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Friday Finds: August 15-21

By Nichelle Barra

On 21 August 2015

In Friday Finds

Mackinaw Island Grand Hotel – By J Dykstra (Personal photo) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

“Fashion Moments – Pigeon Breast” by Genealogy Lady! I absolutely love this series 🙂
“Hey Soldier, What’s Your Name? Crowdsourcing IDs in Old Group Photos [TUTORIAL]” by Denise Levenick at The Family Curator – WONDERFUL information in this post!
“The Limits of Ownership” by Judy G. Russell – Going along with the photograph theme, this answers a common question about owning something and owning a copyright to something.
“Tracing Orphans in Your Ancestry” by D. Joshua Taylor on JSTOR Daily
FREE ebook by Thomas MacEntee “Digitization Options for Family Photos: Including Slides, Film Negatives, and Home Movies” You can get it for free through Sunday!
“NGS Announces a New Course in the American Genealogical Studies Series: Beyond the Basics” – This course used to be called the Home Study Course, which I took and really benefited from. It is a wonderful course for those who are new to genealogy or those who have been involved for years and just want more knowledge!
“Forensic Genealogy Institute Announces Dates for 2016 Event” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Resources

“New FamilySearch Collections: Week of August 17, 2015” List on Dick Eastman’s blog
“Forces War Records Releases New Online Database of British Prisoners of War Held in Japan or Japanese-Occupied Territory” article on Dick Eastman’s blog
FindMyPast Friday’s newest records:
- Probate Calendars of England and Wales 1858-1959
- Hertfordshire Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

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Friday Finds August 8th-14th

By Nichelle Barra

On 14 August 2015

In Friday Finds

By André Karwath aka Aka (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

“DNA is Said to Solve a Mystery of Warren Harding’s Love Life” on the NYTimes – Such an interesting story!
“Luxurious Hindenburg Travel” on UpFront with NGS – very neat pictures of what it looked like inside!
“1916 Rising Photos Never Before Seen Publicly Revealed” from the IrishCentral – for any Irish history lovers out there
“Win a Free Family Tree Chart from I Chart You” – contest by Geneabloggers! Ends August 17th so act quickly 🙂 And along with that, here is today’s Genealogy Bargains brought to you by Geneabloggers.
“Fashion Moment – Pagoda Sleeve” from Genealogy Lady
“Library Websites for Genealogy: More Than Just the Catalog” by Amy Johnson Crow

Webinars/Videos

“Power Platting: Using Technology to Get From Perches to Pictures” webinar by Chris Staats – free until August 19th!
“What’s New at Ancestry: August 2015 Edition” by Crista Cowan of Ancestry.com – always good to know what new events/records are going on

Resources

New FamilySearch Collections (from week of August 5th) – Dick Eastman has a large list of new collections available on his page. Check out all the new resources!
FindMyPast Friday’s! This week’s new records are:
- Northumberland Baptisms
- British Army, Casualty Index War of 1812
- British Army, Deserters and Absentees in Police Gazette 1914-1919
- British Jewry Book of Honor 1914-1920
- Scottish Covenanters 1679-1688
- Church of Ireland Parish Record Search Forms
- New South Wales, 1828 Census Householders’ Returns

Friday Finds August 1-7

By Nichelle Barra

On 7 August 2015

In Friday Finds, Give-Away, Resources

“National Archives Building”. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Archives_Building.jpg#/media/File:National_Archives_Building.jpg

Articles/Blogs

Win a Copy of the Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org from Geneabloggers! Contest ends 12am CDT 10 August 2015
“Fashion Moments – Beret” by Genealogy Lady – I’ve always wanted to be able to pull off a hat look.
“Is It Time to Let Go of the Internet in Genealogy?” by Amy Johnson Crow – just posted today!
“Lesson Learned Again: Don’t Trust Online Family Trees” by Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings – wonderful article!
Acquaintance Cards on Flickr – flirting done Victorian style. I’d be okay if this trend came back 🙂
Genealogy Bargains from Geneabloggers – featuring 20% off AncestryDNA kits (through August 17th) and more!
“400 Year History of the Architecture of American Houses” on Upfront with NGS – one of my favorites from this week!
“WorldWide Indexing Event 7-14 August 2015 HERE’S HOW” by Dear Myrtle – LOVE this event! If you’re curious how indexing works, also check out another Dear Myrtle post on that here.
“Using Amazon for Genealogy” by Thomas MacEntee of Geneabloggers – who knew!
“NARA asks for Public Comments on its Partnership with Ancestry.com and Fold3.com” presented by Dick Eastman

Webinars/Videos

The New England Historic and Genealogical Society has a free webinar on 30 September at 3pm EDT on Digital Collections at NEHGS and the American Jewish Historical Society – New England Archives

Resources

“Genealogy Gophers Doubles its Free Online Library” – by DearMyrtle – wonderful news!
“New FamilySearch Collections: Week of 27 July 2015” from Dick Eastman – long list so check out the link
FindMyPast Friday’s new records:
- Staffordishire, Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1900
- Staffordshire Baptisms, Marriages, Banns, and Burials
- New Zealand, Hillsborough Cemetery

Friday Finds July 25th-31st

By Nichelle Barra

On 31 July 2015

In Friday Finds

By Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz (Glenfinnan Viaduct) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Photo inspired by the Scotland video I posted below – I immediately thought of Harry Potter and read that this bridge is featured in the movies!

Blogs/Articles

“British World War II Tunnels Opened to Public” – Very neat!
“Using Telegrams and Love Letters to Teach World War II” – from PBS – I love this idea!
“Disconnected by War, Family Reunites through Student History Project” – from PBS and goes along with the previous article
“Fashion Moments – Bishop Sleeve” – By Genealogy Lady – the next installment in a fantastic series!
“How to Find Genealogy Information When a Record Doesn’t Exist” by Amy Johnson Crow – great information
Thomas MacEntee presented his Genealogy Opportunities 2015, which I highlight on Tuesday for anyone who had given a thought to doing genealogy for money:
“Hellenic Genealogy Conference in Salt Lake City on September 26” article by Dick Eastman and conference home page here.

Webinars/Videos

“Storyboard Your Family History” by Lisa Alzo – it’s an hour and a half long but FULL of some great information! You can watch this FREE until August 3rd!
“Beautiful Scotland” – a film by John Duncan using a drone – so beautiful!
“AncestryDNA ‘Come Find Me’ Viking Ad” – Interesting ad! I kind of like it 🙂
The Arabella Chapman Project – There’s video, text, and pictures – This is about two photo albums by African American woman and the living interpretive project that University of Michigan is doing with the pictures.

Resources

Old Maps Online – A very neat website!
30% Scrivener for Genealogy Boot Camp – goes well with the free webinar from Lisa Alzo!
Genealogy Bargains for Today from Geneabloggers! 50% off MyHeritage 1 yr subscription ends today!
“Book Review: Finding Your Irish Ancestors in New York City” Book review by Dick Eastman, book by Joseph Buggy
“New Online Database of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady County, New York, Residents who Died during World War I” – article by Dick Eastman
FindMyPast Friday new records:
- Norfolk Parish Registers Browse
- British Army Schoolchildren and Schoolmasters 1803-1932
- Royal Hibernian Military School Admissions 1847-1932
- Irish Newspaper Update
- PERSI Quarterly Index Update