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Friday Finds 14 July 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 14 July 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“2017 Alphabet Soup: C is for…” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – Also see:
- “2017 Alphabet Soup: D is for…“
“The Name’s Not Always the Same: Why Some Civil War Battles Have a Couple Different Names” by Cindy Freed on The In-Depth Genealogist – very good information!
“My Best Practices for RootsMagic TreeShare and Ancestry WebHints” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
The Genealogy Girl has had quite a mystery on her hands involving a very close new-to-her DNA relative! I’m excited to see what will happen next! There are five parts so far:
- “My Unexpected DNA Discovery – Part One“
- “My Unexpected DNA Discovery – Part Two“
- “My Unexpected DNA Discovery – Part Three“
- “My Unexpected DNA Discovery – Part Four“
- “My Unexpected DNA Discovery – Part Five“
“Quick Tip – Repeat Searches Periodically” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy – excellent tip!
“My Path to Certification” by Deborah Sweeney on her blog The Genealogy Lady – I’m very excited for her and look forward to reading more about this journey!
“The Best Newspaper Site for Your Genealogy” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“Enhancing Collaboration and Roles on DNA Results” by Anna Swayne on Ancestry’s blog
“FamilyTreeDNA Only $62 USD on Groupon!” on Genealogy Bargains – good until Saturday!
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday July 14, 2017” on Genealogy Bargains

Media and Education

“Episode 161 – Instant Classic Rewind/CNBC’s Bill Griffeth on The Stranger in My Genes” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Genealogy Connection #025 – Laura Prescott, Educator” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast
“Boston Historic Catholic Records Online” presented by Jean Maguire, Library Director – July 20th at 3:00pm EST – register for FREE!
“FGS Announces Webinar Series on Society Management” on Dick Eastman’s blog

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated records from FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com
FindMyPast Friday’s has the new and updated records for FindMyPast:
- England Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, and Congregational Records
“City of Tampa, Florida, to Release Two Newly Digitized Historic Photo Collections” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Friday Finds 7 July 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 7 July 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“That YDNA Lament” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Ethnicity and Physical Features are NOT Accurate Predictors of Parentage or Heritage” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“DAR Magazine Digital Archive” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
“Using RootsMagic/Ancestry WebHints – Part 1” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings – Also see Part 2
“Review: Larsen Digital” by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains – Also see a 25% off discount on some of Larsen Digital’s services!
“Three Words” by Kyle Hurst on Vita Brevis, the blog for AmericanAncestors.org
“An In-Depth Look at Using the UK Gazettes” by Jenny Joyce on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Using DNA in Your Genealogy: Tips from Blaine Bettinger” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“Announcing: Dear Myrtle’s new blog: ‘Myrt’s Musings’” on Dear Myrtle
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 7 July 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
“Stand up for Records Access!” on the blog The Legal Genealogist
“How to Find Genealogy, Family History, and Local History Books in the Internet Archive” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“Episode 198 – Kansas Woman on How to Grave Witch / Southern Cousins Attempt to ID All 45 of Ancestor’s Children!” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Now Accepting Applications for APG Young Professional Scholarship” on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings
“FindMyPast Announces New Must Have Course for Finding British Ancestors” on Genealogy Bargains
“Save $10 on How to Use Evernote for Genealogists Course at Family Tree University” on Genealogy Bargains – Also see:
- “Interpreting Your FTDNA and 23andMe Results Boot Camp – Saturday, July 15, 2017“
“SLIG Registration for 2018” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“BCG Offers Free Webinar: ‘Analyzing Documents Sparks Ideas for Further Research’ by Angela Packer McGhie, CG” on Springboard – Tuesday July 18th at 8pm EST!
“New DNA Webinars Coming from Legacy Family Tree’s ‘Webinar Subscriber Summer Spectacular!‘” on Blaine Bettinger’s The Genetic Genealogist website
“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #329 – 2017 July 4” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated databases for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org on his website
FindMyPast’s Friday’s new and updated records include:
- Dublin City Ordnance Suvery Map 1847
- Ireland, Maps and Surveys 1558-1610
- Wiltshire Wills and Probate Index 1530-1881
- London Marriage Licences 1521-1869

Friday Finds 30 June 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 30 June 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Starting a Conversation” by Judy G. Russell on her blog, The Legal Genealogist – this also mentions a wonderful post by Beth Wylie called “Southern Heritage. It’s Complicated“
“Back to the Basics with U.S. Census Research – Part II” by Diana Elder on The Family Locket
“Make Misspellings Work for You” by Linda Barnickel on Ancestry’s blog
“Out of the Box Bargains for Genealogy: Groupon” by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains
“Ancestral DNA Percentages – How Much of Them is in You?” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
RootsMagic is now syncing with Ancestry! Check out the following blog posts about this new feature:
- “RootsMagic brings Ancestry Features to their Desktop Software” on the Ancestry Blog
- “Great News: RootsMagic Now Has Ancestry TreeShare and WebHints Activated!” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings – Also see:
  - “Looking at My New RootsMagic Upload Ancestry Member Tree and Source Citations“
  - “Using RootsMagic TreeShare – Adding Facts, Media, and Sources to My RootsMagic Tree“
- “RootsMagic 7.5 Now Intergrates with Ancestry” on Dear Myrtle
- “RootsMagic brings Ancestry Features to their Desktop Software” by Dick Eastman on his blog
“Contest: Win a Home Movie and Slide Transfer Services from Larsen Digital” on Genealogy Bargains – contest ends July 3rd!
“Research Like a Pro, Part 3: Where Did They Live?” by Diana Elder on The Family Locket
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 30 June 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
FREE ACCESS to AmericanAncestors Databases! Ends on July 6th! You will need to create a guest account, which is free.

FamilySearch Mircofilm

FamilySearch has announced it will stop their microfilm distribution services by September of this year. MANY have discussed this issue already. Here are some of those discussions:

“FamilySearch will Discontinue Distribution of Family History Microfilm” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
“No More FHL Microfilm? Myrt’s Take” on Dear Myrtle
“The End of FamilySearch Microfilm Loans: What it Means for You” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“The End of Microfilm” by Judy G. Russell on her blog, The Legal Genealogist
“FamilySearch to Discontinue its Microfilm Distribution Services” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“Interpreting Your AncestryDNA Results Digital Download Now Available!” on Genealogy Bargains – catch the sale before it ends on July 5th!
“Episode 197 – ReclaimTheRecords.org and Freedom of Information Act Requests for Genealogical Records” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Genealogy Connection #024 – David Rencher, Speaker, Instructor, and FamilySearch CGO” on The Genealogy Guys Podcast
“Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for July 2017” on Genealogy Bargains

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for both Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast’s Friday’s new and updated records includes:
- Canada Census 1861, 1871
- Yorkshire Parish Registers and Bishop’s Transcripts
- Yorkshire Baptisms (1538-1914), Banns (1653-1930), Marriages (1538-1914), and Burials
- Irish Newspapers – includes The Catholic Standard now!
- Periodical Source Index Update – new articles from Ontario, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, and Rhode Island
From Dick Eastman’s blog:

Friday Finds 23 June 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 23 June 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Tips for Sharing Family History with a Blog – PCGS Presentation” by Nicole Dyer on her blog The Family Locket – wonderful!! If you’ve thought about giving blogging a try, check this out!
“The Last Father’s Day” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – this was such a bittersweet article I just really wanted to share – be sure to have a tissue nearby!
“Scanning with Friends: I’m Joining the Family Curator’s Genealogy Scan Along. How about you?” by Lisa Alzo on her blog The Accidental Genealogist
“Save Over 50% on Essential Family Tree Forms from Family Tree Magazine” on Genealogy Bargains – I’ve used these too and find them useful!
“Going In-Depth with Scottish Convict Ancestors” by Christine Woodcock on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Which Ethnicity Test is Best?” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Three Ways to Take Aim at Southern Brick Walls” by Erika Manternach on Ancestry’s blog
“Save 50% on The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy eBook” on Genealogy Bargains – this is a GREAT sale!
“Three Effective Ways to Jumpstart Your Genealogy Research” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 23 June 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
“Looks Like There is FamilyTree Maker 2017 Progress” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“Dutch Archives that Provide Free Scanning on Demand” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog, Dutch Genealogy
“How to Make a PDF File Searchable” by Dick Eastman on his blog
“A Kickstarter Campaign to Help Digitize Several Hundred Holocaust Diaries” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“Genealogy Connection#023 – Judy Russell, Researcher, Speaker, and Writer” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast
“Episode 196 – Fisher Visits with Actress Heather Lind from AMC’s Turn – Washington’s Spies” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Chit Chat Live with Katherine Willson” on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Free Webinars from APG on Washington, DC, Research” on Genea-Musings

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists of records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“FREE Access to British and Irish Records at Find My Past This Weekend” on Genealogy Bargains
New and Updated Records at FindMyPast include:
- Norfolk Marriage Bonds 1557-1915
- Norfolk Poor Law Union Records 1796-1900
- Norfolk Non-Conformist Records 1613-1901
- Virginia, Winchester, Evening Star Obituaries 1899-1909
- Scotland, Post Office Directories
- Scotland Monumental Inscriptions Index
“TheGenealogist Releases York Color Tithe Maps and Yorkshire Directories” on Dick Eastman’s blog
“Family History Research for Ancestors from India by Smita Biswas” on Dick Eastman’s blog – a wonderful article for those with Indian ancestry!