Barry J. Elwell
"During the last 90 days on the blog Genealogy by Barry, I have begun a 12 month study entitled “Topics Genealogists Value Most and Why.” The project will carefully look at the topics that genealogists consult in learning and completing various projects associated with genealogy and family history. In the coming months, I will regularly share the insights learned and how you can use the information to advance your research skills and success. The following 25 articles are a sampling of the topics genealogists review and learn about most often."
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Ancestry Academy: 2 New Courses
"At Ancestry Academy, we're adding new content every month. This month, we're introducing courses on using Newspapers.com and homestead records. Sound interesting? Take the courses...
- Newspapers.com: Getting the Scoop on Your Ancestors, with Karen Lee
- Homesteads: An American Treasure, with Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
Mary Meeker: The Internet’s Growth Is Actually Slowing Down...
Wired: by Davey Alba
"MARY MEEKER—THE LONGTIME Morgan Stanley analyst turned venture capitalist—dropped her famed Internet trends slide deck this morning. Clocking in at 197 slides in all, the twentieth annual installment of Meeker’s influential report reflects a tectonic shift in how we’ve viewed and used the web over the past two decades."
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How Cemeteries and Smartphones Play a Role in LDS Family History.
Kelsey Schwab: For the Deseret News
"On May 2, a group of 1,500 Canadian youths from five LDS stakes spent their day in cemeteries in and around Calgary, Alberta. They were there to take pictures of headstones with their smartphones."
This Day In History:
1937: The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
1862: A 3000-strong riot occurred at Wardsend Cemetery in Sheffield, England, against rumors of body snatching from the grounds.
1808: Jefferson Davis, American politician and President of the Confederate States of America was born. He died in 1889
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