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Friday Finds 29 Dec 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 29 December 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“RootsWeb Security Update” by Tony Blackham on Ancestry’s blog – See also:
- “Minor Data Breach at Ancestry” on Judy G. Russell’s blog, The Legal Genealogist, about the same topic
“Give the Gift of Family Discovery with Savings at FamilyTreeDNA” on Genealogy Bargains – good through the 31st!
“Kickin’ it with Rachal Mills Lennon and the Steel Guitar” by Darcie Posz on her blog Kickin’ it with Genealogy
“2017 Top Posts: DNA” by Judy G. Russell on her blog, The Legal Genealogist – See also:
- “2017 Top Posts: Overall“
“10 Top Genealogy Tips: A Year in Review” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog – Also see:
- “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks“
“Concepts – Sibling and Twin DNA Matching” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and Digital Maine” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday, December 29, 2017” on Genealogy Bargains – Also see:
- “Ancestry New Year’s Offer – Save Up to 50% on Subscriptions” – good through Jan 7th!
- “Save Over $100 on RootsTech 2018 Registration!“
“A Small Segment Round-Up” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist

Media and Education

“Episode 219 – Chief Genealogical Officer for FamilySearch.org On What’s Next in 2018; Janet Hovorka on Inventorying Family History Assets” by Ryan Bennett on his podcast Extreme Genes
“Are You Ready to Write Your Family History in 2018?” by Lisa Alzo on her blog The Accidental Genealogist
“Learning to Research Like a Pro” by Diana Elder on her blog The Family Locket
“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #336 – 2017 December 27″ on the Genealogy Guys Podcast
“Free Webinar Did I Get Everything? Creating a Checklist for Genealogy Research” on Genealogy Bargains

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.org and FamilySearch.org
From Dick Eastman’s blog:
- “Online Archives of the Milwaukee Journal and Sentinel Newspapers are now Available“
- “Open Archives Adds Automatic Pedigree Charts from Dutch and Belgian Archive Data“

Friday Finds 22 Dec 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 22 December 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“When DNA isn’t Everything” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – Also see:
- “Scholarship Deadlines Looming“
- “Last Question, Best Question“
“Understanding Machine Learning: XGBoost” by Tyler Folkman on Ancestry’s blog
“Punching a Peephole in My Brick Wall – and Discounts to Help You Do the Same” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Comparing My DNA Results to My Dad’s” by Marian Pierre-Louis on her blog Marian’s Roots & Rambles
“Historical Records of an American Santa Claus” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings – Also see:
- “Christmas Names in the Ancestry.com Records“
“Getting More From Newspaper Research” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday December 22, 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
“Abbot-Downing’s Concord Coaches” by Dick Eastman on his blog – Also see:
- “Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Speak at RootsTech on March 3, 2018“

Media and Education

“Episode 218 – Genie Seeks Grandfather Through DNA, Discovers Brother’s Unknown Son” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes Podcast
“Genealogy Connection #034 – Henrietta Martinez Christmas, New Mexican Researcher, Writer, and Speaker” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“Introducing the Ryerson Index” by Shauna Hicks on The In-Depth Genealogist
FindMyPast Friday’s has their new and updated records, including:
- England, Greater Manchester Burials 1570-1990
- England, Greater Manchester Marriages 1570-1936
- Britain, Histories & References Guides
- Northamptonshire Memorial Inscriptions
- England Billion Graves Cemetery Index
- PERiodical Source Index
From Dick Eastman’s blog:
- “Buffalo NY Death Index 1852-1944 is Now Online“
- “TheGenealogist Adds Over 1.9 Million Individuals to their Sussex Parish Record Collection“

Friday’s Finds 15 Dec 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 15 December 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Are There Any Holiday DNA Sales Left? You Bet!” on Genealogy Bargains – Also see:
“Promethease Promotion” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – Also see:
- “Law Dictionaries as Research Tools“
- “Starting Tomorrow” – that was Dec 13th! Signing in to FamilySearch.org!
- “Genealogy and Net Neutrality” along with it’s follow up “FCC vs. The People: We Lost“
“MyHeritage Newly Indexed Ellis Island Records and My Great Discovery!” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree – Also see:
- “Old Photo Archive – Little Geneagem but Growing“
“Focus Your DNA Efforts on Your Brick Wall and Use Coupons to Help” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
- “Promethease is Free Until the End of 2017“
“Quick Tip – Use Notarial Records” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Jewish Genealogical Societies” by Lara Diamond on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Bringing Clarity and Simplicity – Updates to Ancestry Terms and Privacy Statements” by Eric Heath on Ancestry’s blog

Media and Education

“Episode 217 – Football Great Steve Young Talks Ancestry and Autobiography” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes Podcast
“Insitome Podcast with Spencer Wells and Razib Khan: Insight – the Neolithic Revolution” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Comparing DNA Results from 3 Testing Companies” by Marian Pierre Louis on her blog Roots and Rambles

New and Updated Records

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast Friday has new and updated records, including:
- New Additions to the 1939 Reigster
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Vital Records 1706-1895
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Expenses of the Poor 1817-1838
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Newspaper Abstracts 1776-1800
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Warnings Out 1722-1769
- Jersey Wills 1564-2000
- United States Marriages
From Dick Eastman’s blog:

Friday Finds 8 Dec 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 8 December 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Looking at the 1890 Census” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
“Why is the Chair Empty” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – this covers why someone doesn’t show up as an autosomal match if they do as a YDNA or mtDNA match – Also see:
- “Remembering Halifax” – I had no idea about this piece of history!
- “Begging Your Pardon” This goes into Civil War records that deal with pardons and amnesty
“A Special Relationship” by Pamela Athearn Filbert on Vita Brevis, the AmericanAncestors.org blog
“Testing Strategy – Should I Test at Ancestry and Transfer to Family Tree DNA?” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – Great read! I highly recommend this!! – Also see:
- “DNA.Land“
“But it was Published in a Book!” by Alicia Crane Williams on Vita Brevis, the AmericanAncestors.org blog – excellent topic!
“Doing a Genealogy Research Project from Start to Finish” by Nicole Dyer on the Family Locket – really great article!
“DNA Question: How can I tell Matches from my Mother’s and Father’s Side Apart?” by Paul Rawlins on Ancestry’s blog – Also see:
- “5 Tips for Discovering Biological Family with AncestryDNA” by Jake Fletcher
“Dutch Genealogy News for November 2017” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday, December 8, 2017” on Genealogy Bargains

Media and Education

“Episode 114 Classic Rewind: A Salute to Our Pilgrims and Puritans with the Creator of the Great Migration Series” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Genealogy Connection #033 – Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage Genealogy Expert” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, and MyHeritage
FindMyPast Friday has their new and updated records, including:
- British Army, Imperial War Museum Bond of Sacrifice 1914-1918
- Kent Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, Burials, Wills and Probate (Indexes)
“New BT27 UK Outbound Passenger Lists Go Online for the 1930s Decade” by Dick Eastman on his blog