Follow Friday Starring Ginisology

This week's choice in my sporadic Follow Friday series is Gini of the blog Ginisology.

I first met Gini at the 2009 Southern California Genealogy Jamboree. She is a genuine person with a kind heart. I am glad she is my friend.

In her genealogy blog, Gini honors her ancestors, shares her research experiences and avidly supports the genealogy community.

Gini also writes the "May I Introduce You" series at Geneabloggers.com, where she spotlights genealogy bloggers and shares their lives with others. It is a great series, even more so in Gini's hands.

Thank you, Gini, for giving all you do to the genealogy community. I can't wait to see you again at Jamboree.

Follow Friday Starring Bayside Blog

This week's Follow Friday recommendation is Bayside Blog, written by Melissa Corley of Bayside Research, LLC.

Bayside Blog is a combination of Missy's research advice, her archival products & reviews, and personal genealogy information. She's funny and smart. I love the header on her blog. Sometimes I just stare at the beach scene.

One of my favorite posts from the Bayside Blog is "Getting Started with Genealogical Research at the Library of Congress." I've saved it on my Google Reader for reference.

I first met Missy at the Association of Independent Information Professionals 2008 conference. We both have library backgrounds, but wanted to use our degrees for more specialized research. I have several friends in AIIP, but only a few like Missy have an interest in historical topics. We always have fun together (see now I'm thinking of the "broken bus seat" incident and laughing all over again). I'm really glad I know Missy and I hope you enjoy her blog as much as I do.

Follow Friday Starring The Educated Genealogist

It's the end of the week and you know what that means? Follow Friday!

This week's recommendation is one of the first genealogy blogs I read. This person has a great writing voice (and her sultry real voice isn't bad, either). She's smart, honest and very funny. Who is she? Sheri Fenley aka The Educated Genealogist, of course!

Any time Sheri goes to a big genealogy event, she blogs about it. She's known for her "Sheri Goes to Samford" series where she gives a play-by-play of her experiences. Here are the links to 2008 and 2009.

She also writes the popular "The Year Was..." series for Shades of the Departed and is instrumental in the production of the Association of Graveyard Rabbits.

I hope you enjoy Sheri's blog as much as I have. She puts the fun in genealogy and is a great asset to the blogging community.

Follow Friday Starring Genea-Musings

There's a custom on Twitter that every Friday, you give some publicity love and a little shout out to your favorite folks, followers and friends. Recently, the tradition has gravitated over to the blogosphere. I've decided to play along and will spotlight a favorite blog or web site (almost) every Friday.

I've decided to start the series with one of the first genealogy blogs I ever read. Randy Seaver's Genea-Musings is one of the more prominent genealogy blogs out there (Randy will argue that, but it's true). I know he has a large list of followers because whenever he mentions my blog, I get a spike in traffic. When Randy talks, people listen.

And what does Randy talk about? Everything! He likes technology and is always the first to try new online toys, software, etc. He offers honest commentary and numerous screenshots of the genealogy products or services he's testing. I'm not a fan of reading instruction manuals, so Randy's reviews help me make decisions and cater to my short attention span. I trust his opinion.

Randy also talks about his own genealogy adventures. He's active in his local community societies and describes their events. He's also a California native and I enjoy reading his historical take on my home state. Lastly, Randy often speaks lovingly of his family and I admire that. When I met his wife in Burbank this past June, I felt like I was meeting a celebrity because he's talked about her so much. (I think all genealogy bloggers are celebrities. I need to start collecting autographs).

If you only have time to read a few blogs, you can't go wrong by including Genea-Musings in the mix. You'll learn a lot, and Randy may even show you his funny t-shirts.