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Friday Finds 7 April 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 7 April 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Jessica Biel – Who Do You Think You Are – ‘Lore, Legend, or Lies’” – by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained and an update here”
- “Jessica Biel – A Follow-Up: DNA, Native Heritage, and Lies“
“Updated Information on Family Tree Maker 2017 Release” by Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings
“It’s Time to Meet Your Civil War Soldier” by Cindy Freed on The In-Depth Genealogist – I’ve been working on one of my own this past week!
“Family Tree DNA myOrigins Ethnicity Update – No April Foolin’” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – mine changed by quite a bit!
“Win a Family History Book Bundle from kidsHeritage” on Geneabloggers – ends on Sunday!
“The Archive Lady: What to do with Musty Smelling Records” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“Introducing the Match-Maker-Breaker Tool for Parental Phasing” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 7 April 2017” on the new Genealogy Bargains website

Media and Education

“Genealogy Connection #019 – J. Mark Lowe, Research, Speaker, and Writer” by the Genealogy Guys Podcast & Genealogy Connection
“Episode 185 – FamilySearch Ready to Digitize your Local Records/ Utah Man Finds Family History Gold in New Zealand Book Case” by Ryan Bennett of Extreme Genes
“Jessica Biel Who Do You Think You Are? Episode Now Available Online” by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers
“BCG Offers Free Webinar: ‘The Genealogy in Government Documents’ by Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA” on the BCG Springboard – the webinar is 18 April at 8pm EST
“Get Free Advice About and Access to Probate Records on NEHGS on 18-25 April 2017” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“Perserve, Share, and Serach Your Digital Pictures with Google Photos” by Geoff Rasmussen on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free through April 12th!
“Announcing the 2017 British Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah on 18-22 September 2017” on Dick Eastman’s blog

New and Updated Records

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast Friday’s new and updated records:
- Wiltshire Parish Baptisms Index 1538-1917
- Wiltshire Parish Banns Index 1538-1933
- Wiltshire Parish Marriages Index 1538-1933
- Wiltshire Parish Burials Index 1538-1991
- Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Congregational Records, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials
- Britain, Wills of Famous Persons 1552-1849
“TheGenealogist Launches Millions of New Parish Records as well as their New British in India Collection” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Friday Finds 31 March 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 31 March 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Updated Look at GedMatch” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Getting Started with DNA and Genealogy Boot Camp Now Available” on Geneabloggers – offer ENDS TODAY!
“Review: How to Finalize Your Personal History for Printer and Sharing” on Geneabloggers
“Not the Same” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – two good books genealogists should have! Black’s Law Dictionary and Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England
“Searching for Women in World War II” by Jennifer Holik on the Ancestry Blog
“More Answers About TreeShare in RootsMagic” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“APG Updates Ethics Code” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“How a Professional Genealogist Approaches Brick Wall Problems” by Amy Johnson Crow
“Family History Survey – Your Help Needed” by Geneabloggers – only 11 questions – less than 10 minutes of your time!
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 31 March 2017” on Geneabloggers – having trouble viewing it? There are some changes happening so go here to find the information!

Genetic Communities by AncestryDNA (This was a hot topic this week so this section is dedicated to all the information that came out about it so far!)

“AncestryDNA’s Genetic Communities are Finally Here!” by Blaine Bettinger of The Genetic Genealogist
Blaine also had a webinar on Legacy Family Tree about them that is free until April 4th: “Exploring AncestryDNA’s New Genetic Communities“
“Genetic Communities” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – Also see:
- “More About Genetic Communities and Display Problem Hints“
“Genetic Communities (TM) Beta: New Innovation from AncestryDNA” by Kendall Hulet on the Ancestry Blog
“First Take on AncestryDNA Genetic Communities” by Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings

Media and Education

“Episode 184 – Why DNA Test Seniors First, and Other DNA Questions/ GeneaMusings Blogger Randy Seaver on HIs Genealogy Go Over” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Take a Lesson from a Professional Genealogist for Less than a Cup of Coffee” by Lynn Palermo on her blog The Armchair Genealogist – about the BCG webinars
“Forces War Records – 5 FREE Military Genealogy Tutorials are now Online and Available to Download” on Dick Eastman’s blog

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated records list for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“Online Mug Books for Canada” by Ann Lawthers on Vita Brevis, the blog for AmericanAncestors.org
FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records include:
- New Zealand University Graduates 1870-1963
- Northamptonshire Militia Lists 1771
- Northamptonshire Freeholders 1795-1797
- Irish Newspapers
- Dorset Memorial Inscriptions
- Scotland Registers and Records
“TheGenealogist Launches Various London Educational Records” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Saturday Finds 18 March 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 18 March 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Are You Doing Everything to Identify your Matches?” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist Also:
- “Can a Genealogist Refuse to Use DNA Evidence?“
“Getting Started with DNA and Genealogy Boot Camp – Saturday, 25 March 2017” on Geneabloggers
“An In-Depth Look at Scottish Census Records” by Christine Woodcock on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Future of Family History Center Microfilm” on the Ancestry Insider
“Is Your Genealogy Organized? Celebrate Organize Your Home Office Day!” on Geneabloggers
“Contest: Win a Copy of The Family Tree Historical Atlas of American Cities from Shop Family Tree” on Geneabloggers – contest ends tomorrow!
“Closed Doors” by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis – blog for AmericanAncestors.org
“Concepts – ‘Who to Test?’ Series” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“10% OFF Sale at FindMyPast” on Geneabloggers – good until 22 March!
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 17 March 2017″ on Geneabloggers
“How to Choose the Best Genealogy Software” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“Naturalization Index CrowdSourcing Project on the SeekingMichigan.org Web Site” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“Episode 182 – Genealogist Let Loose in NYC Municipal Archives, Sources He Found” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Julie Bowen Who Do You Think You Are? Episode Now Available Online” on Geneabloggers
“Genealogical Forum of Oregon FREE Classes Next Week!” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for both Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org – Also see:
- “Have You Tried Pedigree Pie?“
- “Family.Me Introduces an Easy and Fun Family Tree“
- “Have You Tried One Page Genealogy“
“A Challenge for Arkansas” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
FindMyPast Friday’s new and updated records:
- Ireland, Directories 1636-1799
- Ireland, Legal Administration
- Ireland Memorial Inscriptions
- Ireland Surnames and Family Histories
- Ireland, Histories and References
- Ireland, Society of Friends (Quaker) births, marriages, deaths, congregational records, and school records
A few items from Dick Eastman on his blog:

Friday Finds 10 March 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 10 March 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“RootsMagic Shows Ancestry TreeShare and Ancestry WebHint Preview” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“DNA on Cyndi’s List” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Courtney Cox: Somebody Would Have Been Screaming it from the Rooftops if We Had Been Royals” on the Ancestry Blog
“What’s New on FamilySearch and Ancestry” on the Ancestry Insider blog
“Quick Tip – Dutch Genealogy Facebook Page” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“The One Missing Tool in your Genealogy” by Lynn Palermo onthe blog The Armchair Genealogist
“The Archive Lady: Perserving Old Black Paper Photo Albums” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 10 March 2017” by Geneabloggers
“5 More Things You Can Do in Genealogy When You’re Short on Time” by Amy Johnson Crow
“What to do with Your Genealogy Collection When You Downsize or Die” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“Episode 181 – Of Creoles, Slaves, Spaniards, and French / Tom Perry On Separating Stuck Pictures” by Ryan Bennett of Extreme Genes
“Genealogy Connection #018 – Audrey Collins, Research, Speaker, and Writer” by the Genealogy Guys Podcast and Genealogy Connection

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast will have ALL of its Irish records FREE starting Monday March 13th – March 17th
“Introducing the Archives World Map” by Dick Eastman on his blog
FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records:
- Victoria Wills and Probate
- Victoria Divorce Cause Books 1861-1938
- Derbyshire, Chesterfield Union Workhouse Death Index 1838-1904
- New South Wales, Tea Gardens cemetery inscriptions 1898-2008
- New South Wales, Stroud Baptismal Register 1892-1925
- British Army, Plovdiv Military Cemetery Burials
- British Newspapers
- Australian Capital Territory Marriages