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Friday Finds 7 October 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 7 October 2016

In Friday Finds

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Blogs/Articles

“FREE BCG PRESENTATIONS” Through Legacy Family Tree Webinars – happening now! Are you listening?
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 7 October 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Win a Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner” on Geneabloggers!
“Shorthand Systems” by Zachary Garceau on Vita Brevis – the American Ancestors blog
“Ancestry V1 vs V2 Test Comparison” by Roberta Estes on DNA eXplained
“3 Tips for Researching an Ancestor with a Common Name” by Amy Johnson Crow
“Rare Photographs at the New National Museum of African American History and Culture” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Media

“APG PMC 2016 Recordings Now Available” on The Genealogy Professional by Marian Pierre-Louis – for APG members!

New and Updated Resources

Dick Eastman shares updates on:
Randy Seaver has the new and updated records listed for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast’s New and Updated Records
- Britain, Registers of Licences to Pass Beyond the Seas 1573-1677
- United States Births and Christenings 1867-1931
- United States Deaths and Burials 1833-1970
- Wales, Monmouthshire Workhouse Registers 1837-1929
- Wales, Monmouthshire Electoral Registers 1839-1889
- Wales, Monmouthshire Marriage Notices 1859-1877
- United States Marriages
- Yorkshire Baptisms
- Great Britain & Ireland, Society of Friends (Quaker) Periodicals

Friday Finds 30 Sept 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 30 September 2016

In Friday Finds

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Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 30 September 2016” on Geneabloggers – check out the FREE amazon ebook for TODAY ONLY!
Judy G. Russell of The Legal Genealogist had a number of good articles this week:
- “Review: New Guide to DNA Testing” – a book I know have on my to-buy list!
- “For Genealogy Bloggers Too” on full disclosure when reviewing an item that was gifted to you for said review
- “Spanish Florida Land Records” – land records being my favorite record, I found this article very interesting!
“NEHGS Announces DNA Day in Worcester, Mass.” by Marian Pierre-Louis on her blog Marian’s Roots and Rambles
“Tuesday’s Tip – Check Out Digitized Genealogy and Family History Books” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
- Also see a recent book review on a genealogical crime mystery: “Book Review: ‘The Spyglass File,’ by Nathan Dylan Goodwin“
“Respect and Rights” by Debby Parker Wayne on her blog Debb’s Delvings in Genealogy – excellent article on what to do about discovering touchy subjects in our research
“Quick Tip – Deeds May Have Been Recorded Much Later” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy – excellent article no matter where the deed is located!
“Lots of Love, Daddy” by Deborah Sweeney on her blog The Genealogy Lady – it’s the second installment of her grandparent’s World War II letters! I have been waiting for this!
“The Archive Lady: How to Perserve Civil War Letters?” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“Twile Now Integrates with FamilySearch” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Media

“TGP 48 – Audrey Collins & The UK National Archives” on the Genealogy Professional Podcast with Marian Pierre-Louis
“Exploring Historical London with the London Picture Map” by Kristen Hyde on the Ancestry Blog
“Beginning Polish Genealogy” by Jonathan Shea, AG, on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – Free through 5 October!
Upcoming Live Webinars from the Board for Certification of Genealogists! 7 OCTOBER! Register now (for free)!

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated record lists for Ancestry and FamilySearch!
FindMyPast’s new/updated records for today:
- England Billion Graves Cemetery Index
- British Army, Worldwide Index 1851
- Warwickshire Burials
- Irish Newspapers

Friday Finds 23 Sept 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 23 September 2016

In Friday Finds

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Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 23 September 2016” on Geneabloggers
- Also check out the contest for a 7-night stay at Crystal Inn Hotel and Suites in Salt Lake City!
“31 Days to Better Genealogy – Version 2.0” by Amy Johnson Crow on her website – I participated in the first version of this and highly recommend it!
“Status of Land and Probate Records on FamilySearch” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings – these are some of my favorite records available on FamilySearch!
- Also see his post “How Accurate are Ancestry.com Hints?“
“New 23andMe Experience – In a Word, Disappointing” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“3 Things to Look at When Dating Old Photos” by Amy Johnson Crow
“How British Are You? DNA Study Reveals UK’s Ethnic Diversity” on the Ancestry Blog

Media and Education

“How to Use FamilySearch.org for Beginners” by Devin Ashby on Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Webinar Library: BCG on the Legacy Family Tree Website! Check out the THREE FREE webinars on Friday 7 October! – This is part of the Family History Day at Salt Lake City – read more about that from Randy Seaver here
“National Archives Virtual Genealogy Fair” from NARA – coming on the 26 and 27 of October! FREE and no need to register!
“2016 International Genetic Genealogy Conference is in San Deigo, October 22-23” on Randy Seaver’s blog Genea-Musings
“RootsTech 2017 Registration NOW OPEN!” on Geneabloggers
“New SLIG Scholarship for First-Time Institute Attendees” on Dick Eastman’s blog

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver has the new and updated records for Ancestry and FamilySearch.org on his blog!
“Introducing the New Beta Site for the Family History Guide” by Dick Eastman – I’ll be posting a review of this site next week too!
“New Occupational Records Now on TheGenealogist” on Dick Eastman’s blog
FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records:
- Cheshire Vital Records 1500-1991
- The Shipwrecked Passenger Book: Sailing Westbound from Europe for the Americas 1817-1875
- Quintin Collections – United States Family Histories
- The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (Vol 147, Issue 2: Summer 2016)
- Britain, School and University Register Books
- United States, State and Local Histories

Friday Finds 16 September 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 16 September 2016

In Friday Finds, Resources

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Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 16 September 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Win a Copy of Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy from Shop Family Tree” presented by Geneabloggers – ends on the 19th at 2am CDT!
“The Surprisingly Long List of Things that Can’t Be Copyrighted” infographic from Who Is Hosting This – A wonderful thing for ALL genealogists to read through, especially those of us who blog.
“A Place in the County: Living at the County Home” by Amy Johnson Crow on the Ancestry blog
“How to Find Your Ancestor by Researching Other People” by Amy Johnson Crow
“The Archive Lady: ‘What is an Archive?’” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“FGS Next Project – #FGS2016” on the Ancestry Insider – the War of 1812 Pension Records may be funded, but there’s a lot more out there that still needs money! Here’s what’s next!
“Reserve Your Spot Now: 2016 Salt Lake Christmas Tour Genealogy Research Trip” by Lisa Alzo on the Accidental Genealogist
Registration for RootsTech2017 is now open!

Media

“The Treasure Trove in Legislative Petitions” by Judy G. Russell on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – Free until 21 Sept!
“2016 Virtual Genealogy Fair” presented by the National Archives – this is FREE and no registration is required! 26 & 27 of October – Also see Angela McGhie’s blog post about it as well

DNA

“Publications – Wayne Research” from Debbie Parker Wayne’s website, this is a list of references for DNA documents and references for DNA analysis – book mark it!
“Buy This Book!” by Judy G. Russell on her blog, The Legal Genealogist

New and Updated Resources

“FREE ACCESS – All 111 Million Irish Records on FindMyPast!” This is good until 18 Sept at 11:59 BST
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the listings of new and updated records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast Friday’s New/Updated Records:
- Original Will Registers 1858-1920
- Ireland, Catholic Qualification & Convert Rolls 1701-1845
- Ireland Merchant Navy Crew Lists 1863-1921
- Ireland Valuation Office Books
- Lincolnshire Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, Burials, Parish Register
- British Newspapers