Blogs/Articles
- “Looking at the 1890 Census” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
- “Why is the Chair Empty” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – this covers why someone doesn’t show up as an autosomal match if they do as a YDNA or mtDNA match – Also see:
- “Remembering Halifax” – I had no idea about this piece of history!
- “Begging Your Pardon” This goes into Civil War records that deal with pardons and amnesty
- “A Special Relationship” by Pamela Athearn Filbert on Vita Brevis, the AmericanAncestors.org blog
- “Testing Strategy – Should I Test at Ancestry and Transfer to Family Tree DNA?” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – Great read! I highly recommend this!! – Also see:
- “DNA.Land“
- “But it was Published in a Book!” by Alicia Crane Williams on Vita Brevis, the AmericanAncestors.org blog – excellent topic!
- “Doing a Genealogy Research Project from Start to Finish” by Nicole Dyer on the Family Locket – really great article!
- “DNA Question: How can I tell Matches from my Mother’s and Father’s Side Apart?” by Paul Rawlins on Ancestry’s blog – Also see:
- “5 Tips for Discovering Biological Family with AncestryDNA” by Jake Fletcher
- “Dutch Genealogy News for November 2017” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
- “Genealogy Bargains for Friday, December 8, 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
Media and Education
- “Episode 114 Classic Rewind: A Salute to Our Pilgrims and Puritans with the Creator of the Great Migration Series” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
- “Genealogy Connection #033 – Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage Genealogy Expert” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast
New and Updated Resources
- Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, and MyHeritage
- FindMyPast Friday has their new and updated records, including:
- British Army, Imperial War Museum Bond of Sacrifice 1914-1918
- Kent Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, Burials, Wills and Probate (Indexes)
- “New BT27 UK Outbound Passenger Lists Go Online for the 1930s Decade” by Dick Eastman on his blog
Linda Stufflebean
Nichelle, Thank you for including my post on your list. Happy Holidays!
Nichelle Barra
You’re welcome! Happy holiday! 🙂