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Friday Finds 4 Nov 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 4 November 2016

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Blogs/Articles

Judy G. Russell from her blog The Legal Genealogist:
- “Childhood’s end: the place” – A wonderful piece. Sometimes as genealogist we forget to write down our own historical moments! This is a good reminder to do that.
- “Part of Our Family History” – About the Cubs and history!
“Double bubble, toil and trouble: Names of Witches in Scotland, 1658 collection launches” on Ancestry’s blog – I loved the Halloween theme many blogs had this week!
“More Hallowe’en Name-Whacking” from Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver – more on the Halloween theme!
“Forbidden Trails” by Nancy Bernard on the Vita Brevis blog – migration routes from New York!
“Quick Tip – Find More Records via the FamilySearch Catalog” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy – a great tip!!
- Also see “Benefits of Reasonably Exhaustive Research” – excellent!
“What’s In a Cemetery Record” by Diana Elder on The Family Locket Blog
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 4 November 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Genealogy Record Keeping in India” by Dick Eastman on his blog. Also see:
- “Closing Death Records is Just Dead Wrong!” and “Library of Virginia Reading Room Closures“

Media

“DNA + Family Tree = Additional Opportunities” by Anna Swayne on the Ancestry blog(including a YouTube Playlist on AncestryDNA)
“BCG Offers Free Webinar: ‘Civil Law Notaries: Using Notarial Records to Build a Family History’ by Melanie D. Holtz, CG” on the SpringBoard blog

Updated and New Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new/updated records on his blog for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
- Not new or updated, but check out this post too: “Free Access to the Native American Collection on Fold3 Until 15 November 2016“
“New Geneagem: U.S. State Digital Collections” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
FindMyPast’s Friday Updated/New Records:
- United States Marriages
- Duty Locations, Naval Group China, World War II 1942-1945
- 1840 U.S. Census, Revolutionary War Veterans
- New Zealand Wars, Officers and Men Killed 1860-1870
- New Zealand, Military Pensions 1900-1902
- Ireland, Royal Hibernian Military School History
- Ireland Military Records

Friday Finds 28 Oct

By Nichelle Barra

On 28 October 2016

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Blogs/Articles

“Increasing ‘In Common With’ (ICW) Functionality at Family Tree DNA” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“RootsTech 2017 Pass Giveaway: Memories of LeVar Burton” by Diana Elder on her blog The Family Locket – what a great giveaway!
Randy Seaver from Genea-Musings is ALSO giving away a RootsTech Pass! Read more here!
“Quick Tip – New Netherland Digitization Projects” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“What You Might Be Missing in Land Records” by Amy Johnson Crow
“The Archive Lady – Brown Spots on Genealogy Records” by Melissa Barker on GeneaBloggers
“Celebrate Halloween with these Characters from the Records” by Kristen Hyde on the Ancestry Blog
“CONTEST: Win a $500 Amazon Genealogy Shopping Spree from Genealogy Bargains” on Geneabloggers! Read more about it here.
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 28 October 2016” on Geneabloggers
Dick Eastman’s blog offers a few good articles:
- “Boolean Basics – Part #1“
- “Art of Transcription: A Practical Guide” (reposted on his site and written by Sarah Minegar)
- “Living DNA Offers a ‘High Definition’ View of Your Family History“

Media

“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #316 – 2016 October 23” – this includes information on the We’re Related App from Ancestry, FindMyPast releases, new construction on the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and more!
“Divorce, New York Style” on The Legal Genealogist by Judy G. Russell – she shares a story and a link to a podcast she participated in!
Did you miss the NARA Virtual Fair? Don’t worry! It’s on YouTube for you to view at your leisure! Check out Day 1 and Day 2 and don’t forget to look at the schedule to get the slides and handouts (the link is to the Legal Genealogist website)!

New and Updated Records

Dick Eastman’s Blog has a few new, upcoming, and updated records:
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has new and updated records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org!
“FindMyPast: Gen Soc of Ireland Journals and Publications” on DearMyrtle
FindMyPast’s Updated Friday Records Includes:
- United States, West Virginia Births
- Utah Divorces
- Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Browse
- Cavan Registers and Records
- Kilkenny Registers and Records
- Wicklow Registers and Records
- Dublin Registers and Records
- Irish Newspapers
- PERSI Monthly Image Update Browse

Friday Finds 21 October

By Nichelle Barra

On 21 October 2016

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Blogs/Articles

“Doctor, doctor! Medical directories reveal the legacies of UK medicine” by Kristen Hyde on the Ancestry Blog
“Finding German Family in Eastern Europe” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog, Empty Branches on the Family Tree
“LeVar Burton Keynote Speaker at RootsTech 2017” on GeneaBloggers – HOW AMAZING IS THAT?????
“No, Actually We’re Not Related” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – about the new Ancestry App called We’re Related
“How FindAGrave Could – And Should – Be Made Better” by Amy Johnson Crow
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 21 October 2016” on GeneaBloggers

DNA

“The 23andMe Option” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Concepts – Why DNA Testing the Oldest Family Members is Critically Important” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Assassin’s Creed and Family Tree DNA Collaboration” on DNAeXplained by Roberta Estes

Media

“Genealogy Connection #009 – Paula Stuart-Warren, Researcher, Speaker, and Writer” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast and Genealogy Connection
“Fair Days Coming” on Judy G. Russell’s blog The Legal Genealogist – about the NARA Virtual Fair coming on the 26th!

New and Updated Records

Free Access to early New England Databases and Resources – good from 18 Oct-25! From American Ancestors (NEHGS)
“Kansas Genealogy Resources” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org on his website
“FamilySearch Adds 141 Million New Record Hints” on the blog The Ancestry Insider
FindMyPast’s Friday Updates:
- Canada Census 1901
- Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law 1916-1921
- Ireland, Histories & Reference Guides
- United States, Transatlantic Migration Indexes
- United States, Early American Families Indexes
- United States, Connecticut Town Vitals, The Barbour Collection Indexes
- United States, Early American Vital Records Indexes
- Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Registers Browse
- Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law 1916-1921 Browse

Friday Finds 14 October

By Nichelle Barra

On 14 October 2016

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Contests/Giveaways/Sales

“Contest Win a Custom Family Tree Chart from Family ChartMasters” on Geneabloggers
“Book Giveaway!” Deborah Sweeney is giving away one of her books! See more information on her blog, Genealogy Lady
“Special Savings on NEHGS Publications – October 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 14 October 2016” on Geneabloggers

General Blogs/Articles

“How to Plan an Engaging Family Reunion” by Diana Elder on Family Locket
“The Value of Continuing Education” by Judy G. Russell on her blog Legal Genealogist
“Determing Your DNA Ethnicity Estimate” by Anna Swayne on Ancestry’s blog
“The Archive Lady: Plastic Storage Boxes vs. Archival Storage Boxes” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“Secrets in Shorthand” by Amanda Owens on Vita Brevis
“Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (And One That Was)” by Philip Sutton, on the New York Public Library website

Methodology

“How to Use UK Records to Start Your Family History Research” on the Ancestry Blog
“Chaining Deeds” by Meaghan E.H. Siekman on Vita Brevis
“Quick Tip – Your Ancestors May Appear in Inventories” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Reconstructing a Family Using 2 Numbers on the Census” by Amy Johnson Crow

Media/Education

“National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair” posted on Dick Eastman’s blog and contains the schedule for 26 and 27 of October!
“Announcing ‘The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy‘” by Blaine Bettinger – Definitely on my to-buy list!
The BCG had a bunch of webinars last week Friday! They are free to view on Legacy Family Tree Webinars through the 17th (MONDAY!). Here’s the lineup:
- “Enough is Enough. Or Is It?” by Pamela Boyer Sayre. CG, CGL, FUGA
- “Bringing Life to Our Ancestors: Manuscript Collections” by Jeanne Bloom, CG
- “Fan + GPS + DNA: The Problem-Solver’s Great Trifecta” by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
- “When Worlds Collide: Resolving Conflicts in Genealogical Records” by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
- “Black Sheep Ancestors and Their Records” by Ann Staley, CG, CGL
- “Adoption for the Forensic Genealogist” by Michael S. Ramage JD, CG

New and Updated Records

“The Soldier in Later Medieval England” on the MedievalSoldier.org – did your family member fight for England between 1369-1453? Check out their database and see!
“New York Public Library Digitizes 137 Years of New York City Directories” on Dick Eastman’s blog
Randy Seaver has new and updated records for FamilySearch and Ancestry listed on his blog.
FindMyPast’s Updated and New Records:
- Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920
- New Brunswick Birth and Baptism Index 1769-1899
- Scotland Monumental Inscriptions Index
- Scotland Deeds Index 1769
- Scotland, Paternity Decrees 1750-1922
- Scotland Pre-1841 Censuses and Population Lists
- Scotland Registers and Records (Updated)