Genealogical Heroes
Back at the beginning of January Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak wrote an article for the Ancestry Daily News titled, Unsung Genealogical Heroes. I have had that article bookmarked since then in order to read it and investigate the people she talked about. I finally got around to it this morning and Smolenyak has found some people who have done great work for genealogy.
Steve Morse was the first one on the list. He was the only one she mentioned that I've actually heard of. I've written a few articles about his website as well, since I found it listed as one of the top-rated websites by professional genealogists.
Stephen P. Morse's One-Step Database
Stephen P. Morse's One-Step Database Part II
Joe Beine was the next person on the list. He is the maker of the website, Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records. This was the person I was most excited to hear about. Within 10 minutes of going to his online guide to death indexes, I found at least 20 of my ancestors' cemetery records in Grundy County, Missouri. I have lots of new dates and people to add to my file. What a great site.
To find out about the other 3 "unsung genealogical heroes," please visit Megan's article. There are really some great people out there doing generous work for other genealogists.