Friday Finds 16 Dec 2016

Blogs/Articles

• “Social Calling Cards – Civil War to World War I” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
• “Hooking Teens on Research with Land Patents” by Diana Elder on the blog Family Locket – also a good intro to finding land patents on the Bureau of Land Management site!
• “Read the Fine Print” by Judy G. Russell in her blog The Legal Genealogist
• “How NOT to Clean A Tombstone for Photography” by Dick Eastman on his blog
• “Changing Town Names” by Christopher C. Child on the AmericanAncestors.org blog Vita Brevis
• “Don’t Rely on Ancestry.com’s Indexes for Wills and Probate Records” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
• “New Family Tree DNA Holiday Coupons – And the 12 Myths of Family Finder” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
• “How Refrigeration Changed the United States” by Jeremy Cook on the Ancestry Blog
• “Quick tip – Create a Town Timeline” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy – great idea for everyone and goes great with the Changing Town Names article!
• “The Archive Lady: Rusty Paper Clips and Staples” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
• “How to Get Your Genealogy Questions Answered” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
• “Genealogy Bargains for Friday 16 December 2016” on Geneabloggers

Media/Education

• “The Genealogy Guys Podcast #319 – 2016 Dec 9” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast
• “BCG Webinars for 2017” on the Board for Certification of Genealogist’s SpringBoard blog
• “Tracing Your European Ancestor” by Julie Goucher on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free through December 23rd!

New and Updated Resources

• “Updates to the AncestorSearch & Historical U.S. County Maps Research Tools” on Dick Eastman’s blog
• Randy Seaver has a list of new and updated records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org on his website Genea-Musings.
• FindMyPast Friday’s New/Updated Records:
  • British Army Discharges, 60th Foot 1854-1880
  • Middlesex War Memorials
  • Queensland Passports Index 1915-1925
  • New South Wales 1841 Census
  • Britain, Histories & Reference Guides