“Donna’s Picks” is my occasional feature to highlight other blogs, posts, or articles that may be of interest to my fellow genealogists. Sit back and enjoy the following links:
Creativity and Genealogy – Daniel Hubbard of Personal Past Meditations muses on The Creative Act. Is genealogy just facts and figures, or can it be a creative pursuit? Read Daniel’s answer, especially the penultimate paragraph which beautifully explains how genealogy can be a creative act.
On the other hand… – Steve Danko of Steve’s Genealogy Blog explains Applying the Scientific Method to Genealogical Research (Part 1). While the story of your family’s history is definitely enhnaced with creative acts, actually finding the history is next to impossible without applying a little bit of scientific thought. Looking to develop some research plans next year? Don’t even try it without using Steve’s methods found in his 5-part series.
One of my favorite records – Learn what you can find by investigating draft registration cards at pursuits of a desperate genie. Genie talks about all the cool things you can find out about your ancestors in these records, which are why they are one of my favorites, too.
My Christmas Gift to Me – I just got a new Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner and I can’t wait to try it out. What convinced me to buy it was Janine Smith’s review at Tip Squirrel. Read her Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner Review and I bet you ask Santa for one, too!
And now for something completely different – Learn how to Turn Your Digital Photos Into Incredible Paintings With Psykopaint at MakeUseOf.com. The free online program allows you to transform your photos into paintings. What a great way to get creative with your genealogy!
In case you missed it, Jasia posted the Call for Submissions for the 101st Carnival of Genealogy at Creative Gene. And don’t forget to vote for Family Tree Magazine’s Best Genealogy Blogs for 2011 – last call is midnight on Monday!
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Thanks for the mention of Janine’s review of the Flip-Pan mobile scanner/ Your readers may like to know that we’re giving one away!
Our competition ends this Sunday (19th December) and we’ll ship it to the winner anywhere in the world. This could mean that you could be the first person in your country to have one!
http://www.tipsquirrel.com/index.php/2010/12/win-a-flip-pal-mobile-scanner/
Good luck
Thanks Donna! How do you like the Flip-Pal Scanner? Seems like it could be a very handy tool!
Abby, I love the Flip-Pal so far. But I’ve been so busy scanning, I haven’t actually uploaded anything yet to see the end results. I will try to post my own review soon.