Saturday Finds 22 April 2017

Blogs/Articles

• “Using Historical Novels for Family History” by Janet Few on The In-Depth Genealogist
• “New Geneagem: DPLA & Family History Research” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
• “You’ve Never Seen Ireland Like This Before!” on the Ancestry blog – this looks AMAZING! I have yet to find my Irish ancestors that DNA tells me exists, but I love Ireland anyway and would love to go 🙂
• “DNA Day Sale Starts Today!” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
• “The Archive Lady: What Are Manuscript Collections” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
• “Quick Tip – Create a Property List” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
• “Genealogy Bargains for Friday 21 April 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
• “Concepts – Percentage of Ancestors’ DNA” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
• “AncestryDNA Just $79 – National DNA Day Sale” on Genealogy Bargains

Media and Education

• “Episode 187 – Michigan Woman Seeks To Join TEN Lineage Societies This Year / DNA Trends You’ll Want to Know About” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
• “Announcing: GermanGen Study Group 19th and 26th April 2017” from Dear Myrtle
• Full Episode of John Stamos’ Who Do You Think You Are!
• “What Generation Am I?” by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis, the blog for AmericanAncestors
• “Free E-Book: Guide to Wolfram Alpha for Genealogy and Family History Research” on Genealogy Bargains
• “Neighborhood Reconstruction: Effective Use of Land Records” by Mary Hill, AG on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free until Tuesday the 25th!

New and Updated Resources

• Randy Seaver from Genea-Musings has new and updated resources for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
• “Free Access to 32 Probate-Related Databases at AmericanAncestors from 18 to 25 April” by the same Randy Seaver
• “New Geneagem: The Gateway to Oklahoma History” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
• “Going In-Depth with ScotlandsPeople” by Christine Woodcock on The In-Depth Genealogist
• FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records:
  • Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law 1916-1921
  • New South Wales Parish Registers, Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle
  • 1881 British Census, Crew and Passengers on Ships arriving in New South Wales
  • Australia, Boer War Contingents
  • New South wales, Closer Settlement and Returned Soldiers Transfer Files
• “Photographs from the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Municipal Archives are now Available on Flickr Commons” on Dick Eastman’s blog