New Feature: Quick Link Roundup

July 22, 2007

Introducing a brand new feature here on the Practical Archivist blog:

The Link Roundup.

There’s plenty of interesting stuff out there on the intertubes. For this new feature, I will find ‘em, rope ‘em and serve ‘em up to you with little or no commentary. Quick n’ dirty. Ready? Here we go…

READ:

* Randy Seaver over at Genea Musings gives a wonderful real-world example of an often overlooked fact: Everything is NOT online. Read Randy’s Manuscript Collections post for details.

*Family Tree Magazine has a helpful thread about how to persuade relatives to share photos and other documents. Personally, I find it sad that people can be so stingy with family treasures…especially when copies are so easy to make.

VIEW:

* Trunks full of family history are discovered in the walls of a house during renovation. Read the happy reunion story and watch the heartwarming video here.

* And, last but not least, a aural-ocular video treat for my steampunk friends: Thomas Edison Hates Cats.

Got a quick link you’d like to share?
Use the comments section below.


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Comments

2 Responses to “New Feature: Quick Link Roundup”

  1. Larry Lehmer on July 23rd, 2007 1:21 pm

    I invite you to poke around my family history blog at http://whenwordsmatter.typepad.com/passing_it_on. I try to keep it lively, interesting and on-topic.

  2. Sally J. on July 24th, 2007 3:52 am

    Thanks for stopping by, Larry. Your rock and roll history book looks supremely cool. If you ever want to write one on Otis Redding, drop me a line…

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