Lisa Louise Cooke
Denise Levenick
Schelly Talalay Dardashti
Episode 39: Family History Blogging Part 2
This week we’re going to continue to explore the world of genealogy and family history blogging, which really is a terrific way to share your findings, connect with other researchers and long lost relatives, and pass on your own research experiences. Just like Footnote Maven says anyone can blog, because there is something wonderful in all of us, and you just have to determine what that is and showcase it.
In this episode I have TWO more genealogy bloggers for you who are doing just that, and very successfully. First is Denise Levenick author of The Famly Curator Blog and alter ego of “Miss Penny Dreadful” who writes on the Footnote Maven’s Shades of the Departed blog.
Denise will tell us about the origins of her Family Curator blog, and why she feels motivated to write it. And she’ll also share some of her top tech tips!
Next I have on the show Schelly Talalay Dardashti author of the Tracing the Tribe blog. She’ll tell us how she got started blogging, and what really got her hooked on it. She’ll tell us about her process for posting articles and how much time she spends blogging, and will dispel the myth that you have to be technically inclined to have a blog.
This episode is your personal genealogy blogging training with some of the best in the biz!
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Transcript
INTERVIEW WITH DENISE LEVENICK
Denise Levenick is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara in Comparative Literature and Medieval Studies, she has an M.A. from Claremont Graduate School in English with an emphasis in American Literature. Denise is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the National Council Teachers of English, the American Literature Association, and the Southern California Genealogical Society
Denise, a native Californian, has worked as an editor and journalist since publishing a neighborhood newspaper in grade school and has taught both journalism and literature in Pasadena schools for 19 years, so it’s no wonder that she took to blogging.
Quote from Denise: “Each of us is a family curator with responsibility.”
Denise’s Tech Tip: A software program called Transcript 2.3– free download
available at: http://www.jacobboerema.nl/en/Freeware.htm
Denise’s Blog Recommendation: Family Matters http://family.moultriecreek.us/
Denise’s Blog: The Family Curator at http://www.thefamilycurator.com
Tech articles every Tuesday
INTERVIEW WITH Schelly Talalay Dardashti
Schelly Talalay Dardashti has tracked her family history through Belarus, Russia, Lithuania, Spain, Iran and elsewhere. A journalist, her articles on genealogy have been widely published.
In addition to genealogy blogging, she speaks at Jewish and general genealogy conferences, is the co-founded and teaches online genealogy at GenClass.com, is past president of the five-branched JFRA Israel, a Jewish genealogical association, a member of the American Jewish Press Association, and the Association of Professional Genealogists.
Schelly uses a Headline Animator on her blog. Get your own at http://www.feedburner.com
Tips on Customizing your own headline animator with feedburner: tp://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/12/design-your-own-customized-feedburner-headline-animator/
Schelly’s Tip: Schedule blog posts in advance for convenience.
Schelly’s Quote: “You don’t have to be a techie to blog!”
See Schelly at the International Jewish Genealogy Conference in Philadelphia August 2 – 7
Read Schelly’s article in the current Family Tree Magazine ttp://www.familytreemagazine.com
Schelly’s Jewish DNA Recommendation: Family Tree DNA at http://www.familytreedna.com
Schelly’s conference recommendation: The Southern California Genealogy Jamboree at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/
