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Friday Finds for 12 February 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 12 February 2016

In Friday Finds

Happy birthday to my grandpa today!!

Blogs/Articles

“There’s Room for Everyone in Genealogy: RootsTech 2016 Musing” by Amy Johnson Crow
“Contest: Win a Family Photo Triage Package from Maureen Taylor – The Photo Detective” on Geneabloggers
“Finding Irish Marriage Records” on Genealogy Bank
“Colorado Adoptees Can Now Access Birth Records” on UpFront with NGS
“Studying the Art of Citation” on Adventures in Genealogy by Angela McGhie – part of the ongoing series on education preparation for the BCG certification
“Introducing TapGenes” on the Legal Genealogist blog
“Calling All Student Genealogists – A $500 Student Grant is Available” on Geneabloggers – for the 2016 Jamboree!
“Ethnicity Testing – A Conundrum” on DNA eXplained – a very good read!
“Diverse Communities: Researching Spiritualist Ancestors” on the BCG Springboard by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Genealogy Bargains for Friday 12 February 2016 on Geneabloggers

Media

New episode of Finding Your Roots! This week features Patricia Arquette, John McCain, and Julianne Moore
RootsTech 2016 Video Archive – in case you missed the live showings!

Resources

“More Information about Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic Synchronization to Ancestry” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
Also on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver: “New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org – January 31 to February 6, 2016,” AND “Added Databases at Ancestry.com – Week of 30 January to 6 February 2016.”
FindMyPast Friday’s new records:
- Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1918-1941
- Ireland, Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms
- Ireland, Non-Conformist Marriages
“Ancestry to Launch Irish Catholic Registers Online” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Friday Finds January 30 – February 5 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 5 February 2016

In Friday Finds

User: (WT-shared) Jtesla16 at wts wikivoyage [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

RootsTech is happening now! Don’t forget to check out their streaming sessions. Check out the schedule here: Streaming Schedule

Blogs/Articles

Big news out of RootsTech this week! RootsMagic will be synching with Ancestry.com and FamilyTreeMaker may be saved! Check out the links for more information
A contest from Geneabloggers – Win a $500 Amazon Genealogy Shopping Spree!! Also check out the latest genealogy bargains here!
“Conducting Reasonably Exhaustive Research” on the Adventures in Genealogy Education blog by Angela McGhie – The book The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy was one of my first genealogy books I actually sat down and studied! I learned quite a bit (although it is a bit outdated on some items, the information is still good).
“What is a DNA Scholarship and How Do I Get One?” By Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“The Innovator Summit Was Held Today at RootsTech2016” on Dick Eastman’s blog (from Feb 3rd)

Media

Watch the latest episode of Finding Your Roots – this time exploring the ancestors of Richard Branson, Maya Lin, and Frank Gehry
“Ancestry Teams with TLC to Produce TV Docu-Series Long Lost Family” on DearMyrtle – I’m not sure how I feel about this just yet but it looks interesting
“BCG Free Webinar: Little on Context in Record Analysis” presented by Barbara Vines Little

Resources

“New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org – January 24 to 30, 2016” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
“FindMyPast Announces Largest Online Collection of U.S. Marriages from 1650-2010” by Dick Eastman on his blog
FindMyPast Friday new records:
- United States Marriages from 1650-2010
- Norfolk Baptisms
- Norfolk Marriages
- Norfolk Burials

Friday Finds January 23-29, 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 29 January 2016

In Friday Finds

Dillon Lake in Summit County, Colorado By Hogs555 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

“Studying the Genealogical Proof Standard” on Adventures in Genealogy Education by Angela McGhie. It’s the start of a new series on gaining educational preparation with becoming BCG certified in mind.
“Need Historical Context? Try MooseRoots” on Dear Myrtle – a new-to-me resource and how to use it for historical context. It’s quite interesting to see how things have changed since the 1940s!
“Ten-Minute-Methodology: How to Ask a Good Research Question” on SpringBoard by Harold Henderson – having a good research question is key in finding answers!
“Documentation and the Research Report” on SpringBoard – have you written a research report and wondered if you should cite your information when it comes to the quick findings section? I know I have! Here’s the ‘official’ response on that question.
“Happy 179th Birthday to Michigan” – on Michigan Family Trails by Diane Gould Hall – Just because it’s my home state 🙂
“How to Join a DNA Project” on DNAeXplained by Roberta Estes – If you’ve ever thought about doing this, read this post!
“DNA, Genealogy and the Search for Who We Are” on NPR – It’s the start of a new series and I’ll be interested to see how this goes. This article doesn’t match how most of us feel about using DNA in our genealogy but this is the first post, so we’ll see how this goes.

Media

RootsTech is starting soon! If, like me, you are unable to go, check out the streaming schedule. I do plan on attending virtually at least!
A new episode of Finding Your Roots is available! This one is on Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear, and Bill Hader
There’s a new course at the National Genealogical Society’s Continuing Genealogical Studies: Researching Your World War I Ancestors

Resources

“New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org – January 17 to 23, 2016” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
“Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com – Week of 16 to 22 January 2016” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
FindMyPast Friday’s New Records:
- Irish Newspapers
- Greater London Burial Index
- Isle of Man, Births and Baptisms, 1600-2010
- Isle of Man, Marriages, 1598-1979

Friday Finds: 16-22 January 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 22 January 2016

In Friday Finds

From The New York Public Library.

Blogs/Articles

FREE WEEKEND! With FindMyPast! From TODAY to Monday 25 January. Check it out more on Geneabloggers here.
RootsTech is coming soon! There were a number of posts about it this week: “RootsTech Survival Guide: The Innovator’s Summit” AND “RootsTech 2016 Keynote Speakers“
Have too much genealogy clutter? Maybe it’s time to think about Genealogy Clutter Buster Mini Boot Camp by Lisa Alzo
“Ten-Minute Methodology: Documentation and the Research Report” on the SpringBoard by the Board for Certification of Genealogists
“Fold3 and the 1812 pensions” on the Legal Genealogist – did you know the 1812 pensions are FREE on Fold3? Dick Eastman also posted a bit about the 1812 pensions and the Preserve the Pension project: “Federation of Genealogical Societies Announces $2 Million Dollar Mark Surpassed for Preserve the Pensions Project.”
“Texas enters digital age” also on the Legal Genealogist
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 22 January 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Educational Preparation for BCG Certification” on Adventures in Genealogy Education by Angela McGhie – for those interested in certification!
“FindMyPast and sister site Mocavo Come Together” on Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter

Media

Check out the new episode of Finding Your Roots! Featuring Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes, and Keenen Ivory Wayans

Resources

“New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org – January 10 to 16, 2016,” AND “Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com – Week of 9 to 15 January 2016” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
FindMyPast Friday’s new records:
- England, Phillimore Marriage Registers, 1531-1913
- Scotland Registers & Records
- British Army, Indian Volunteer Force Medal Awards, 1915-1939
- Monumental Inscriptions from Lincolnshire, England