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Friday Finds 19 May 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 19 May 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“‘Journal of Genetic Genealogy’ is Revived, and Free to Access” on Genea-Musings
“Databases Come… and Databases Go. Do You Save to Your Computer?” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
“The Temples of England” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“An In-Depth Look at Victorian Tax Rolls” by Christine Woodcock on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Down the DNA Rabbit Hole – Second Cousins” by Deborah Sweeney on her blog the Genealogy Lady
“How to Share without Plagiarizing” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“31 Days to Better Genealogy: The Book” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“The Science Behind AncestryDNA” on the Ancestry Insider. Be aware of this too:
- “A Fond Farewell” I’ll miss this blog!
“The Archive Lady: Perserving Military Uniforms and Medals” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“Research Like a Pro, Part 1: What’s Your Question?” by Diana Elder on her blog The Family Locket
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 19 May 2017” on Genealogy Bargains

Media and Education

“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #327 – 2017 May 11” on The Genealogy Guys Podcast
“Episode 191 – Project 2020, Celebrating the Pilgrims 400th / Hooking Your Kids on Family History” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Pennsylvania Genealogy on American Ancestors is FREE for May 16-23 2017” on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings
“Organize Digital Files: Tips from Genealogy Guy Drew Smith” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. Also see: “MyHeritage Announces the ‘Collection Catalog’“
FindMyPast’s Friday’s New and Updated Records Include:
- Nottinghamshire Baptisms Index 1538-1917
- Nottinghamshire Banns Index 1600-1812
- Nottinghamshire Marriages Index 1528-1929
- Nottinghamshire Burials Index 1596-1905
- PERiodical Source Index
“William Deming Hornaday Photograph Collection is Now Online at the Texas State Archives” on Dick Eastman’s blog. Also see:
- “TheGenealogist Launches the First World War Issues of The Sphere Newspaper“
- “Arkansas State Archives and Several Partners Have Digitized 24 Historic Arkansas Newspapers“

Friday Finds 12 May 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 12 May 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“MyHeritage DNA Mother’s Day Special – Only $69” on Genealogy Bargains – good through May 15th!
“RootsMagic Provides Video Demonstrating Ancestry.com TreeShare and WebHints” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“An In-Depth Look at Scottish University Archives” by Christine Woodcock on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Diversity and Inclusion at NGS 2017” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – I wish I could have seen this presentation!
“Mitochondrial DNA – Your Mom’s Story” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Down the DNA Rabbit Hole – Collateral Lines” by Deborah Sweeney on her blog Genealogy Lady
“FamilyTree DNA Mother’s Day Sale 2017” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – Good through the 14th!
“Writing Family History” by Penny Stratton on Vita Brevis, the AmericanAncestors.org blog
“The Life and Times of our Ancestors: A Journey to the Seventeenth Century” by Cheri Passey on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 12 May 2017” on Genealogy Bargains

Media and Education

“DNA at NGS 2017” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – for those who can’t make it to NGS this year, check out some of the livestreaming options! Also see:
- “Methodology at NGS 2017“
“Episode 190 – The Pluses and Minuses of Mitochondrial DNA Testing / A Big Fat Greek Genealogy Experience” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“NGS Announces Tom Jones Documentation Book at #NGS2017GEN” on the Ancestry Insider
“NGS Releases Two Newly Revised Guide Books for Tennessee and North Carolina” on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings
Free Webinar today at 2pm EST: “New York City and State Governmental Vital Records” by Jane Wilcox on Legacy Family Tree Webinars

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists of both Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records includes:
- City of York Apprentices and Freemen 1272-1930
- City of York Calendars of Prisoners 1739-1851
- City of York Hearth and Window Tax 1665-1778
- City of York Militia and Muster Rolls 1509-1829
- City of York Deeds Registers 1718-1866
- Britain, Directories and Almanacs
- England and Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932
- National School Admission Registers and Log Books 1870-1914
From Dick Eastman on his blog:

Saturday Finds 6 May 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 7 May 2017

In Friday Finds

*I apologize on the delay! I had set this to go out yesterday and didn’t check to see if it had until this morning. I put in the wrong date. Whoops!*

Blogs/Articles

“First Look: LivingDNA Terms of Use” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – if you’ve considered this DNA test, this is something you really should review.
“AncestryDNA Whips Past 4 Million Samples” on the Ancestry Insider – how amazing is that?!
“Down the DNA Rabbit Hole – Visual Phasing with Two Siblings” by Deborah Sweeny on her blog The Genealogy Lady
“Major Changes at GeneaBloggers.com” by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers
“Going In-Depth with Scottish Poor Law Records” by Christine Woodcock on the In-Depth Genealogist
“The Archive Lady: Perserving Old Negatives” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“LivingDNA Product Review” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Five Resources for World War II Research” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 5 May 2017” on Geneabloggers
“The Language of Colonial Relationships” by Michelle Doherty on Vita Brevis
“The Y-DNA Mutation Rate Project” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist
“Is Genealogy Blogging Dead” By Amy Johnson Crow on her blog

Media and Education

“Episode 189 – Kansas City Woman Rediscovers Her Father’s Voice / Which of the Major Websites Best Fits Your Research?” by Ryan Bennett of Extreme Genes
“Genealogy Connection #021 – Nathan Dylan Goodwin, Mystery Writer” on the Genealogy Guys podcast – Goodwin writes genealogy-themed mystery crime novels and novellas!
“BCG Offers Free Webinar: ‘MAXY DNA: Correlating mt-at-X-Y DNA with the GPS’ by Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL” on the SpringBoard Blog for BCG
“NGS Live Streaming – #NGS2017GEN” on the Ancestry Insider

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:
- United States Marriage
- Devon, Parish Registers
- Devon, Plymouth & West Devon Parish Registers
- Queensland School Pupil Index
- City of London, Ironmongers, Apprentices, and Freeman 1511-1939
- Yorkshire Memorial Inscriptions
“The Genealogist Releases over 100,000 Parish Records and Thousands of Voter Records” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Friday Finds 28 April 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 28 April 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Which DNA Test is Best?” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“National DNA Day” by Terri O’Connell on the In-Depth Genealogist
“DNA Tests Not to Bother With” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“3 Tips for Making the Most of your AncestryDNA Results” by Diana Elder on Diana Elder on her blog Family Locket
“Down the DNA Rabbit Hole – X-Chromosome” by Deborah Sweeney on her blog the Genealogy Lady
“Deed I Do!” by Larry Naukam on In-Depth Genealogist
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 28 April 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
“Researching Relatives with Disabilities” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Going Beyond Ethnicity – A DNA Journey” by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers
“How to Find Someone Who Has the Book You Seek” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“Genealogy Connection #020 – Deborah Abbott, Research and Speaker” on the Genealogy Guys podcast
“Episode 188 – The Epidemics That Claimed Our Ancestors / NEGHS Catholic Record Project Progress Update” on Extreme Genes by Ryan Bennett
“Liv Tyler Who Do You Think You Are? Episode Now Available” on Geneabloggers
“Finding and Using Land Ownership Maps” by Rick Sayre CG, CGL, FUGA
“Pennsylvania State Archives Training in June” by Dick Eastman on his blog

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. Also see the Coming Soon Records for Ancestry.
“For Oregonians Only” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist. Also see:
- “For Washingtonians Too“
- “A Private Matter“
“FREE ACCESS to 1.9 Billion Records on Find My Past This Weekend” on Genealogy Bargains
FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records:
- Kent Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials
- North West Kent Baptisms, and Burials
- Irish Newspapers