The following recent blog posts are those that I consider important or notable. Unlike other similar blog lists, I cannot guarantee that they will all be from the past week. (Some weeks I simply do not have time to read any blogs.) But I will try to write this on a fairly regular basis.
The Narrator (pseudonym), “Tuesday’s Tip – Interpreting primary sources – the 6 ‘w’s,” Essex Voices Past blog, posted 21 February 2012 and “Tuesday’s Tip: Primary sources – ‘Unwitting Testimony’,” Essex Voices Past blog, posted 28 February 2012 (http://www.essexvoicespast.com : accessed 5 March 2012). These two articles are geared more towards historians than genealogists, but they discuss important aspects of interpreting the records we use: basically understanding what the document says, and what it means (but doesn’t say).
Harold Henderson, “How to prove parents without direct evidence,” Midwestern Microhistory blog, posted 8 March 2012 (http://midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com : accessed 9 March 2012). In this enlightening post, Harold dissects the evidence and the proof argument of a case study in a recent issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
Daniel Hubbard, “Learning and Imagining,” Personal Past Meditations blog, posted 4 March 2012 (http://www.thepersonalpast.com/blog/ : accessed 9 March 2012). Daniel discusses breaking the rules of genealogy, particularly the one about starting with yourself and moving methodically back in time.
Posted by The Narrator on March 12, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Thank you for including my posts in your list of Notable Genealogy Blog Posts for 12 March 2012.
Posted by raynorcrimmonsmysteries on March 12, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Thank you for sharing Harold Henderson’s article. I needed that.