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Friday Finds 29 July 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 29 July 2016

In Friday Finds

Friday Finds 29 July

Blogs/Articles

“How Taking Clients Made Me a Better Genealogist” on Dutch Genealogy by Yvette Hoitink – excellent article!
“Building Context for Our Farming Ancestors” by Amy Johnson Crow – EXCELLENT article!
“Quick Tips for Breaking Through Your Genealogy Walls” on by Crista Cowan on Ancestry’s blog
“Additional Relatives Added to Phased Family Matches at FamilyTreeDNA” by Roberta Estes on DNA eXplained
“Learn to Create a Legacy Family History Book” on the Armchair Genealogist
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 29 July 2016” on Geneabloggers

Media/Education

“Short Course Videos Added to AncestryAcademy” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
“FREE United States Research Seminar August 22-26, 2016” on Geneabloggers
“TGP 45 – Lynn Palermo” on the Genealogy Professional Podcast by Marian Pierre-Louis

New/Updated Resources

Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings has updated/new records on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast’s Friday Records:
- England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishments, 1770-1935
- Britain, Newgate Prison Calendar Vols 1 & 2, 1780-1841
- Tasmania Convict Records 1800-1893

Friday Finds 17 June 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 17 June 2016

In Friday Finds

I’m still settling in from the first part (!! – more to come!) of my move but I hope to have a few more blog posts up next week on more than just Friday Finds!

Friday Finds 17 June 2016

Blogs/Articles

“Beyond the ‘Failed’ BCG Portfolio” by Darcie Hind Posz, CG on Springboard – if you only read one thing on this list, let this be it! EXCELLENT for those, like me, who plan on pursuing their certification!
“Pssst! Want to Buy Your Family’s Coat of Arms?” on Dick Eastman’s blog (EOGN) – my grandfather had one of these that went to me when he passed away. I keep it simply as a memento of him and understand it is not the truth 🙂
“Victorian Prisoners in Gloucester Gaol, 1815-1879” by Bryony Partridge on Ancestry’s blog
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 17 June 2016” on Geneabloggers – check out the Father’s Day DNA deals!
“Create Your Own Research Guide” by Diana Elder on Family Locket – Excellent blog post! I created my own research guide for St. Joseph County, Indiana and am currently making one for Saginaw County, Michigan.
“Summer Trips to Museums and Archives: 10 Things to Remember” on The ArmChair Genealogist – Great tips and pointers here!
“Tuesday’s Tip: How to Save a Book from Archive.org to Evernote or Your Computer” on Michigan Family Trails
“Trying to Make Ancestors Out of NADs [New Ancestor Discoveries]” on DNAeXplained by Roberta Estes

Media

“Ticked Off! Those Pesky Pre-1850 Census Tic Marks” by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – the title says it all! Free until 22 June!
“ARCHIVED: British and Irish Military Records” on DearMyrtle’s blog
Watch The Genealogy Roadshow’s newest episode featuring Boston!
“Let Your Cellphone Tell You About ‘History Here’” on EOGN

New/Updated Resources

“NewspaperARCHIVE Collection on MyHeritage May Disappear Next Tuesday” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings – FYI for MyHeritage users!
Also from Genea-Musings are an updated list for Ancestry records and for FamilySearch records
FindMyPast Friday‘s New Records:
- British Newspaper Roundup
- Yorkshire West Riding Marriages
- Britain, Knights of the Realm & Commonwealth Index
- Ireland Dog License Registers
- Irish Petty Sessions Court Registers 1828-1912
- Ireland Poor Law Reports
- South Australia Rate Books

Friday Finds 4 March 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 4 March 2016

In Friday Finds

Charlotte Bronte – author of a favorite book, Jane Eyre –
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Thursday 3 March 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Trip to Family History Library? Two videos and a map” on DearMyrtle – this is wonderful for those making the trip to do research there!
“Longevity Pedigree Chart” on DNAeXplained by Roberta Estes – I’ve made one of these before and it is quite interesting to see your family organized this way
“RootsWeb is Down? Well Not All of it – Updated” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver – I’ve been getting lots of emails about this and point people to this posting.
“New Ancestry Color Options” by The Genealogy Girl
“Fearless Females Blogging Prompts: Returning for Another Year to Celebrate Women’s History Month” by Lisa Alzo on The Accidental Genealogist – I am a bit behind but I’m going to take part in this challenge this month!
“5 Tips for Finding Women’s Obituaries” by Amy Johnson Crow
“20 Years of Cyndi’s List!” on Cyndi’s List Blog This is awesome!

Media

“TLC Announces Celebrity Contributors for Spring Season of Who Do You Think You Are” on Geneabloggers – makes me wish I had cable!
Finding Your Roots next episode is available! This episode features Julianna Marguiles, Azar Nafisi, and Lidia Bastianich
“Making YDNA and mtDNA Part of Your Family History” a webinar by Diahan Southard on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free!! and TODAY at 2PM!!!
“Family History Library Free Webinars for March 2016” on Adventures in Genealogy Education by Angela McGhie

Resources

“Ancestry.com Adds 10 Million Ireland Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
“FREE ACCESS to Irish Genealogy Records on FindMyPast” on Geneabloggers – the free access ends March 8th so take advantage while you can!
“New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org – February 21 to 27, 2016” AND “Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com – Week of 21 to 27 February 2016” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
Dick Eastman’s blog: “TheGenealogist Adds World War 2 Prisoners of War” AND “MyHeritage Adds More Than 5 Million Dutch Records to SuperSearch (TM)“
FindMyPast Friday’s:
- Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, Congregational Records
- IrishNewspapers

Friday Finds for 26 Feb 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 26 February 2016

In Friday Finds

By Hogs555 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Thursday 25 February 2016” on Geneabloggers
“AncestryDNA Now Offered in 29 Countries” on Ancestry’s blog
“1 Reason You’re Not Seeing the Red Flags in Your Genealogy” ALSO “How to Build a Genealogy Research Plan” on Amy Johnson Crow’s blog
“Studying Evidence Analysis, Part 2” on Adventures in Genealogy Education by Angela McGhie
“Source Citations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” on The Family Locket
“Concepts – How Your Autosomal DNA Identifies Your Ancestors” on DNAeXplained by Roberta Estes

Media

“A Guided Tour of Cyndi’s List 2.0” presented by Cyndi Ingle on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free until 2 March!
New Finding Your Roots Episode featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem, and Sandra Cisneros

Resources

“The Family History Library Announces Free Classes and Webinars for March 2016” on FamilySearch blog
“Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com – Week of 14 to 20 February 2016” on GeneaMusings by Randy Seaver
“New FamilySearch Collections Update: February 22, 2016” AND “Use eGENEe to Search for Genealogy and History Websites and Resources” on Dick Eastman’s Blog
FREE ONLINE COURSE: Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree starts March 14 and is put together by University of Strathclyde
GEN-FED 2016 – Registration opens TOMORROW at 11am!!! This is on my list of must-attend institutes.