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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

Friday Finds Jan 9-15 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 15 January 2016

In Friday Finds

Panorama from Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich. From The New York Public Library

Blogs/Articles

Genealogy Bargains for Thursday 14 January 2016 – with a contest to win a copy of The Family Tree Polish Czach & Slovak Genealogy Guide – Check it out!
“Ask Yvette – What is GenealogieOnline” – by Yvette Hoitink, a professional genealogist in the Netherlands
“RootsTech 2016 Innovator Showdown Semi-Finalists are Announced” – on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
Are you a RootsMagic user like me? A lot of people are switching over and that doesn’t always go as smoothly as we’d hope. Linda Stufflebean from Empty Branches on the Family Tree wrote about some frustrations with source citations. This then led to a three three-post series by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings about creating source citations! Check out those posts here: “Post 1: New Master Source,” “Post 2: Adding Source Details to the Master Source,” and “Post 3: Adding Master Text, Detail Text, Quality and Repository Information.”

Media

Another episode of Finding Your Roots is on pbs.org! Check it out here

Resources

“New FamilySearch Collections Update: January 11, 2016” on Dick Eastman’s blog
FindMyPast Friday’s newest records:
- England, Pollbooks and Directories, 1830-1837
- British Newspapers Update
- Hertfordshire, Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1988
- Surrey, Southwark, Newington Apprentice Register 1891

Wordless Wednesday: Endless Waiting…

By Nichelle Barra

On 13 January 2016

In DNA, Personal

Dad DNA Waiting

My dad took a DNA test over Thanksgiving. I mailed it out the next day but it sat in a post office for about 2 weeks before finally shipping out to Texas (no idea what was happening there). The results were originally said to be done between today and the 21st. I logged in today, extremely excited, and was greeted by this.

Patience is being forced upon me.

So I’ll spend my time in educational pursuits. Specifically diving into the coursework for this NGS course: Continuing Genealogical Studies: Genetic Genealogy, Autosomal DNA

Friday Finds January 2 – 8

By Nichelle Barra

On 8 January 2016

In Friday Finds

“Peasant Dance” From The New York Public Library

Blogs/Articles

Geneabloggers has a new contest! This time it’s mindmapping. Click here to enter and here for more information. Good luck!
Judy G. Russell of the Legal Genealogist had two great articles on the application for a Social Security number (the SS-5 form): “POB and the SS-5” and “Ordering the SS-5: redux“
“Researching African American Families that Came Out Of Slavery” – on the SpringBoard by the Board for Certification of Genealogists
“The Great Equalizer” by Nicka Smith on her blog Who Is Nicka Smith – awesome post about DNA!
“Steve Morse’s One-Step Website” – on Michigan Family Trails by Diane Gould Hall – Have you heard about Steve Morse’s site? Have you been there recently? Diane goes over some of the changes and what you can hope to find on the website!
“Genealogy Bargains for Thursday 7 January 2016” on Geneabloggers
“We Match… But Are We Related?” on DNAeXplained by Roberta Estes
“D. Joshua Taylor Appointed President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society” – exciting news!
“Radio in the 1930s was Often Maligned in the Same Way that Video Games et al are Today” on Upfront with NGS
“One Month to First Draft” on the Armchair Genealogist – February will be here before you know it! Are you going to challenge yourself to begin writing your family history?

Media

Finding Your Roots is back! Check out the website and watch the episode! I’m looking forward to more.
“NYPL Images Free to Use” – on the Legal Genealogist by Judy G. Russell
“Northeast Historic Film Offers 10,000 Hours of Film and Video” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Resources

“New FamilySearch Collections Update: January 4, 2016” on Dick Eastman’s blog
FindMyPast Friday’s New Records:
- Electoral Registers from Plymouth and West Devon, England, 1780-1973
- Baptisms from Kent, England
- Marriages from Kent, England
- Burials from Kent, England