Local History
Wild West Research: Finding Family in the Western Territories
Gorgeous Graveside Photography: 50 Things I Learned While Photographing 50,000 Tombstones and Grave Markers
Cemetery Symbolism: Gathering Genealogical Clues from the Dead
Boulder Pioneers: Trappers, Traders, Native Americans, Gold Seekers and So Many Others
Boulder Pioneers Two: More Tales of the Territory
Denver: When it was Wild and Wonderful
Writing & Publishing
Genealogical Publishing: From Piles of Research to Proudly Read
A Dark and Stormy Genealogy No Longer: Become a Great Storyteller
Handing Out Your Heritage: An Introduction to Print-on-Demand and Electronic Publishing
Planning a Publishing Project: Ten Creative Ways to Use Your Genealogical Research
Glamorous Genealogy or Fabulous Family History: Choosing a Do-Able Project
The Devil’s in the Details: Rich Historical Detail Makes for Interesting Reading
Glorify the Graphics: A Picture Paints a Thousand Words (that you don’t have to write!)
Creative Non-Fiction: Telling Tales Without Fibs, Fish Stories or Flat Out Fiction
Setting the Scene: Imposing Places, Lush Landscapes, Beautiful Buildings and Robust Ruins
What goes Where: Even the Best Research is Unreadable Unless It’s Well Organized
“Just the Facts Ma’am” … : Dovetailing the Details into Your Narrative
Scrapbook to Scanner: Adding Images to Your Family History
Effortless eBooks: Preparing Family Histories for eReaders
Genealogy Unleashed
Giving Away Your Family Tree: A Treasure Trove of Family History Gifts
Methods and Research
Hiding in Plain Database: Tips and Tricks for Finding Exactly the Records You’re After
Non-Population Census Schedules: Agricultural, Industry, Mortality, Slaves, Social Statistics, State, School and other Specialized Census Records
20th Century Military Records: Finding the Modern Soldier, WWI and Later
Every Name Counts: Creating Genealogically Relevant Records Extractions
Stolen Stuff and Misplaced Missives: Copyrights, Permissions and a Plagiarism Refresher
The Camera is My Favorite Research Tool: It Should be Yours Too
Digital Research Tools and Toys: 6 Essential Items that Will Fit in a Carry-on
Q Looks Like 2: Deciphering 19th Century Handwriting
Family Reunions
Why Settle for Ordinary When You Can Have Extraordinary? Planning a Family Reunion
1890 Census Replacement Project
Overview
The 1890 Census: Creating a Genealogically Relevant Project for Your Society
Training
1890 Census Replacement: Locating Records Relevant to the Project
1890 Census Replacement: Extracting Records as an Every Name Index
1890 Census Replacement: What To Do With Your Extractions
Genealogical Society Projects
Establishing a Publishing Program for Your Society: Saving Your Genealogical Research One Book at a Time
Creating a Digital Archive: Making Historical Photographs Available to Genealogical Researchers
ePub for iPad: Electronic Quarterlies in the 21st Century
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