Ten Family History Bloggers You Should Know

Well-written blog articles can be a tremendous resource for learning family history skills. The Family History Guide has links to many hundreds of blog articles, arranged by topic in Goals and Choices throughout the site.

In this article we’ll highlight the blog sites of 10 noted family history and genealogy bloggers, each of which is referenced in The Family History Guide. The list below is alphabetical by the blogger’s first name, so it is not presented in any ranked order of importance.


Alice Childs – https://www.alicechilds.com/ – Alice Childs writes a clean and well-organized blog site with plenty of practical articles and tips, including for those new to genealogy. She also presents topics for Latter-day Saint genealogists.

Amy Johnson Crow – https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/ – Amy Johnson Crow produces blogs, podcasts, YouTube videos and books as one of the premier contributors in the field of genealogy education. She has presented often at RootsTech and other major conferences.

Cheri Hudson Passey – https://www.carolinagirlgenealogy.com/ – Cheri Hudson Passey is a professional research who runs a series of genealogy chat shows. She has presented at RootsTech and is known for collaborating with top genealogists to provide insightful commentary on genealogy topics.

Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer – https://familylocket.com/ – The mother-daughter team of Diana and Nicole have created a widely used genealogical study program and offer articles on many aspects of genealogical research. They also have many resources for Latter-day Saints doing family history.

James Tanner – http://genealogysstar.blogspot.com – James Tanner’s blog site is one of the most read in America. His background in genealogy, law, history, technology, and photography helps him create and contribute insightful articles on a wide variety of family history topics.

John Grenham – http://johngrenham.com/blog – John Grenham is a prolific blogger and presenter on topics related to Irish research. His writing has an engaging style, and he infuses humor and personal perspectives into his blog articles along with keen insights.

Kimberly Powell – https://learngenealogy.com/author/admin/ – Kimberly Powell runs LearnGenealogy.com, a useful site for beginners and experienced genealogists alike. She previously authored many blog articles about genealogy on the Thoughtco.com site.

Kitty Cooper – https://blog.kittycooper.com/ – Kitty Cooper is a blogger, genetic genealogist, genealogist, programmer, retired web designer, speaker, mother, grandmother, gardener, dog lover, cat lover, and World Champion Bridge player. She has created a wealth of DNA how-to articles and tips.

Lisa Louise Cook – https://lisalouisecooke.com/ – Lisa Louise Cook is the originator of the Genealogy Gems series of podcasts, YouTube shows, and articles. She is a popular interviewee for radio shows and podcasts, and she is a regular contributor for Family Tree Magazine.

Randy Seaver – https://www.geneamusings.com/ – Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings site collects the best of blog articles published each week and provides summaries and links to them on his site. (The Family History Guide blog has been featured several times.)

 

Bob Taylor

3 Responses

  1. Thank you for the information. There are names I recognize and some that are new to me. I’ll have to check out the ones that are new to me.