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Friday Finds 24 Feb 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 24 February 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“The Floodgates Open!” By Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Revolutionary Privateering” by Nancy Bernard on Vita Brevis
“New Developments at MyHeritage” by Shannon Combs Bennett on The In-Depth Genealogist
“MyHeritage – Broken Promises and Matching Issues” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Post-WWI and Post-WWII Immigration to the United States” by Jennifer Holik on Ancestry’s Blog
“Dear Randy: What Did You Learn About RootsMagic Syncing at RootsTech 2017?” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“Review: The Complete Guide to Google Photos” on Geneabloggers
“The Archive Lady: Flattening Rolled Documents” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 24 February 2017” on Geneabloggers
“Funding for New Indiana State Archives in Jeopardy” on the Indiana Genealogical Society website – Genealogists! They need our help!
“DMF – How Did The Congress Get So Far Off Track?” by Fred Moss on The Records Preservation and Access Committee blog
“The Big 4: Comparing Ancestry, FindMyPast, FamilySearch, and MyHeritage” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“RootsTech 2017 Session Videos Now Available!” by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers
“Gen-Fed 2017 Registration Saturday!” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Announcing The Write Stuff – A Genealogy Intensive Offering” on Geneabloggers
“Episode 179 – Fisher & Lambert On RootsTech Highlights/Immigrant Ancestors and Their Social Security Records” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“FREE British Isles Research Seminar, March 13-17, 2017” on Geneabloggers – you can attend in person OR online!
“Finding Missing Persons with DNA Testing” by Diahan Southard on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free until 1 March!

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records:
- Northamptonshire Baptisms
- Northamptonshire, Northampton General Hospital Admissions 1774-1846
- United States Marriages
- Warwickshire Monumental Inscriptions
- Periodical Source Index

Friday Finds 17 Feb 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 17 February 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“DNA Doings in 2017” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Levar Burton’s Keynote at RootsTech 2017 – From Kunta Kinte to Star Trek and The Power of Imagination” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“TLC Reveals New Celebrity Contributors for Who Do You Think You Are?” on Geneabloggers. See also:
- “EXCLUSIVE: Save $60 USD on Living DNA – Perfect for British Heritage“
- “FREE Ebook: Digitization Options for Family Photos by Thomas MacEntee” free until the 19th!
- “Genealogy bargains for Friday 17 February 2017“
“Family Tree DNA Now Accepts All Ancestry Autosomal Transfers PLUS 23andMe V3 and V4” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“Checking Out the MyHeritage Tree Consistency Checker” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“Brainstorming Through a Brick Wall” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“OldNews USA Wins Top Honors at RootsTech 2017 Innovator Showdown” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“Now… for Virginia, now” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – This is about the Library of Virginia and how our genealogy community can help save it!
- “Get a GRIP for June 2017” – Registration opens Feb 22nd!
“Ancestry.com FREE ACCESS to 1 BILLION UK Records This Weekend!” on Geneabloggers
“Be Your Own Digital Archivist: Perserve Your Research” by Cyndi Ingle on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free until Feb 22nd!
“Announcing the Launch of the Journal of Genealogy & Family History” on Dick Eastman’s blog – this new journal is published by the Register of Qualified Genealogists based in the UK

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“Quick Tip – Beta Version of WieWasWie” by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
FindMyPast Friday’s newest/updated record sets:
- Norfolk Bishop’s Transcripts Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1685-1941
- Norfolk Electoral Registers 1832-1915
- British Royal Navy Allotment Declarations 1795-1852
- Victoria Births
- British Newspapers
“Early Victorian Photos Featured on New Website” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Friday Finds 23 Dec 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 23 December 2016

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“RootsTech 2017 Innovator Showdown Semi-Finalists Announced” on
Geneabloggers – I love seeing what comes out of this!
“The DNA Era of Genealogy” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog
“Two must-read Posts” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“FamilyTreeDNA Holiday Coupons and Mitochondrial DNA, The Forgotten Test” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“AncestryDNA Update – December 2016” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“What is Metadata?” by Eric Niloff on the Ancestry Blog
“The Dog that Did Bark” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – this goes along with her recent webinar, which you can see in the Media/Education section
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 23 December 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Holidays and Christmases” by Judy G. Russell – because why not 🙂
“A Christmas Request, Answered a Century Later” by Corey Kilgannon on the New York Times – A lovely story!

Media/Education

“No, no Nanette! What negative evidence is… and isn’t” by Judy G. Russell on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free until 27 Dec!
“Listen to ‘Twice Removed,’ a Family History Podcast hoted by A.J. Jacobs” on Dick Eastman’s blog

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has lists for new and updated records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. He also has a list for new databases added to AmericanAncestors.org
“Dublin Merchant Guild Rolls” by Dr. James Ryan on The In-Depth Genealogist. Also see, “Introducing Adelaide City Archives” written by Shauna Hicks
“MyHeritage Adds New York City Marriages, 1950-1995, Online” on Dick Eastman’s blog
FindMyPast Friday‘s new and updated records:
- Gloucester Apprentices 1595-1700
- Scotland Mental Health Institutions Admissions 1857-1859
- Scotland Prison Registers Index 1828-1884
- Kent Parish Records

Friday Finds 18 Nov 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 18 November 2016

In Friday Finds

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Blogs/Articles

“Going Off-Screen: Smaller Sources of Irish Interest” by Dr. James Ryan on the In-Depth Genealogist
“Geneagem – Revisiting Stephen Morse’s One-Step Webpages” on Empty Branches on the Family Tree by Linda Stufflebean
“Call for APG 2017 PMC Presentations” by Marian Pierre-Louis on her blog The Genealogy Professional Podcast
“But Wait, There’s More” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Win Free #RootsTech Admission!” on the Ancestry Insider blog
“Identifying Direct Sources to Prove Native American Ancestry” by Brittany Begay on the Ancestry Blog
“Quick Tip – Access to Restricted Records” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Black Friday Genealogy: $59 DNA Test from Family Tree DNA” on Geneabloggers – Also see:
- “HGTV’s Property Brothers Will Keynote RootsTech 2017“
- “Genealogy Bargrains for Friday 18 November 2016“
“RootsWeb Update as of 17 November 2016” on the Ancestry Insider blog
“3 Practical Strategies for Finding Female Ancestors” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog

DNA

“DNA Developments” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“DNA Testing Your Holiday Table” by Paul Rawlins on the Ancestry Blog
“I Started a We’re Related Mobile App Cousin Relationship Table” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings – great idea!
“Concepts – Undocumented Adoptions vs. Untested Y Lines” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Linking to Your Past with DNA” by Carissa Rasmussen on the Ancestry Blog

Media

“Genealogy Connection #011 – Colleen Greene, Speaker, Blogger, and Academic Librarian” by The Genealogy Guys Podcast

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the lists of new and updated records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“New Geneagem: UVA Historical Census Browser” on Empty Branches on the Family Tree by Linda Stufflebean – also see “Have a Loyalist or Two in the Family? Check UELAC’s Database“
“Those Who Served in the CCC” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
FindMyPast’s Friday Records:
- 1939 Register
- New South Wales, Government Railways and Tramways Roll of Honor 1914-1919
- Britain, The National Guard in the Great War 1914-1918
- Ireland, 19th Century Directories