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While you are reading one right now, I thought it would be good to have a blog discussion. A blog is an online platform where individuals or organizations regularly publish content about a specific topic. You can read a blog on the website, in your email, or in an “aggregator.”
If you know a new blog post is there, or don’t mind just checking each day/week/month/year, you can go straight to the website. It will show you the most recent post and then move backward in time. This blog’s website URL is: https://www.californiaancestors.org/blog/. Perhaps this is how you found this post?
If you did find this post that way, you will see a section that says, “Follow this blog” and a spot to put in your email. Once you do that (you may need to verify from your email first), you will get these posts in your email.
But what if you don’t want all this hoo-haw cluttering up your email and you want your genealogy stuff when you are ready for it, rather than when you are looking for that VIP email from Aunt Jenny about how Uncle Fred is doing?
You can use a “feed aggregator,” usually called RSS, which (stupidly, in my opinion) stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” Basically, all the stuff you subscribe to will be in one spot for when you are ready. I used to use one by Google, but they discontinued it in 2013 and I honestly haven’t found anything I like since then.
Here are the things I’m looking for in my blog reader:
- A place to read all my blogs. Much like a newspaper but with only self-chosen authors or article subjects.
- A way to organize these into categories. So maybe a folder structure like:
- Available on my computer, my phone, and my Kindle Fire.
- After I’ve read a blog post (article) it’s notated or removed (from all devices).
- Quick headline scan and summary
- Easy subscription
Feedly is the most common, but I don’t personally find it very easy to use so I fell out of step with it. What do you recommend for blog reading?
Helpful Links
Events: https://www.californiaancestors.org/events-and-education/
Special Interest Groups: https://www.californiaancestors.org/special-interest-groups-for-members/
Calendar view: https://www.californiaancestors.org/cgs_calendar/
Tips & Talk: Oakland FamilySearch Center Family History Classes: https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/oakland_california/classes
JUL
2025