Saturday Finds 21 April 2018

Blogs/Articles

• “The BC Mismatch” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
• “Timeless: A Trip that Took JFK 115 Years to Make” by Crista Cowan on Ancestry’s Blog
• “23andMe’s Populations Collaborations” on 23andMe’s blog
• From Genealogy Bargains:
  • “MyHeritage DNA Just $69 USD During National DNA Day Sale!“
  • “SALE! Save 40% on 23 Best Tips for DNA Testing and Family History“
  • “National DNA Day 2018 Forecast: HOT HOT HOT and Health Warms Over“
  • “Genealogy Bargains for Saturday, April 21, 2018” see the latest DNA sales here!
• “Who Owns a Cemetery?” by Dick Eastman on his blog – Also see:
  • “April 25 is National DNA Day in the US“
• “The Archive Lady: Preserving Old Family Recipes” by Melissa Barker on Abundant Genealogy
• “Heteroplasmies and Poly-Cytosine Stretches – An mtDNA Case Study” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist

Education and Media

• “ISBGFH: Mini-Institute Aug 2018, Philadelphia” on Dear Myrtle’s blog
• From Dick Eastman’s Newsletter:
  • “Third Annual Armenian Genealogy Conference to Take Place on June 9 in New Jersey“
  • “Cherokee Family Research Center to Host a Conference“
  • “SLIG Scholarship Opportunities“
• “Three New Writing Courses on World War II Research and Writing Center” on Genea-Musings
• “The Genealogical Proof Standard – A Guide for Your Genealogy Journey” by Terri O’Connell on The In-Depth Genealogist

New and Updated Resources

• Randy Seaver from Genea-Musings has the new and updated record collections for FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com
• From Dick Eastman’s Newsletter:
  • “Congregational Library and Archives Hidden History Project“
  • “Libraries and Archives Canada Introduces Co-Lab, a Tool to Collaborate on Historical Records“
• “Exploring the U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942-1947 Collection” by Jennifer Holik on Ancestry’s Blog
• FindMyPast posted their new and updated records including:
  • British Army Officers’ Widows’ Pension Forms 1755-1908
  • Somerset Registers & Records
  • Rutland Registers & Records
  • Northumberland Registers & Records
  • Nottinghamshire Registers & Records
  • British Newspapers