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Granite in My Blood is a dedicated genealogy and cemetery research blog focused on gravestone photography, surname research, and ancestral lines spanning Rhode Island, Scotland, and beyond. The creator digs deep into family histories including the Aiken, Stewart, Parmenter, and Mayflower-connected lines, offering tips on cemetery research and gravestone symbols alongside personal ancestral discoveries.

The NDGenWeb Project is a volunteer-driven genealogy resource covering all 53 counties of North Dakota, listing county formation dates, parent counties, county seats, and coordinator contacts. Part of the larger USGenWeb network, it also links to military veterans records and Dakota Territory historical chronologies, making it a valuable starting point for anyone researching North Dakota ancestry.

Olive Tree Genealogy Blog is a long-running resource maintained alongside the Olive Tree Genealogy website, offering tutorials, obituary transcriptions, genealogy news, book and app reviews, and links to free genealogy records. The blog focuses heavily on Canadian and American ancestry research, with regular posts sharing historical obituaries and tips for tracing family trees.

Kent Ahrens built this early-2000s personal homepage on Tripod as a hub for sharing his life, including family photos, pet pictures, vacation albums, and a resume. The site is a classic old-web personal page with sections covering his interests, favorite links, and plans for future blogging.

The California Pioneer Project maintains a crowdsourced list of settlers who migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880, compiled from genealogical researchers across the country. Visitors can browse pioneer names by county, access Gold Rush-era diary bibliographies, search county biographical indexes, and connect with other researchers through a contact directory.

SDGENWEB is a genealogy resource hub dedicated to South Dakota county records, offering county-by-county navigation, historical chronologies of the Dakota Territory, and searchable archives including census records, naturalization indexes, and Civil War veterans lists. Researchers tracing ancestors in South Dakota will find links to birth records, Grand Army of the Republic pension lists, and county maps spanning both historical and present-day boundaries.

DEGenWeb is Delaware's branch of the USGenWeb Project, offering genealogical records, historical documents, and research resources organized by the state's three counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. Visitors can search the Delaware USGenWeb Archives by surname or place name, access tombstone transcriptions, census records, African American genealogy resources, and links to state libraries and historical societies.

Randy Seaver's long-running genealogy blog chronicles his daily research sessions, covering ancestor discoveries, DNA matches, and tools like RootsMagic, AncestryDNA, and MyHeritage. With hundreds of posts dating back to 2007, it offers a detailed personal record of active family history research alongside news and commentary from the genealogy community.

Jacqi Stevens documents her deep dive into family history research on this genealogy blog, tracing ancestors like Thomas Firth Rainey and Isham Rainey through court records, census data, and historical documents across Mississippi, Georgia, and Virginia. Each post methodically works through primary sources to untangle lineages, making it a compelling read for anyone interested in Southern American genealogical research.

Created by Ian Mold, this site aggregates free genealogy search engines covering over 9 billion records across passenger lists, census data, cemetery records, military rosters, and immigration databases from dozens of countries. It serves as a one-stop directory for family history researchers, linking to major resources like Ellis Island, Castle Garden, RootsWeb, and the Mormon Church's International Genealogical Index.