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Friday Finds 22 July 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 22 July 2016

In Friday Finds

Friday Finds 22 July 2016

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 22 July 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Clueing In To Census Records” on Family Locket – a great reminder that there may be something you missed in a record!
“Nine Autosomal Tools at FamilyTreeDNA” on DNA eXplained by Roberta Estes – a great guide for those who use FTDNA
“3 Things to Ask a Genealogy Librarian” by Amy Johnson Crow – wonderful advice!
“Game of Genomes” on DNA eXplained by Roberta Estes – interesting series I look forward to reading
“How Genealogy and Pokemon GO Are Alike” by Amy Johnson Crow – a fun post 🙂

Media/Education

“Windows 10 Survival Guide for Genealogists” by Thomas MacEntee – watch the webinar LIVE for FREE TODAY at 2pm EST!
“DPLA Genealogy and Family History Workshop” by Amy Johnson Crow and Tamika Maddox Strong – coming up on the 26th! Don’t miss it!
“Organize Your Life Online” by Lisa Louise Cook on Family Tree Webinars Free until 27 July!

Updated and New Resources

Randy Seaver from Genea-Musings has new and updated records listed for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
FindMyPast Friday’s Record List:
- British Army Service Records
- Scotland, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Electoral Registers 1864-1931
- Britain, Absent Voters List 1918-1921
- New South Wales 1901 Census
- PERSI Index Update

Friday Finds! 15 July 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 15 July 2016

In Friday Finds

Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 15 July” on Geneabloggers
“Record Analysis Example – Dutch Death Record” by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
“Calling All Indexers!” by Judy G. Russell on the Legal Genealogist
“How Much DNA Do We Share? It Depends.” by Roberta Estes on DNA eXplained
“Diverse Communities: Researching Italian Ancestors Part 1” on BCG’s Springboard Blog
“FamilyTreeDNA Changes: A Work in Progress” by Judy G. Russell on the Legal Genealogist

Media/Education

“DPLA Genealogy and Family History Workshop” by Amy Johnson Crow and Tamika Maddox Strong – 26 July at 4pm EST
“Dear Myrtle’s Genealogy Blog: Archived: DNA with Blaine Bettinger” on Dear Myrtle’s blog
Dick Eastman’s blog had two postings for new educational opportunities:”FutureLearn Offers a Free Online Course” AND “Historical Society of Pennsylvania Offers a Course in Researching Family in Pennsylvania“
Two Legacy Family Tree Webinars:
- “Watch Geoff Live: Adding Online Records to Legacy” Free through 20 July
- “Windows 10 Survival Guide for Genealogists” by Thomas MacEntee – register now for this 22 July webinar!

Resources

“Somerset to be bowled over by digitization of millions of historical records” on Ancestry Blog
New and updated resources listed on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver. See Ancestry’s updated records and FamilySearch updated records
FindMyPast’s Friday Records:
- Aberdeen, Banffshire & Kincardineshire Monumental Inscriptions
- Middlesex Monumental Inscriptions 1484-2014
- British Newspapers
- Essex Memorial Inscriptions
- Devon Burials
- Northumberland and Durham Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

Friday Finds 8 July 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 8 July 2016

In Friday Finds

8 July 2016 Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

Geneabloggers has many deals going on:
“SLIG Registration Tomorrow” – on the Legal Genealogist by Judy G. Russell – This one is on my to-do list!
If you are considering SLIG, you should also check out this post by Angela McGhie on Adventures in Genealogy Education: “Is The Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum Right for You?“
“FamilyTreeDNA Introduces Phased Family Finder Matches” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained
“Original or Derivative Records: What’s the Big Deal?” on The Family Locket Blog – excellent read!
“What You Might be Missing in Marriage Records” by Amy Johnson Crow
“Take Time to Understand Online Records” on the Ancestry Insider – excellent advice!
“How to Find Collections for Your Area” on Ancestry’s blog – do you utilize the card catalog?
Two excellent posts about reasonably exhaustive research this week: “What Does ‘Reasonably Exhaustive Research’ Really Look Like” by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree and “Should Online Family Trees Be Used in a ‘Reasonably Exhaustive Search’” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Media

“TGP 42 – Lisa Alzo and Eastern Europe Research” The Genealogy Professional Podcast with Marian Pierre-Louis
“Dear Myrtle’s Genealogy Blog: WACKY Wednesday: DNA with Blaine Bettinger, 13 July 2016” – save the date for this one!!
“Navigating Naturalization Records” by Lisa Alzo on Legacy Family Tree – FREE until 13 July!
“DPLA Genealogy and Family History Workshop” by Tamika Maddox Strong and Amy Johnson Crow – 26 July 2016 at 3PM EST
Legacy Family Tree has some upcoming webinars for FREE if you can watch them live:
- “Watch Geoff Live: GEDmatch.com” – by Geoff Rasmussen – today at 2pm EST!
- “A Genealogists Guide to Heraldry” – by Shannon Combs-Bennett – 13 July at 8pm EST
- “Finding French Ancestors” – by Luana Darby – 15 July at 2pm EST

Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has updated/new records listed for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“Virginia Tech’s Civil War Newspaper Collection is Online” on Dick Eastman’s blog – awesome!
FindMyPast Friday’s New/Updated Records:
- United States Naturalization Petitions
- US Passport Applications and Indexes

Friday Finds for July 1st!

By Nichelle Barra

On 1 July 2016

In Friday Finds

1 July 2016 Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy News for the Holiday Weekend” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver – this includes websites that have free offerings for the holiday!
“Resources, Projects, and More from the ALA Conference” by Amy Johnson Crow – includes a new to me map resource that I have bookmarked!
“Genetic Genealogy and Native American DNA” on the Genetic Genealogist by Blaine Bettinger
“Concepts – Genetic Distance” on DNA eXplained by Roberta Estes
“Update on Our Heroes” on the Legal Genealogist by Judy G. Russell – such an awesome story
Using RootsMagic? Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings had two great posts on using the software when it came to: “Importing a FamilySearch Family Tree Source into RootsMagic” and “Creating a List of Burials in a Specific Cemetery Using RootsMagic“
“AncestryDNA Database Reaches Two Million” on Ancestry Insider
“Genealogy Bargains for Wednesday 30 June 2016” on Geneabloggers

Media

“New Ancestry Academy Courses” on AncestryInsider – These are new, quick, and FREE on Ancestry.com! They are five minutes or less, so go and enjoy!
The latest episode of Genealogy Roadshow is available online, which concludes season 3. Catch any of this season’s episodes here!
FREE webinar TODAY at 6PM British Summer Time (1pm EST) on FindMyPast by Jen Baldwin called “Becoming American: Our Ancestors’ Naturalization” – be sure to check it out!
FREE webinar on Legacy Family Tree: “Circles or Triangles? What Shape is Your DNA” by Diahan Southard – Free until July 6th!
“University of Strathclyde and FutureLearn to offer ‘Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree‘” on Dick Eastman’s blog – the course starts the 18th and it’s free! A wonderful opportunity for any level of genealogist!

New Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has an updated/new list for FamilySearch and Ancestry.com!
FindMyPast has FREE access to census and military records in honor of the Battle of the Somme – access ends on July 4th!
FindMyPast is ALSO offering free access a number of other records in honor of the 4th of July! See Dick Eastman’s blog post for more information
ALSO: Here’s FindMyPast Friday’s newest records:
- Canada 1911 Census
- British Army Service Records
- British Royal Air Force, Gallantry Awards 1914-1919
“‘Colonial Justice’ – a Digital Archive of 1729-1812 Rhode Island Court Records” on Dick Eastman’s blog. Also see: “The Most Famous Historic Houses in Each State” – because who wouldn’t want to see that?!