M.J. Christensen family with their common heritage through family history stories, photographs and documents. We are also gathering and digitally preserving historical records and artifacts which provide accurate information about our family and support on-going research. This site is part of a family archive which is organized and digitally available for sharing. In addition, we hope this will be a place where family members can communicate and share their memories and stories which they would like to have preserved. We also invite any family announcements of births, weddings, missions, military service, etc.

Cuesta Genealogy
http://www.cuestablog.com
Blog type: Hispanic genealogy, Individual family history, Mexican genealogy, Texas genealogy

I have been gathering genealogical data on my Cuesta (Ortiz; Cajero) and Saldana (Villarreal; Urdiales) lineages since the 60s.

I have visited Nochistlan and Real el 14. I have found relatives in Virginia Beach, Virginia; Ontario, California; and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Now, more and more, I focus on digital research and social networking to supplement my findings.

Family History Treasures
http://www.familyhistorytreasures.org.uk
Blog type: Research, UK genealogy

Many of you will already know that the Society of Genealogists house the largest genealogical library in the UK but did you know that the Society is also the national repository for family history documents?

The Society’s ‘Special’, ‘Document’ and ‘Topographical’ collections contain many fascinating documents that display the UK’s diverse and rich cultural heritage. We have been collecting family history documents since 1911, long before the arrival of local record offices, which means we often have documents that you would not expect to find here at the Society.

Our collections relate to over 44,000 surnames. Many documents are originals and date as far back as the 15th century.

An example of the typical documents you might find within our collections are marriage settlements, deeds, certificates, wills, photographs, newspaper clippings, probates, family coat of arms, letters and many other unusual one off documents. Not only are these documents and photographs often beautiful to look at, they also provide us with invaluable information that gives us tremendous insight as to what life must have been like for our ancestors.

There is nothing more exciting for a family historian than to find a document belonging or relating to one of their ancestors and with our extensive and ever growing collections, many more people are making these discoveries.

You can search our collections for relevant documents by coming into the Society and using our catalogues. Due to the size of our ever growing collections, most documents are not listed online but this is something we are working on. In order to ensure our wonderful collections are around for many more generations to enjoy, the Society is raising the funds needed to conserve its collections by digitisation. This will mean that anyone in the world can access these precious documents without running the risk of damaging them. Please click here if you would like to help us make these crucial improvements.

Food.Family.Emphemera
http://foodfamilyephemera.blogspot.com
Blog type: Recipe and food blogs

Finally, what this blog is all about. One of the sources that are part of women’s lives are cookbooks. There are different types of cookbooks, some written by food companies, manufacturers, some written by chefs, and a host of others. But it’s the community or charity cookbooks that provide information about what women cook and share with their families. Community cookbooks began to be published during the time of the American Civil War. They provide recipes from a group of women and at the very least include their names and affiliation. Sometimes they include much more information that tells us something about their lives.

This blog will explore community cookbooks, what they tell us about women’s lives and where you can find them. My research into the topic is going to include presentations to various societies and articles as well as a database of these cookbooks searchable by the individual woman’s name (more on this to come). This is an ongoing project that will show the valuable resource that community cookbooks are to genealogists and historians.

Marksology
http://www.marksology.com
Blog type: Individual family history

Researching the following surnames/families: Marks, Heyman, Raphael, Bernstein, Braunhart, Bufsky, Soloman, Beerman, Repp, Christensen, Broch, Fried, Markheim, Weber, Aronson, Arntsen, Pound, Stone, Tulman, Simmonds, Isaacs, Falk, Goldman, Metzner, Cookson, Carillon, Latz, Nitzberg, Rudy, Lesnitzer, Golden, Vallon, Hart, Sternbach, Brunn, Eilenberg, Gandel

Williams, Lutgens, Kreymborg, Griffith, Crump, Warren, Schanzer, Olsen, Brodahl, Evans, Fageol, Leiter, Gressard, Joseph, Platt, Murdock, Tinnemann

Restore the Ancestors Project
http://www.restoretheancestors.com
Blog type: African-American genealogy, Research blogs, South Carolina genealogy

Rediscovering the Names of 30,000 Enslaved SC Ancestors

This project is a collaboration between Footnote.com, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, FamilySearch and Lowcountry Africana, to digitize every surviving estate inventory for Colonial and Charleston South Carolina from 1732 to 1872, as well as selected Bills of Sale for the same period, in a FREE collection.

When the project is complete, the names of more than 30,000 enslaved ancestors from Charleston and surrounding counties will be restored to history in a free online collection, preserved for generations to come.

Saving Stories
http://robinsavingstories.blogspot.com
Blog type: African-American genealogy, Genealogy education

I am in the business of helping people discover and share information about their ancestors. I am an award winning book publishing consultant for Heritage Makers, the best storybooking company in the world. I have been publishing and designing storybooks since 2007. Heritage Studio, which is the Heritage Makers online book publishing software. In addition to designing and creating books, I also teach clients how to use Heritage Makers products to preserve their history themselves. With my expert research skills. My clients are able to discover, collaborate with family, and preserve a lasting legacy for their posterity. I have been able to help different races and nationalities to find historical documentation on their ancestors. Stories remind us of who we really are and where we come from. We need to retrieve the stories before they are entirely lost.

The Society of Genealogists Conference Blog
http://www.familyhistoryconference.net
Blog type: Genealogy conference blog, UK genealogy

The Society of Genealogists will be 100 years old in 2011 and we intend to celebrate our anniversary in style. There will be different activities to commemorate the occasion and we hope all our members and friends will join us in our celebrations.

Details of all our commemorative events planned for 2011 will be posted on our website and in the Genealogists’ Magazine. Here are the first two events to note in your diary

The Society of Genealogists Centenary Conference will take place on Saturday 7 May 2011
Venue: Royal Overseas League,
Over-Seas House,
Park Place
5 St James’s Terrace,
London SW1A 1LP

Whitney-Nay Family History
http://www.whitneyfamilyhistory.com
Blog type: Individual family history

The family history of Ralph Emanuel Whitney and his wife Doris Elizabeth Nay.

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New Genealogy Blogs September 4, 2010

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I will be mentioning over 10 newly-discovered genealogy blogs later this morning, but I want to take a minute to mention a new African-American genealogy blog that should merit everyone’s attention in the genealogy community.

Restore the Ancestors Project blog is part of the social media effort for an indexing project to restore the names of 30,000 enslaved ancestors in the Charleston, South Carolina area.

A joint effort between Footnote.com, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and Lowcountry Africana, the Restore the Ancestors Project seeks to . . .

“digitize every surviving estate inventory for Colonial and Charleston South Carolina from 1732 to 1872, as well as selected Bills of Sale for the same period, in a FREE collection.

When the project is complete, the names of more than 30,000 enslaved ancestors from Charleston and surrounding counties will be restored to history in a free online collection, preserved for generations to come.”

Congratulations to Toni Carrier of Lowcountry Africana and the Restore the Ancestors Project advisory board members George Geder and Angela Walton-Raji for all their hard work on this much needed endeavor.

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Restore the Ancestors Project Blog

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Twitter

Participants must have a current and active Twitter account in order to participate. During the day on Saturday, participants “tweet” about the surnames they are researching. All posts should include the #surname hashtag.

Here is the current listing of Surname Saturday messages on Twitter.

Bloggers

If you have your own genealogy or family history related blog, you can participate in Surname Saturday. What is it?

Surname Saturday is a daily blogging theme used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.

To participate in Surname Saturday, simply create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research.

Here are the latest Surname Saturday posts from our member genealogy bloggers:

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Surname Saturday September 4, 2010

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Labor Day Special – What Did Your Ancestors Do For A Living?

All this Labor Day weekend, we’ll be looking for posts about ancestors and the jobs they did. Join in the fun and tell us the occupations of your family members past and present. Discuss how occupations have changed over time and include photos if you have them! We’ll have a special roll-up post on Monday, September 6, 2010.

Happy Blogiversary!

If your blog anniversary is coming up soon, make sure it gets on our GeneaBloggers calendar! Remember to send your blog anniversary info to GeneaBloggers.

Genealogy Blog Carnivals

Wondering how to participate in a blog carnival? Check out this post from Bootcamp for GeneaBloggers.

Genealogy Conferences This Week

View upcoming genealogy conferences in the United States and across the globe at the group of calendars at GeneaBloggers. If you know of an upcoming expo or conference that should be on the GeneaBloggers conference calendar, send it to us at geneabloggers@gmail.com.

Appearances By GeneaBloggers Members

If you need more information on how to submit your own information for our Speaker’s Bureau page as well as the Speakers’ Appearances calendar, contact us at geneabloggers@gmail.com.

GeneaBloggers Group on Facebook

We are now at 1,218 members this week at GeneaBloggers Group on Facebook. If you know anyone who blogs about their genealogy or family history and you think they might benefit from membership in Geneabloggers please tell them about our Facebook group!

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy

Amy Coffin of the fabulous We Tree blog, has done it again. Last year, Amy developed a series of 52 Weekly Genealogy Blogging Prompts which kept folks very busy and forced them to look at many different aspects of their genealogy.

Now Amy brings us 52 Weeks To Better Genealogy: a series of weekly prompts that are a bit more challenging and are geared towards those new to the field of genealogy and family history as well as those who want to brush up on some skills which might be a bit rusty.

• Check out the Family History Library catalog. In terms of its library collections, there are no rivals. From this web page, you can search by place, surname, keyword, title, film/fiche, author, subject, and call number. Try all of them. Don’t do actual research with this exercise. Instead just click links and see all the catalog has to offer. Many of these items can be rented for a small fee and viewed at your local Family History Center. You do not have to be a member of the LDS Church to utilize this service. If you write a genealogy blog, tell readers what you found during this exercise, or describe the types of materials you’ve received through this genealogy tool.

We’ll list a new challenge each Saturday which should be completed by the following Friday.

And remember – as Amy says – these should be fun exercises! Don’t feel that you have to participate each week, nor should you beat yourself up if you miss one or more challenges. We all have so much that we want to accomplish – let alone what we want to accomplish with our genealogy blogs. This series should be one which, by the end of 2010, helps you to be a better genealogist.

GeneaBloggers Calendar

Check out Sentimental Sunday, Madness Monday, Tombstone Tuesday, Wisdom Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday, Treasure Chest Thursday, Follow Fridayand Surname Saturday which can help you come up with ideas each day of the week for blog posts! And don’t forget to check out other upcoming events at the Geneabloggers Calendar. This is the same Google calendar that has been in existence for quite some time. And if you subscribe to the calendar you’ll receive email reminders of events.

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Genealogy Blogging Events Week of September 3-10, 2010

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This evening, September 3rd, NBC will rebroadcast an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? Tonight’s episode features Brooke Shields:

You can review all the previous posts about WDYTYA at GeneaBloggers by clicking here. In addition, an analysis of the ratings for the premiere US season of WDYTYA can be found at High-Definition Genealogy.

Here is what fellow genealogists and family historians with their own blogs are saying about WDYTYA:

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Encore Showing – Brooke Shields on WDYTYA

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Follow Friday is a daily blogging theme used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.

To participate in Follow Friday, simply create a post in which you recommend another genealogy blogger, a specific blog post, a genealogy website or a genealogy resource. Tell us why they are important to the genealogy community and why we should follow.

A special thanks to Earline Bradt of Ancestral Notes for suggesting Follow Friday as a daily blogging theme!

Here are the latest Follow Friday posts from our member genealogy bloggers:

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Follow Friday September 3, 2010

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