Friday Finds 3 Nov 2017

Blogs/Articles

• “52 Documents in 52 Weeks #43: Guardian Bonds” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree – great overview of this resource! Also see:
  • “An Oldie But Goodie – USGenWeb“
• “How Many Segments Do You Share?” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist
• “Forty-two Names” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – Also see:
  • “Records of Passing“
  • “Stamping the Law“
• “RootsMagic  TreeShare, Ancestry Member Trees, and Source Citations” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings. Randy is probably my top go-to blog person when I’m looking for help with RootsMagic! Also see:
  • “RootsMagic Can Import Sources from FamilySearch Family Tree“
• “Continued Commitment to Customer Privacy and Control” on Ancestry’s Blog
• “Back to the Basics with Probate Records – Part 1” by Diana Elder on her blog Family Locket
• Genealogy Bargains has a number of awesome things this week! Including:
  • “40% Savings on MyHeritage DNA Plus FREE SHIPPING Incentives“
  • “23andMe DNA Test as Low as $49 during Thanksgiving Family Sale!“
  • Check out more here: “Genealogy Bargains for Friday, November 3, 2017“

Media and Education

• “Episode 212 – Researching Eastern Europe: Where are the Borders? / Reclaim the Records Strikes in New Jersey” by Ryan Bennett on his blog Extreme Genes
• “Win A RootsTech 2018 Pass!” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog – I encourage you to enter! I have yet to attend myself, but have heard nothing but rave reviews from fellow genealogists!
• “Native American DNA Resources” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
• “GeneaChat: Native American Ancestry. A Part of Your Family Tree?” by Cheri Passey on The In-Depth Genealogist – Also see:
  • “Genealogical Proof Standard – A Guide for Your Genealogy Journal” by Heather Reed
• “Recorded MyHeritage Genealogy Seminar Webinars Are Now Available Online for Free” by Dick Eastman on his blog – Also see:
  • “Residential Genealogy Online“

New and Updated Resources

• Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated records lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
• FindMyPast’s Friday’s Records – The new and updated list includes:
  • Surrey Lay Subsidies 1524-1645
  • Surrey Court Cases 1391-1835
  • New York State Death Index
  • New York City Marriage Announcements 1833-1836
  • New York State Religious Records 1716-1914
  • The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
  • Surrey & South London Wills & Probate Index 1470-1856
• From Dick Eastman’s blog:
  • “History Colorado Now Offers Historic African American Newspapers“
  • “TheGenealogist Adds to its Expanding Collection of Parish Records“
  • “1921 Canadian Census is Now Available Free at the Library and Archives Canada“
  • “Find Living Cousins Using the Newfoundland 1921 Census“
  • “Transcriptions from St. Agnes Cemetery Tombstones in Menands, NY are Now Online“