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Friday Finds October 2nd-9th

By Nichelle Barra

On 9 October 2015

In Friday Finds

By User:AnnaKucsma (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

Fashion Moment brought to you by the Genealogy Lady “Ebenezer Butterick“
“About That Sharing Button” by Judy G. Russell, the Legal Genealogist – something to keep in mind with DNA
“Using the 1890 Civil War Veterans Census” by Amy Johnson Crow
“Our Adventures at the Genealogy Roadshow” from Discovering Your Past – very cool!
“5 Reasons to Learn How to Use the GRS Even if You’re Not Planning to Join DAR” by Charter Oak Genealogy
“Tuesday’s Tip: Attend, Online, the National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair on October 21-22” by Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings
“Find Historical and Genealogical Information with WolframAlpha” AND “ChroniclingAmerica Posts its 10 Millionth Historic Newspaper Page” by Dick Eastman
“Should I Trash My Genealogy Papers” by Kerry Scott of Clue Wagon – a conundrum I think we can all relate to!
CONTEST!!! “Win a Copy of How to Use Evernote for Genealogy from Shop Family Tree” – the book is by Kerry Scott (the link on the last bullet) and the contest ends in 2 days! Sign up now!

Podcasts

The Genealogy Professional podcost by Marian Pierre Louis has a new episode! Check it out here: “TGP 27 Andrea Bentschneider Goes Beyond History“

Resources

“New Passenger Lists Go Online on TheGenealogist” on Dick Eastman’s EOGN
“New FamilySearch Collections Update: October 5, 2015” table on EOGN
FindMyPast Friday’s – new records include:
- England and Wales Electoral Registers 1832-1932
- Ireland, electoral registers 1885-1886
- Scotland, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), electoral registers 1864-1931
- Britain, Absent Voters List 1918-1921

Friday Finds September 26 – October 2

By Nichelle Barra

On 2 October 2015

In Friday Finds

Martin.Heiss at the German language Wikipedia [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons

Get ready for a month full of Autumn pictures! 🙂

Blogs/Articles

In case you missed my post yesterday, Amy Johnson Crow has a fun project for this month: “31 Days to Better Genealogy” – it’s free and you get emails with tips, tricks, resources, and methods to make your genealogy better!
Fashion Moment – brought to you by the Genealogy Lady – “Paul Poiret” – this one is about one of the designers of the times – great read!
“Book of Kells Now Free to View Online” – from the Library of Trinity College Dublin – okay, so not genealogy related really but as an English and history major who is in love with Ireland, this is amazing. 🙂
“Tuesday’s Tip – Check out Missouri Digital Heritage Collections” by Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings
“DNAeXplain Archives – Introductory DNA” by Roberta Estes – if you don’t know her blog yet, this is a great place to go for DNA and genealogy!
“Graveside Clues in an Old Photo” from Maureen Taylor, Photo Detective
“ReclaimTheRecords.org Wins its Petition of the NYC Municipal Archives Using Freedom of Information Law” – posted by Dick Eastman – this was all over the genealogy news when it happened! Good news 🙂

Webinars/Videos

2015 NARA Virtual Genealogy Fair Schedule!!! – brought to you by Angela McGhie at Adventures in Genealogy Education

Resources

“New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org September 21-27” brought to you by Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings
FindMyPast Friday’s:
- New York Baptisms 1660-1862
- New York Marriages 1639-1900
- New York Deaths and Burials 1758-1862
- Berkshire, Eton College Register 1441-1698
- London, Dulwich College Register 1619-1926
- Sussex, Lancing College Register 1901-1954

Friday Finds! September 19th-25th

By Nichelle Barra

On 25 September 2015

In Friday Finds

image from pixabay

Blogs/Articles

Great posts from Judy G. Russell, the Legal Genealogist, this week as she got ready for the 10th Annual Family History Festival at the Detroit Public Library :
- “Laws of the Great Lakes State“
- “Getting Ready for Detroit“
- “DPL and BHC and…“
Amy Johnson Crow spotlighted some of the hidden features on the new image viewer on Ancestry.com – complete with a video! “Exploring the Hidden Features of Ancestry’s New Image Viewer“
The In-Depth Genealogist posted “Five Common Genealogical Mistakes to Avoid when Using Census Records” – wonderful tips there!
One of my favorite bloggers, Jana of Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog posted “A New-To-Me Feature on FamilySearch” – very neat!
Another of my favorite bloggers, the Genealogy Lady, continues her Fashion Moments series with “The Cuirasse Bodice” – a very recognizable fashion moment for me considering how much I love Victorian era movies
The Hoosier State Chronicles posted an interesting part of Theodore Roosevelt’s tour in the Midwest in the early 1900’s – “When Theodore Roosevelt was Hospitalized at St. Vincent’s” – these little bits of history would be lost without newspapers it seems!
Randy Seavers of Geneamusings posted about FindMyPast’s new access to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B) “Searching the NYG&B Record Collection on FindMyPast” – great information!
Dick Eastman recently posted “How to Make a Book Available to Everyone” – for those of you who have out-of-copyright genealogy/family history books that you wish to share!

Resources

“New FamilySearch Collections Update: Week of September 21, 2015” brought to you from Dick Eastman’s blog!
“Poughkeepsie Journal Newspapers are Now Online” another from Dick Eastman
FindMyPast Friday’s newest records:
- Britain, Directories & Almanacs
- Irish Newspapers
- NYG&B Digital Library
- Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse 1538-1913
- Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Baptisms 1538-1912
- Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Banns (1754-1928), Marriages (1538-1928), and Burials (1538-1988)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Friday Finds Sept 12 – 18

By Nichelle Barra

On 18 September 2015

In Friday Finds

THIS WEEKEND!

This has been a busy week for me! I may have missed items because of that so please feel free to add items in the comment section on here or on Facebook.

Blogs/Articles

“National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair – October 21-22 2015” – shared by Geneabloggers – if you missed this last year, don’t miss it this year! It’s FREE!
“Fashion Moment – Garibaldi Shirt” – by Genealogy Lady
“Tuesday’s Tip – Search for New York Ancestors in the New York State Historical Literature Collection” – by Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings
“What to do When the Name on the Record is Wrong” – by Amy Johnson Crow
“I Love the Victorian Era. So I Decided to Live in it” – very interesting article by Sarah A. Chrisman on Vox.com
“RootsTech Event Registrations are now Available” – on Dick Eastman’s blog

Resources

Ancestry.com – “New Collection: UK apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy (1824-1910)“
FamilySearch – Two new collections listed on Dick Eastman’s blog – September 14 update and September 17 update!
FindMyPast – FREE WEEKEND! From 7am EDT today (the 18th) to 7am EDT on Monday, the 21st – you can access ALL of FindMyPast’s records at no cost! Check out more information here.