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Friday Finds 11 August 2016

Friday Finds 12 August

Blogs/Articles

Media/Education

“Homestead Act of 1862 – Following the Witnesses” by Bernice Bennett on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – FREE through 19 August 2016
“The Battle for Bounty Land – War of 1812 and Mexican-American Wars” by Beth Foulk on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – FREE through 17 August 2016
“Close Out Summer with a Free Family History Seminar or Conference” by Diana Elder on the Family Locket
“How Do I Know What I Don’t Know? (Part 1: Educational Opportunities)” by Jenny Lanctot on The In-Depth Genealogist

DNA

“Concepts – Match Groups and Triangulation” by Roberta Estes on DNA eXplained
“Circling the DNA Clues” and “Following Up: Oh Those Circles!” by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the list of new and updated records for Ancestry and FamilySearch!
“Alaska, Colorado, Maine, and New Jersey Join the National Digital Newspaper Program” by Dick Eastman on his blog (EOGN) – Yay for my new state!
- Also see: “National Geographic’s Free Website for Printing Detailed Topographical Maps” – for all the other map lovers out there
FindMyPast’s Friday New/Updated Records:
- New South Wales 1891 Census
- Staffordshire, Parish Registers 1538-1900
- Staffordshire Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, and Burials
- Scotland, Registers and Records

Friday Finds 5 Aug 2016

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 5 August 2016” on Geneabloggers
And don’t forget this contest: “Fall 2016 Virtual Genealogy Conference at Family Tree University” also on Geneabloggers
“Historical Maps Created by Minecraft Gamers Help Us Envision London & the Fire of 1666” on Upfront with NGS – what a cool way to connect Minecraft to history!
“Darned Image Citation” on the AncestryInsider
“The Bed-Wetting Colonist” on Dutch Genealogy by Yvette Hoitink – a quick and fun read
“How to Avoid Genealogy Overwhelm” by Amy Johnson Crow
“Special Savings on NEGHS Publications” on Geneabloggers
“Lots of Love, Daddy Update” by Deborah Sweeney on the Genealogy Lady – I am very excited for this next book installation of her grandparents letters!
“Board for Certification of Genealogists and Legacy Family Tree Webinars Form Webinra Partnership” on Dick Eastman’s Blog (EOGN)

DNA

“FamilyTreeDNA Summer Sale” on Geneabloggers – Only $69 for a Family Finder test!! That’s a $30 savings – get it before it’s gone! 🙂
“Why Your AncestryDNA Matches Aren’t Responding” by Amy Johnson Crow
“Concepts – Relationship Predictions” by Roberta Estes on DNA eXplained

Education/Media

“FREE European Family History Conference September 12-16, 2016” on Geneabloggers – this can be done in person or online!
“Getting Started with Microsoft PowerPoint” – webinar by Thomas MacEntee onLegacy Family Tree Webinars – FREE until 10 August!

New and Updated Resources

“August Update: Ancestry’s New Collections and Product Enhancements” on the Ancestry Blog
“NEHGS Offers All Its Irish Resources on AmericanAncestors.org from August 2-9” on EOGN
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the update/new resources for FamilySearch and Ancestry listed.
FindMyPast’s Friday Records:
- United States, Canadian Border Crossings
- Yorkshire Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, Burials

Friday Finds 22 July 2016

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 22 July 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Clueing In To Census Records” on Family Locket – a great reminder that there may be something you missed in a record!
“Nine Autosomal Tools at FamilyTreeDNA” on DNA eXplained by Roberta Estes – a great guide for those who use FTDNA
“3 Things to Ask a Genealogy Librarian” by Amy Johnson Crow – wonderful advice!
“Game of Genomes” on DNA eXplained by Roberta Estes – interesting series I look forward to reading
“How Genealogy and Pokemon GO Are Alike” by Amy Johnson Crow – a fun post 🙂

Media/Education

“Windows 10 Survival Guide for Genealogists” by Thomas MacEntee – watch the webinar LIVE for FREE TODAY at 2pm EST!
“DPLA Genealogy and Family History Workshop” by Amy Johnson Crow and Tamika Maddox Strong – coming up on the 26th! Don’t miss it!
“Organize Your Life Online” by Lisa Louise Cook on Family Tree Webinars Free until 27 July!

Updated and New Resources

Randy Seaver from Genea-Musings has new and updated records listed for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
FindMyPast Friday’s Record List:
- British Army Service Records
- Scotland, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Electoral Registers 1864-1931
- Britain, Absent Voters List 1918-1921
- New South Wales 1901 Census
- PERSI Index Update

Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 15 July” on Geneabloggers
“Record Analysis Example – Dutch Death Record” by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
“Calling All Indexers!” by Judy G. Russell on the Legal Genealogist
“How Much DNA Do We Share? It Depends.” by Roberta Estes on DNA eXplained
“Diverse Communities: Researching Italian Ancestors Part 1” on BCG’s Springboard Blog
“FamilyTreeDNA Changes: A Work in Progress” by Judy G. Russell on the Legal Genealogist

Media/Education

“DPLA Genealogy and Family History Workshop” by Amy Johnson Crow and Tamika Maddox Strong – 26 July at 4pm EST
“Dear Myrtle’s Genealogy Blog: Archived: DNA with Blaine Bettinger” on Dear Myrtle’s blog
Dick Eastman’s blog had two postings for new educational opportunities:”FutureLearn Offers a Free Online Course” AND “Historical Society of Pennsylvania Offers a Course in Researching Family in Pennsylvania“
Two Legacy Family Tree Webinars:
- “Watch Geoff Live: Adding Online Records to Legacy” Free through 20 July
- “Windows 10 Survival Guide for Genealogists” by Thomas MacEntee – register now for this 22 July webinar!

Resources

“Somerset to be bowled over by digitization of millions of historical records” on Ancestry Blog
New and updated resources listed on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver. See Ancestry’s updated records and FamilySearch updated records
FindMyPast’s Friday Records:
- Aberdeen, Banffshire & Kincardineshire Monumental Inscriptions
- Middlesex Monumental Inscriptions 1484-2014
- British Newspapers
- Essex Memorial Inscriptions
- Devon Burials
- Northumberland and Durham Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials