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Friday Finds November 7th-13th

On 13 November 2015

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Blogs/Articles

“Ancestry’s New ‘Amount of Shared DNA’ – What Does it Really Mean?” By Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
“Fashion Moment – Overalls” by Deborah Sweeney on Genealogy Lady
“Ten-Minute Methodology: When Index is a ‘Dirty Word‘” on BCG Springboard – excellent quick read!
“Genetic Genealogy 101 Part 1: the why and why nots” AND “Genetic Genealogy 101 Part 2: Useful Terms” both on The In-Depth Genealogist
“How to Find a Revolutionary War Patriot” by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
“Has Genealogy gone ‘Mean’? Rudeness Among Us” on the Dead Relative Collector – some very helpful questions to keep in mind before posting items on social media 🙂

Resources

Free access to ArkivDigital (Swedish records) this weekend! November 14-15
Contest from Geneabloggers: Win a Copy of Writing Life Stories! – This coincides with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and can be a great resource for those who wish to write their family stories – More info here
“Native American Papers” on the Newspapers.com blog – lots of new newspapers for those searching for Native American ancestry!
“Added or Updated Databases on Ancestry.com – Week of November 1 to 7, 2015” on Randy Seaver’s blog Genea-Musings
“New FamilySearch Collections Update: November 9, 2015” by Dick Eastman on EOGN
FindMyPast Friday’s new records:
- Surrey, military tribunals 1915-1918
- Lloyds of London Memorial roll 1914-1918
- Stock Exchange Memorial Roll 1914-1918
- Victoria, World War One Solider Settlers
- US Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards 1907-1933

Friday Finds Oct 31 – Nov 6

By Nichelle Barra

On 6 November 2015

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By Nicolaus Ioannis Vischerius (Life time: Unknown) [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

Amy Johnson Crow had some good ones this week: “The Question You Need to Ask When You’re Stuck on Your Genealogy” and “5 Photos You Should Take at the Cemetery“
“Famous Faces in the 1939 Register” from FindMyPast
“Family History NaNoWriMo Contest 5-8 November 2015” from Geneabloggers
“Fashion Moments – Jan Ernst Matzeliger” by Deborah Sweeney at the Genealogy Lady – this was quite a neat article, especially since I do love shoes!
“50 Gifts for Genealogists – 2015” – From Diane Boumenot at One Rhode Island Family – a great list!
“Beards and Mustaches: 5 Styles in Old Photos” from Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective
“Of Maps and Data” by Carlyn Osborn on the Library of Congress Worlds Revealed: Geography and Maps – a new blog that will discuss maps from the past, present, and future!
“Adding New Source Citation in Ancestry” from Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings – A great article on how to add sources in Ancestry with Evidence Explained quality citations

Media

“November 2015 Webinar – In-laws and Outlaws: The Bylaws of Talking about the Family Skeletons” brought to you by the Illinois State Genealogical Society – you can watch it FREE if you catch it live November 10th, 8pm CST!
“BCG Offers Free Webinar Tuesday November 17th” – Harold Henderson, CG, will be presenting “Do You Have the Reflexes You Need to Become Certified?” – register now and sign in early!

Resources

Free Access to the Native American Collection from Fold3 – From November 1-15!
“Free Access to Our Cemetery Databases” from New England Historic Genealogical Society – you have until November 7th to look through these!
“Introducing Search Connect (TM) – every search is now a record!” On MyHeritage Blog – check out their new service!
“InMemory: Ancestry Launches Historic WWII Canadian Records Collection and Offers FREE Access November 6 to November 11” – by Dick Eastman on his blog (EOGN) – The announcement is from Ancestry.ca so for any Canadian readers out there, this is for you!
“Steve Morse adds 1921 Canadian Census to the One-Step Web Pages” by Dick Eastman on EOGN
FindMyPast Friday’s:
- 1939 Register
- Additional Burials from Yorkshire, England
- Marriage Licenses from Cambridgeshire, England, 1684-1811
- Lloyd’s Register of Merchant Ships Index 1843

Friday Finds October 24th – 29th

By Nichelle Barra

On 30 October 2015

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Happy Halloween!!!

Contest from Geneabloggers!!! Win a Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner Contest! Check it out for more details! Good luck 🙂

Blogs/Articles

“Witches in Your Family Tree” by Dick Eastman – About the Salem Witch Trials
Ever wonder about citing a newspaper article if you didn’t get it yourself? Here’s the answer from Evidence Explained.
“Fashion Moments – Feed Sack Fabric” – by the Genealogy Lady – I found this one quite fascinating. I also wish that this still happened but then I’d need to know how to sew.
“Another Genealogy Tragedy Averted – Using the Genealogical Proof Standard” on Legacy News from Legacy Family Tree – a wonderful example of how the GPS is used.
“Dear Family Historian…” by Who is Nicka Smith – this is a new-to-me blog but I follow it now after reading this!
“Mischief Night 1965” by Linda Stufflebean – I greatly enjoyed this blog post! We called the night before Halloween Devil’s Night and while I was growing up, it was NOT a good time to be out and about.
“DNAeXplain Archives – Advanced DNA Articles” – by Roberta Estes – This is one of my go-to DNA resources.
“The Changes at 23andMe” by the Legal Genealogist – I mentioned this last week and Judy G. Russell cleared up any confusion anyone may have about it.
“Britain’s child migrants: ‘I was told I was going on a picnic‘” – on The Guardian – an incredible story!
“RootsTech 2016 Announces Opening Day Keynotes, Bruce Feiler and Paula Williams Madison” on EOGN by Dick Eastman
“Join Us in November for Family History Writing Month!” by Thomas MacEntee – contests included!

Media

Did you miss the NARA Virtual Genealogy Fair? No problem! You can still watch them on YouTube! The handouts are available here.

Resources

1939 Register – Britain – on FindMyPast.com and will arrive on November 2nd – find out more here
“New FamilySearch Collections Update: October 26, 2015” – on EOGN by Dick Eastman

Friday Finds October 17 – 23

By Nichelle Barra

On 23 October 2015

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If you’re are near Indianapolis, don’t forget that tomorrow is the Indiana Genealogy and Local History Fair! It starts at 9:30 and goes to 4pm. Judy Russell and Kevin McQueen will be speakers!

If you’re near Fort Wayne, Indiana, Maureen Taylor will be at the library today for consultations on photographs and then tomorrow she’ll be presenting all day! Lots happening in Indiana this weekend!

Blogs/Articles

“Great Canadian Genealogy Conference!” by Mike Quackenbush – this looks very exciting! I’m tentatively putting it on my calendar for next year!
“Fashion Moments – Bifurcated Skirt” by Deborah Sweeney on The Genealogy Lady – I had wondered how women first rode bikes in those long skirts
“23andMe Will Resume Giving Users Health Data” – on the New York Times
“TLC International Looking for Family Members Separated at Birth for New Television Show” posted by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers
“Ann Coulter’s Immigrant Ancestors” by Megan Smolenyak on Huffington Post
“Looking For and Contacting Birth Family Members” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
“A Hint of a Clue Might be All That is Needed” by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree
“2016 Genealogy Cruise by Cruise Everything” – on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter – that would be so much fun!

Media

“Upcoming ISGS Webinars – November 2015” – on the Illinois State Genealogical Society Blog – you can watch these webinars for free if you watch them live OR join ISGS and you can watch them anytime! November 10th will be presented by Janet Hovorka and is called “In-laws and Outlaws: The Bylaws of Talking about the Family Skeletons”
Here is the 2016 lineup for ISGS as well: “Illinois State Genealogical Society Announces 2016 FREE Webinar Lineup“

Resources

“New FamilySearch Collections Update: October 19, 2015” on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter