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When I opened my morning paper (the Deseret News), this morning, I found an article in the business section titled, “FTC Targets Blog Product Reviews.” The article goes on to explain that the Federal Trade Commission has decided that they Continue reading The FTC Asks Bloggers for Full Disclosure – So Here’s Mine
Book Review: Ploughshares into Swords: How Civilians and Caltech Helped Win WWII, by Thomas S. Fiske with Lannea G. Melzian. I tend to put myself to sleep every night with a book, and the last few days, Tom Fiske’s new Continue reading Ploughshares into Swords: Civilians and Caltech Joined Forces to Win WWII
Tina Sansone, the genealogy editor at BellaOnline, just posted a good review of Bill Dollarhide’s new “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era.” She finished by saying “After reading through this book, Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era, I Continue reading Tina Sansome Reviews Dollarhide’s “Civil War Era” book
The following book review was written by George Morgan, of “The Genealogy Guys,” and was posted as part of an Along Those Lines column on Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter (Plus Edition). The history of the U.S. Civil War is Continue reading George Morgan Reviews Dollarhide’s “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era”
Book Review: Social Networking for Genealogists, by Drew Smith. This book is about the social networking made possible by the development of the Internet, and the ease of participating in the the various interactive sites, some specific to genealogy, others Continue reading Social Networking for Genealogists
Book Review: I just finished reading through the new two-volume set of “He loves a good deal of rum…” – Military Desertions during the American Revolution 1775-1783, by Joseph Lee Boyle. Now, don’t get me wrong. I didn’t read these Continue reading Military Desertions During the American Revolution
Book Review: International Vital Records Handbook, Births Marriages Deaths – Application forms and ordering information for the vital records you need for driver’s licenses, passports, jobs, social security, proof of identity, etc. – 5th Edition; by Thomas Jay Kemp (better Continue reading The International Vital Records Handbook – 5th Edition
Book Review: Cavalryman of the Lost Cause – A Biography of J.E.B. Stuart, by Jeffrey D. Wert One of the little side-benefits of publishing GenealogyBlog.com is that publishers often send me copies of their books for review. Many genealogy-related books Continue reading Cavalryman of the Lost Cause – A Biography of J.E.B. Stuart
Book Review: Erin’s Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada 1761-1853, Volume II; by Terrance M. Punch, FRSAI Just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day, I got a copy of Terrance Punch’s latest book on Irish immigration to Atlantic Canada – Continue reading Erin’s Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada 1761-1853 – Volume II – New From GPC
Book Review: General Lee’s Army – From Victory to Collapse, by Joseph T. Glatthaar During my lifetime, I’ve often heard it said that the American Civil War was fought, not specifically over slavery, but over state’s rights. That sounded plausible Continue reading General Lee’s Army – From Victory to Collapse
New Book Review: New Kent County Virginia in 1863 Three hundred and fifty years of neglect and fires has made it impossible to put together a real history of New Kent County, Virginia, one of the first counties established in Continue reading New Kent County Virginia in 1863
New Book Review: Back to the Beginning – Remarkable True Stories of Adoption Searches & Reunions Adoption Searches are unique to each person involved. Some clients simply want medical histories. For others the stakes are much higher: a daughter seeking Continue reading Back to the Beginning – Remarkable True Stories of Adoption Searches & Reunions