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Blogging Your Family History
Posted on March 6, 2010
You may have encountered a "blog" during your last search on Google or a genealogy colleague may have mentioned an article they read on a well-known family history blog. You keep hearing the term blog and wonder: "Am I missing out on a way to improve my research?" or "Can a blog help me connect with other genealogists?" Before these and other questions can be answered, lets learn more about family history blogs and whether having one is right for you.
I began blogging in late 2006 as a way to capture my mother's stories about our family. This was a difficult time for us since Mom's early-onset Alzheimer's Disease was quickly advancing. Not only was I able to set down in writing these great tales that she told during holidays and get-togethers...
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