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Friday Finds September 5-11

By Nichelle Barra

On 11 September 2015

In Friday Finds, Resources

In honor of today, 14 years ago... By Derek Jensen (Tysto) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

In honor of today. By Derek Jensen (Tysto) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

Some great posts from Amy Johnson Crow this week: “4 Things To Do When Using a Genealogy Database” and “A Faster, Easier Way to Find Collections on FamilySearch“
A giveaway from Geneabloggers! This one is to win an ultimate family tree chart templates CD from Shop Family Tree!
“Land Mapping at the Bureau of Land Management” by Michele Simmons Lewis on the blog Ancestoring – this one focuses on how to show a piece of land in a present day map – great information!
“Does Ancestry Really Work? Is Ancestry a Scam and a Rip Off?” by Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers
“Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research” – from the Society of American Archivists – great information!
“Fashion Moment – Bolero and Zouave Jackets” by Genealogy Lady
Just for fun – “12 Quirky Houses Built Purely Out of Spite” from Country Living
“How One Person Can Make a Difference – Litigation Against the NYC Municipal Archives Using Freedom of Information Law” – on Dick Eastman’s blog – long read but worth it!
“Arizona State Library and FamilySearch Agree to Partner to Make Genealogy Information Accessible” – on Dick Eastman’s blog – updated news on what has been happening in Arizona!

Webinars/Videos

Episode Two of Discovering Your Past “Recording a Family Interview and Creating a Research Plan“
“Getting Started with Probate Records” from Ancestry.com

Resources

FindMyPast Friday’s new records:
- National School Admission Registers 1870-1914
- Ireland National School Registers
- Surrey, Southwark, St. Saviour’s Grammar School Admissions 1690-1895
- Coffs Harbour District Schools Index

Friday Finds August 29th – September 4th

By Nichelle Barra

On 4 September 2015

In Friday Finds

By Jean-Pol GRANDMONT (Self-photographed) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

“Armistice Blouse” – This week’s Fashion Moment from the Genealogy Lady
“Ancestry Launches Largest Online Collection of Wills and Probate Records in the United States” by Dick Eastman
“State Soldiers Home – A Different Place to Look” by Amy Johnson Crow

Webinars/Videos

FREE webinar by Lisa Alzo: “Break Down Brick Walls in Eastern European Research” – free until September 9th!

Resources

FREE Access this weekend! Here are some websites participating:
- Ancestry.com – offering free access to U.S. birth, death, marriage records, AND to it’s new updated wills! Goes from the 2nd to the 7th!
- American Ancestors/NEHGS – FREE access to some of their taxes, census, and voter records! Go here for more information.
FREE e-book! The 15 Habits of Highly Frugal Genealogists by Thomas MacEntee – this is what I wrote a book review on yesterday. Get it while it’s free!
Genealogy Bargains for today from Geneabloggers – includes this weekend’s free access websites!
“FamilySearch Makes 2.7 Million Historic Records from the 1915 New Jersey State Census Freely Searchable Online” by Dick Eastman
FindMyPast Friday’s – New Records:
- Prisoners of War 1715-1945
- A video with former POW Dr. Bill Frankland
- A post by Joshua Taylor: “Their Working Lives: Joshua Taylor Explains Why the U.S. Census is your go-to for your Ancestor’s Employment History“

Friday Finds August 22nd-28th

By Nichelle Barra

On 28 August 2015

In Friday Finds, Resources

By InfoGibraltar (Flickr: FESTIVAL LITERARIO GIBRALTAR25) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

“Middy Blouse” – This week’s Fashion Moment brought to you by the Genealogy Lady
AncestryDNA has a new featured called Shared Matches. There’s a video about it below and Randy Seaver from Genea-musings discussed it here and Judy G. Russell discussed it here.
Do you love the Genealogy Roadshow? Want to be on the next season? Fill out their casting application and good luck to you!
“Ancestry Collaborates with Gannett to Digitally Archive More Than 80 U.S. Newspapers” by Dick Eastman – very welcome news!
“Archives of 53,000 Jews Who Lived in Ireland Made Available to the Public” on the IrishTimes

Webinars/Videos

“Introducing Twile’s Family History Timeline” – by TwileChannel – a video showing what Twile can do! It’s not just for your ancestry either, but can also be for current milestones (first steps, first words, etc.) you wish to share with your family.
“Introducing AncestryDNA New ‘Shared Matches’ Feature” by Ancestry – to go with the blog posts I mentioned as well as the Ancestry Blog post

Resources

FindMyPast Friday New Records:
- Manchester Electoral Registers Browse 1832-1900
- Irish Newspapers
- Derbyshire Hospital Admissions and Deaths
- New Zealand, Nelson, Petition After the Wairau Incident 1843

Friday Finds: August 15-21

By Nichelle Barra

On 21 August 2015

In Friday Finds

Mackinaw Island Grand Hotel – By J Dykstra (Personal photo) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

“Fashion Moments – Pigeon Breast” by Genealogy Lady! I absolutely love this series 🙂
“Hey Soldier, What’s Your Name? Crowdsourcing IDs in Old Group Photos [TUTORIAL]” by Denise Levenick at The Family Curator – WONDERFUL information in this post!
“The Limits of Ownership” by Judy G. Russell – Going along with the photograph theme, this answers a common question about owning something and owning a copyright to something.
“Tracing Orphans in Your Ancestry” by D. Joshua Taylor on JSTOR Daily
FREE ebook by Thomas MacEntee “Digitization Options for Family Photos: Including Slides, Film Negatives, and Home Movies” You can get it for free through Sunday!
“NGS Announces a New Course in the American Genealogical Studies Series: Beyond the Basics” – This course used to be called the Home Study Course, which I took and really benefited from. It is a wonderful course for those who are new to genealogy or those who have been involved for years and just want more knowledge!
“Forensic Genealogy Institute Announces Dates for 2016 Event” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Resources

“New FamilySearch Collections: Week of August 17, 2015” List on Dick Eastman’s blog
“Forces War Records Releases New Online Database of British Prisoners of War Held in Japan or Japanese-Occupied Territory” article on Dick Eastman’s blog
FindMyPast Friday’s newest records:
- Probate Calendars of England and Wales 1858-1959
- Hertfordshire Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

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