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Friday Finds 4 Aug 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 4 August 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Concepts – Mirror Trees” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“Whence the DNA Differences?” By Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“How I am Keeping Track of DNA Correspondence” by Diane Gould Hall on her blog Michigan Family Trails
“Friends and Family Summer Sale at Family Tree DNA” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“Become an Expert” by Alicia Crane Williams on Vita Brevis, the blog for AmericanAncestors.org
“Thinking About a BigY Test at Family Tree DNA?” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist
“My Path to Certification – Issue No. 4” by Deborah Sweeney on her blog The Genealogy Lady
“Quick Tip – Calculating Cousin Relationships Easily” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“6 Tips for a Successful Family History Road Trip” by Juliana Szucs on Ancestry’s Blog
“Too Many Genea-Software Programs! How to Choose? Part 1” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree – Also see her part 2
“How to Use Ancestry’s Hints Without Going Crazy” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“Update on Preserve the Pensions” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“50% off Legacy Family Tree Software and Webinars!” on Genealogy Bargains
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday August 4, 2017” on Genealogy Bargains

Media and Education

“Episode 201 – SAR President General Talks Revolution / Breakthrough! Name Change? No Birth Town? No Problem!” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Introducing IDG Academy” by Terri O’Connell on the In-Depth Genealogist
“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #330 – 2017 July 30” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast website
“Free Download: Guide to Wolfram Alpha for Genealogy and Family History Research” on Genealogy Bargains

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated databases for Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, and now MyHeritage!
FindMyPast has their new and updated records including:
- United States Marriages
- Scotland, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Poorhouse records 1859-1912
- Scotland, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Burials 1860-1975
- New Jersey Baptisms 1746-1795 – from the township of Hannover
- New Jersey Church Records 1747-1794 – Township of Hannover
- Britain, Knights of the Realm & Commonwealth Index
- PERSI quarterly index update
From Dick Eastman’s blog:
- “The History of Westborough – a CrowdSourced Collection of Historical Digital Photographs“
- “Announcing the 1775 Dublin Directory Database“

Friday Finds 28 July 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 28 July 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Interpreting Your FTDNA and 23andMe Results Digital Download Now Available” on Genealogy Bargains
“Enforced Bastardy in Colonial America – A DNA Monkey Wrench” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“My Path to Certification – Issue No. 3” by Deborah Sweeney on her blog The Genealogy Lady
“X Matching and Mitochondrial DNA is Not the Same Thing” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“The Effect of Phasing on Reducing False Distant Matches (Or, Phasing a Parent Using GEDMatch)” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist
“Want to Star in an Ancestry Commercial?” by Jessica Latinovic on Ancestry’s Blog
“Christmas in July Contest: Win a Genealogy & Family History Bundle Valued at $2000” on Geneabloggers
“Identifying Children When Your Ancestor Didn’t Leave a Will” by Amy Johnson Crow on her website
“When Is It Time to Hire a Professional Genealogist?” by Erika Manternach on the Ancestry Blog
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday July 28, 2017” on Genealogy Bargains – Check out the DNA Bargains!!

Media and Education

“Episode 200 – America’s First ‘Mug Shots’ Can Now Be Seen / How Court Records Can Answer A Lot of Very Old Questions” By Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Genealogy Connection #026 – Carolyn Tolman, Research Program Manager” on The Genealogy Guys Podcast
“Solving Family Mysteries with DNA Boot Camp – Saturday, August 19 2017” on Genealogy Bargains

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
From Dick Eastman’s newsletter:
- “Forces War Records Offers a New Collection: Pipers of Scottish and Overseas Regiments 1914-1918“
- “TheGenealogist Introduces a New UK Census Substitute for the Year 1921“
FindMyPast has a list for their new and updated records including:
- Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, Marriages, and Registers
- Staffordshire and Yorkshire Monumental Inscriptions
- Monmouthshire Burials
- Irish Newspaper Updates

Friday Finds 7 July 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 7 July 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“That YDNA Lament” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Ethnicity and Physical Features are NOT Accurate Predictors of Parentage or Heritage” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“DAR Magazine Digital Archive” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
“Using RootsMagic/Ancestry WebHints – Part 1” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings – Also see Part 2
“Review: Larsen Digital” by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains – Also see a 25% off discount on some of Larsen Digital’s services!
“Three Words” by Kyle Hurst on Vita Brevis, the blog for AmericanAncestors.org
“An In-Depth Look at Using the UK Gazettes” by Jenny Joyce on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Using DNA in Your Genealogy: Tips from Blaine Bettinger” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“Announcing: Dear Myrtle’s new blog: ‘Myrt’s Musings’” on Dear Myrtle
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 7 July 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
“Stand up for Records Access!” on the blog The Legal Genealogist
“How to Find Genealogy, Family History, and Local History Books in the Internet Archive” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“Episode 198 – Kansas Woman on How to Grave Witch / Southern Cousins Attempt to ID All 45 of Ancestor’s Children!” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Now Accepting Applications for APG Young Professional Scholarship” on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings
“FindMyPast Announces New Must Have Course for Finding British Ancestors” on Genealogy Bargains
“Save $10 on How to Use Evernote for Genealogists Course at Family Tree University” on Genealogy Bargains – Also see:
- “Interpreting Your FTDNA and 23andMe Results Boot Camp – Saturday, July 15, 2017“
“SLIG Registration for 2018” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“BCG Offers Free Webinar: ‘Analyzing Documents Sparks Ideas for Further Research’ by Angela Packer McGhie, CG” on Springboard – Tuesday July 18th at 8pm EST!
“New DNA Webinars Coming from Legacy Family Tree’s ‘Webinar Subscriber Summer Spectacular!‘” on Blaine Bettinger’s The Genetic Genealogist website
“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #329 – 2017 July 4” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated databases for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org on his website
FindMyPast’s Friday’s new and updated records include:
- Dublin City Ordnance Suvery Map 1847
- Ireland, Maps and Surveys 1558-1610
- Wiltshire Wills and Probate Index 1530-1881
- London Marriage Licences 1521-1869

Friday Finds 30 June 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 30 June 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Starting a Conversation” by Judy G. Russell on her blog, The Legal Genealogist – this also mentions a wonderful post by Beth Wylie called “Southern Heritage. It’s Complicated“
“Back to the Basics with U.S. Census Research – Part II” by Diana Elder on The Family Locket
“Make Misspellings Work for You” by Linda Barnickel on Ancestry’s blog
“Out of the Box Bargains for Genealogy: Groupon” by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains
“Ancestral DNA Percentages – How Much of Them is in You?” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
RootsMagic is now syncing with Ancestry! Check out the following blog posts about this new feature:
- “RootsMagic brings Ancestry Features to their Desktop Software” on the Ancestry Blog
- “Great News: RootsMagic Now Has Ancestry TreeShare and WebHints Activated!” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings – Also see:
  - “Looking at My New RootsMagic Upload Ancestry Member Tree and Source Citations“
  - “Using RootsMagic TreeShare – Adding Facts, Media, and Sources to My RootsMagic Tree“
- “RootsMagic 7.5 Now Intergrates with Ancestry” on Dear Myrtle
- “RootsMagic brings Ancestry Features to their Desktop Software” by Dick Eastman on his blog
“Contest: Win a Home Movie and Slide Transfer Services from Larsen Digital” on Genealogy Bargains – contest ends July 3rd!
“Research Like a Pro, Part 3: Where Did They Live?” by Diana Elder on The Family Locket
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 30 June 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
FREE ACCESS to AmericanAncestors Databases! Ends on July 6th! You will need to create a guest account, which is free.

FamilySearch Mircofilm

FamilySearch has announced it will stop their microfilm distribution services by September of this year. MANY have discussed this issue already. Here are some of those discussions:

“FamilySearch will Discontinue Distribution of Family History Microfilm” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
“No More FHL Microfilm? Myrt’s Take” on Dear Myrtle
“The End of FamilySearch Microfilm Loans: What it Means for You” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“The End of Microfilm” by Judy G. Russell on her blog, The Legal Genealogist
“FamilySearch to Discontinue its Microfilm Distribution Services” by Dick Eastman on his blog

Media and Education

“Interpreting Your AncestryDNA Results Digital Download Now Available!” on Genealogy Bargains – catch the sale before it ends on July 5th!
“Episode 197 – ReclaimTheRecords.org and Freedom of Information Act Requests for Genealogical Records” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Genealogy Connection #024 – David Rencher, Speaker, Instructor, and FamilySearch CGO” on The Genealogy Guys Podcast
“Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for July 2017” on Genealogy Bargains

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for both Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast’s Friday’s new and updated records includes:
- Canada Census 1861, 1871
- Yorkshire Parish Registers and Bishop’s Transcripts
- Yorkshire Baptisms (1538-1914), Banns (1653-1930), Marriages (1538-1914), and Burials
- Irish Newspapers – includes The Catholic Standard now!
- Periodical Source Index Update – new articles from Ontario, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, and Rhode Island
From Dick Eastman’s blog: