Friday Finds 16 Feb 2018

Blogs/Articles

• “DNA Love and Your ‘Big 8’ – Plus Valentine’s Day Sales!” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
• “Advice Association of Municipalities: Take Family Cards Offline” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy – do you have ancestors from the Netherlands? Read this to see how availability is going to change SOON!
• “Five Genealogy Goals for the Family Archivist” by Denise May Levenick on Ancestry’s Blog
• “The Full Story of the Irish Censuses” by Jenny Joyce on The In-Depth Genealogist
• “Informed Consent Agreement and Beneficiary Agreement” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist – a must read for those asking relatives/friends for DNA tests!
• “Genealogy Bargains for Friday, February 16, 2018” on Genealogy Bargains
• From Dick Eastman’s Newsletter:
  • “You Never Know What You Will Find on eBay!“
  • “A Digital Project is Underway to Recreate Ireland’s Public Record Office Destroyed by Fire in 1922“

Media and Education

• “Now Available! Using Y-DNA, Mitochondrial DNA, and X-DNA for Genealogy Research Digital Download” by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains – Also see:
  • “Interpreting Your AncestryDNA Results Boot Camp – Saturday March 10, 2018“
• “Episode 224 – CeCe Moore Talks DNA & ‘Finding Your Roots’” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes podcast
• “Genealogy Connection #038 – Eric Wells, Education Coordinator for The NextGen Genealogy Network” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast
• “Popular RootsTech 2018 Announces Free Online Broadcast Schedule” by Lynn Palermo on her blog The Armchair Genealogist
• “Free How-To Irish Genealogy Video – Limited Time!” by Lynn Palermo on her blog The Armchair Genealogist – video access ends on Sunday!

New and Updated Resources

• “Ohio Genealogy Resources” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
• Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new updated records for FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com
• FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records includes:
  • Connecticut, Town of Sharon Cemetery Indexes
  • Norfolk, Electorial Registers 1832-1915 Image Browse
  • Aberdeenshire, Banffshire & Kincardineshire Monumental Inscriptions
  • Yorkshire Parish Records
  • Nottinghamshire Burial Records
• “Over 650,000 Criminal Records Added to TheGenealogist” on Dick Eastman’s Newsletter