Lesson Four : Blogging and Genealogy

But first a little review. Click on the following Power Point presentation: Mining the Internet.

Blogging, a New Phenomenon

Web logging or blogging is becoming a new internet use that would not have been anticipated a few years ago. It is a way for individual users to publish their thoughts or personal experiences for others to see. It is becoming a powerful way for people with similar interests to share ideas and projects.

If you wanted to start a blog: http://www.blogger.com/start

Click on Take a Quick Tour

To see examples of blogs:

A former resident of South Porcupine

A home school parent

Try a search yourself for a certain topic on a blog: http://blogsearch.google.com/

Genealogy, Searching for Your Past

Many people use the internet to search for their ancestors. A good place to begin with is the Mormon Church program called FamilySearch. Choose "Search for Ancestors". Begin by typing in your family last name and country. Then be more specfic using a given name and last name.

Mormon Church OnLine (www.familysearch.org)

Another place for searchers to look is Cyndi's List. The number of genealogy sites on this site is increasing every year.

Cyndi's List (www.cyndislist.com)

A Few Good Canadian Sites

Canadian National Archives
Ingeneas Canadian Roots
Genealogy Acadian and French-Canadian Style
Young Immigrants To Canada
Franco-American and French-Canadian Genealogy

Miscellaneous

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