Genealogy Blogs & Wikis


    Wikis and Blogs do have a place in genealogy research. There is a great deal of information to be learned from Wikis as the information is usually posted by people who have direct knowledge of a subject. The reason Wikis should not be considered a primary source is the same reason we should not take our genealogy from other people's trees and call it our own. The proof of what is put down is not always verifiable with a Wiki. The Wiki can give us a good starting point, or a focus point for our own research. Blogs are also a good tool for genealogy. They can be used to keep track of your own research, where you have searched for individuals on your tree, and what you have found to date for that particular person or surname. With blogs you can also see the steps others have taken getting their information. Some blogs teach lessons on genealogy and other topics related to genealogy. Check out the links to blogs and wikis and if you would like to add your blog or know of a wiki we have not listed here, please feel free to post message at California Genealogy Club, and I will add them to our website.

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    link button   California ~ Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe
    This blog is meant to serve members of the Genealogy Cafe and other San Diego genealogy researchers by answering questions, providing research information, providing notices of programs, etc.
    link button   COGenBlog [Colorado]
    News and tips about genealogy research in Colorado.
    link button   Common-place
    A common place for exploring and exchanging ideas about early American history and culture. A bit friendlier than a scholarly journal, a bit more scholarly than a popular magazine, Common-place speaks--and listens--to scholars, museum curators, teachers, hobbyists, and just about anyone interested in American history before 1900.
    link button   Dear Myrtle
    This site is billed as 'practical down-to-earth advice for historians.....'
    link button   Everton Publishers Genealogy Blog
    A place for genealogists to find the best the Internet has to offer for genealogists.
    link button   Free Blacks in Antebellum North Carolina
    This blog is dedicated to the history and genealogy of the author's research of free Blacks in antebellum North Carolina.
    link button   GenealogyBank ~ The Official Blog
    Bringing you practical tips, searches and information about new content available in GenealogyBank to help you quickly mine it for the details of your ancestors' lives.
    link button   Genealogy Blog Finder
    Links to genealogy blogs, including blogs specific to subjects like cemeteries, genetics, obituaries, etc.
    link button   Genealogy Blogs and Newsletters
    A directory of online genealogy weblogs [blogs], journals, newsletters, and random writings, by Joe Beine.
    link button   Genealogy Librarian News
    A blog that provides separate issues for each state, as well as links to genealogy and local history books that you can download [in PDF format] and add to your research library.
    link button   Genealogy Roots Blog
    A Blog that provides up to date availability for all kinds of online U.S. genealogy records. Some are fee based and some are free.
    link button   Hispanic Genealogy Blog
    link button   MyHeritage
    Jewish genealogy blog.
    link button    Day In Black History
    DayInBlackHistory.com can be best described as a community driven, interactive online periodical about the black experience.
    link button   Encyclopedia of Genealogy
    An online encyclopedia of genealogical tools and techniques, created by its readers.
    link button   GenWiki
    Source for genealogy in the German-speaking areas of the world. The pages are maintained by the Society for Computergenealogy e. V.
    link button   Genealogy Wiki!, The
    A place where you can create articles about your ancestors, and easily link them to other articles about where and when they lived. You can work wholly within this wiki, or you can link your articles to sites on the World Wide Web.
    link button   Louisiana - African Americans Enslaved in Bossier & Caddo Parishes
    An online community exclusively dedicated to the genealogy and history of families [including surnames Adams, Adger, Baker, Bradford, Boyd, Cade, Caldwell, Elder, Gates, Gatterson, Glover, Griffin, Hale, Hamiter, Head, Hodge, Holden, Hutchinson, Johnson, Montgomery, Paysinger, Pierce, Player, Prothro, Smith, Stawell, Taylor, Thomas, Washington] in rural, northwest Louisiana.
    link button   Sankofagen Wiki
    A collection of freely accessible genealogical and historical data pertaining to U.S.A. antebellum plantations, farms, factories, manors, etc. that used African slave labor.
    link button   Slave Trade Data Collection ~ Sankofa
    Unlike many plantations, slave trading posts, blocks, and markets were very temporary landmarks, evidenced only by paper records and local histories. Knowing the locations of these places can be crucial in African slave genealogical research. This database is a project devoted to documenting the trading posts and providing the researcher with information on shipping ports as well.
    link button   United States Colored Troops Civil War Units
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
    link button   WeRelate
    At WeRelate you can connect with other researchers and cooperatively work on web pages for your ancestors.
    link button   Wiki Books
    Open-content textbooks relating to genealogy research methods and resources.
    link button   Wikipedia
    Free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
    link button   getCited
    getCITED is an online, member-controlled academic database, directory, and discussion forum. Its contents include journal articles, publications, books, working papers and reports, and conference presentations.
    link button   wiseGEEK
    There is a vast amount of information available on the internet. wiseGEEK, a product of several contributing writers, tries to digest and simplify disparate information into concise answers.
    link button   Upstate NY Genealogy News
    A website designed to help you with your genealogy research in Upstate, New York. Hints, tips and data are all available for free.
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