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Friday Finds 24 Feb 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 24 February 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“The Floodgates Open!” By Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Revolutionary Privateering” by Nancy Bernard on Vita Brevis
“New Developments at MyHeritage” by Shannon Combs Bennett on The In-Depth Genealogist
“MyHeritage – Broken Promises and Matching Issues” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Post-WWI and Post-WWII Immigration to the United States” by Jennifer Holik on Ancestry’s Blog
“Dear Randy: What Did You Learn About RootsMagic Syncing at RootsTech 2017?” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“Review: The Complete Guide to Google Photos” on Geneabloggers
“The Archive Lady: Flattening Rolled Documents” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 24 February 2017” on Geneabloggers
“Funding for New Indiana State Archives in Jeopardy” on the Indiana Genealogical Society website – Genealogists! They need our help!
“DMF – How Did The Congress Get So Far Off Track?” by Fred Moss on The Records Preservation and Access Committee blog
“The Big 4: Comparing Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, and MyHeritage” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“RootsTech 2017 Session Videos Now Available!” by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers
“Gen-Fed 2017 Registration Saturday!” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Announcing The Write Stuff – A Genealogy Intensive Offering” on Geneabloggers
“Episode 179 – Fisher & Lambert On RootsTech Highlights/Immigrant Ancestors and Their Social Security Records” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“FREE British Isles Research Seminar, March 13-17, 2017” on Geneabloggers – you can attend in person OR online!
“Finding Missing Persons with DNA Testing” by Diahan Southard on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free until 1 March!

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records:
- Northamptonshire Baptisms
- Northamptonshire, Northampton General Hospital Admissions 1774-1846
- United States Marriages
- Warwickshire Monumental Inscriptions
- Periodical Source Index

Friday Finds 17 Feb 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 17 February 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“DNA Doings in 2017” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Levar Burton’s Keynote at RootsTech 2017 – From Kunta Kinte to Star Trek and The Power of Imagination” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“TLC Reveals New Celebrity Contributors for Who Do You Think You Are?” on Geneabloggers. See also:
- “EXCLUSIVE: Save $60 USD on Living DNA – Perfect for British Heritage“
- “FREE Ebook: Digitization Options for Family Photos by Thomas MacEntee” free until the 19th!
- “Genealogy bargains for Friday 17 February 2017“
“Family Tree DNA Now Accepts All Ancestry Autosomal Transfers PLUS 23andMe V3 and V4” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“Checking Out the MyHeritage Tree Consistency Checker” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“Brainstorming Through a Brick Wall” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“OldNews USA Wins Top Honors at RootsTech 2017 Innovator Showdown” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“Now… for Virginia, now” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – This is about the Library of Virginia and how our genealogy community can help save it!
- “Get a GRIP for June 2017” – Registration opens Feb 22nd!
“Ancestry.com FREE ACCESS to 1 BILLION UK Records This Weekend!” on Geneabloggers
“Be Your Own Digital Archivist: Perserve Your Research” by Cyndi Ingle on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free until Feb 22nd!
“Announcing the Launch of the Journal of Genealogy & Family History” on Dick Eastman’s blog – this new journal is published by the Register of Qualified Genealogists based in the UK

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“Quick Tip – Beta Version of WieWasWie” by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
FindMyPast Friday’s newest/updated record sets:
- Norfolk Bishop’s Transcripts Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1685-1941
- Norfolk Electoral Registers 1832-1915
- British Royal Navy Allotment Declarations 1795-1852
- Victoria Births
- British Newspapers
“Early Victorian Photos Featured on New Website” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Saturday Finds 11 Feb 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 11 February 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“February DNA Sales” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Teaching Family History with a Family Map Game” – by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket – this looks like fun!
“Using X and Mitochondrial DNA Charts by Charting Companion” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“#RootsTech Blog” on the Ancestry Insider
“Quick Tip – Civil Cases can Contain Earlier Records” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Visualizing Recombination and Segment Loss” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist
“The Archive Lady: Researching in Courthouses” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 10 Feb 2017” on Geneabloggers

Media and Education

“BCG Offers Free Webinar: ‘Weaving DNA Test Results into a Proof Argument’ by Karen Stanbary, CG” – it will be free to the public at 8:00pm EDT 21 Feb 2017
“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #323 – 2017 February 5” – on The Genealogy Guys Podcast and Genealogy Connection website
“Down the Stream at RootsTech” by Judy G. Russell on her blog – Also see:
- “Not JUST Streaming!“
“Ancestry Publishes New Genetic Research on U.S. Population Structures in Nature Communications” on Geneabloggers
“New Free App to Help Visitors in Dublin Trace Their Irish Ancestors” by Dick Eastman on his blog

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com
“Landing the Records” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – this is look at what the Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands has on their digitized records – Also see:
- “Show Me! and Its Resources” about Missouri’s digital records
“Twile is Now Completely Free for Everybody” – posted on Randy Seaver’s blog Genea-Musings – I’ve discussed Twile before when I blogged regularly and I’m glad to see it’s free!
FindMyPast Friday’s Newest/Updated Records include:
- Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, Marriages, and Registers
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms; Deaths and Burials; Marriages; Congregational Records; World War II Casualty Cards
- Westminster Roman Catholic Census 1893
- England Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Congregational Records
- US Marriage Records

Friday Finds 3 Feb 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 3 February 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Doing More for LVA” by Judy G. Russell on her blog the Legal Genealogist
“Quick Tip – Dutch Genealogy Article in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Contest: Win a Family History Book Bundle from Legacy Tree” on Geneabloggers
“FREE Ebook: 2017 Edition of The 15 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogist” on Geneabloggers – FREE through Sat!
“DNA and Genealogy: Why Test Your Older Relatives” on Geneabloggers
“Finding Newspapers From Your Ancestor’s Hometown” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 3 Feb 2017” on Geneabloggers

Media and Education

“RootsTech 2017 Live Streaming Schedule Announced” on Geneabloggers
“‘The Photo Detective’ Offers Clues for Using Historical Family Photos in Research” on Ancestry’s blog
“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #322 – 2017 January 30” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast
“IGHR 2017 Registration Today” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“SCGS Genealogy Jamboree 2017 Registration Now Open” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver has the new and updated resources for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org on his blog Genea-Musings
FindMyPast Friday’s new and updated records:
- Australia Electoral Rolls
- Early Emigration from Britain 1636-1815
- Britain, Early Emigration to Barbados
- Britain, Royal African Company, 1694-1743
“Auschwitz Death Camp: Poland Puts Database of Prison Guards Online” on Dick Eastman’s blog