Blogs/Articles
- “MyHeritage DNA Mother’s Day Special – Only $69” on Genealogy Bargains – good through May 15th!
- “RootsMagic Provides Video Demonstrating Ancestry.com TreeShare and WebHints” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
- “An In-Depth Look at Scottish University Archives” by Christine Woodcock on The In-Depth Genealogist
- “Diversity and Inclusion at NGS 2017” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – I wish I could have seen this presentation!
- “Mitochondrial DNA – Your Mom’s Story” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
- “Down the DNA Rabbit Hole – Collateral Lines” by Deborah Sweeney on her blog Genealogy Lady
- “FamilyTree DNA Mother’s Day Sale 2017” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – Good through the 14th!
- “Writing Family History” by Penny Stratton on Vita Brevis, the AmericanAncestors.org blog
- “The Life and Times of our Ancestors: A Journey to the Seventeenth Century” by Cheri Passey on The In-Depth Genealogist
- “Genealogy Bargains for Friday 12 May 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
Media and Education
- “DNA at NGS 2017” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – for those who can’t make it to NGS this year, check out some of the livestreaming options! Also see:
- “Episode 190 – The Pluses and Minuses of Mitochondrial DNA Testing / A Big Fat Greek Genealogy Experience” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
- “NGS Announces Tom Jones Documentation Book at #NGS2017GEN” on the Ancestry Insider
- “NGS Releases Two Newly Revised Guide Books for Tennessee and North Carolina” on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings
- Free Webinar today at 2pm EST: “New York City and State Governmental Vital Records” by Jane Wilcox on Legacy Family Tree Webinars
New and Updated Resources
- Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists of both Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
- FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records includes:
- City of York Apprentices and Freemen 1272-1930
- City of York Calendars of Prisoners 1739-1851
- City of York Hearth and Window Tax 1665-1778
- City of York Militia and Muster Rolls 1509-1829
- City of York Deeds Registers 1718-1866
- Britain, Directories and Almanacs
- England and Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932
- National School Admission Registers and Log Books 1870-1914
- From Dick Eastman on his blog:
- “The New York Public Library has Released a Maps by Decade Tool“
- “Minneapolis Star Tribune Newspapers Since 1867 are now Digitized and Available Online“
- “Google Streetview is Used to find Britain’s ‘Lost’ 1930s-era Cycleways“
- “Georgia State Archives Digitizes Thousands of Confederate Muster Rolls and Places Them Online“