Genealogy is a growing field that attracts all types of people. Maybe you’re the tech savvy genealogist who likes updates on the latest apps and web tools for locating records; or maybe you’re a casual researcher who is mainly interested in personal family history. Whoever you are, here are five great genealogy blogs that we found this week.

7 Useful apps for genealogy research

For the genealogist on the go, Crestleaf.com made a list of the seven greatest research apps for smartphones.

This list breaks down the different features of each of the apps. Find out which one is right for you here.

Expanding your view of the puzzle of genealogy

Do you use Family Search? The Genealogy Star informed us this week that most of us are using it wrong!

Many of the people who use the software don’t realize that there is a feature that can help double your efficiency. Learn how to do this here.

Geneapalooza Comics

Like it or not, genealogy definitely has it’s own culture. Web comic Esto Frigas spotlights some of the odd things genealogists do, and makes jokes out of the many challenges that come with family research.

It’s okay to laugh at yourself. Go have a chuckle here.

Genealogy Bargains for TODAY!!

This blog gives you quite a spread of discounts and deals. Some of the deals are ongoing while others are only available today.

From Ancestry.com gift membership to Legacy 8.0 Family Tree software. Hurry and find these deals here.

How to use Family Search to find obituaries

Become a true family history detective by using Family Search’s great online tools to find obituaries. Learn how here.

Did you like our list of five great genealogy blogs? Check out our other top five lists here and here.

Which posts did you like? Are there some blog posts we missed this week? Let us know and we’ll add them to our next list.