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Friday Finds 12 May 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 12 May 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“MyHeritage DNA Mother’s Day Special – Only $69” on Genealogy Bargains – good through May 15th!
“RootsMagic Provides Video Demonstrating Ancestry.com TreeShare and WebHints” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“An In-Depth Look at Scottish University Archives” by Christine Woodcock on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Diversity and Inclusion at NGS 2017” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – I wish I could have seen this presentation!
“Mitochondrial DNA – Your Mom’s Story” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Down the DNA Rabbit Hole – Collateral Lines” by Deborah Sweeney on her blog Genealogy Lady
“FamilyTree DNA Mother’s Day Sale 2017” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – Good through the 14th!
“Writing Family History” by Penny Stratton on Vita Brevis, the AmericanAncestors.org blog
“The Life and Times of our Ancestors: A Journey to the Seventeenth Century” by Cheri Passey on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 12 May 2017” on Genealogy Bargains

Media and Education

“DNA at NGS 2017” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – for those who can’t make it to NGS this year, check out some of the livestreaming options! Also see:
- “Methodology at NGS 2017“
“Episode 190 – The Pluses and Minuses of Mitochondrial DNA Testing / A Big Fat Greek Genealogy Experience” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“NGS Announces Tom Jones Documentation Book at #NGS2017GEN” on the Ancestry Insider
“NGS Releases Two Newly Revised Guide Books for Tennessee and North Carolina” on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings
Free Webinar today at 2pm EST: “New York City and State Governmental Vital Records” by Jane Wilcox on Legacy Family Tree Webinars

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists of both Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records includes:
- City of York Apprentices and Freemen 1272-1930
- City of York Calendars of Prisoners 1739-1851
- City of York Hearth and Window Tax 1665-1778
- City of York Militia and Muster Rolls 1509-1829
- City of York Deeds Registers 1718-1866
- Britain, Directories and Almanacs
- England and Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932
- National School Admission Registers and Log Books 1870-1914
From Dick Eastman on his blog:

Saturday Finds 6 May 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 7 May 2017

In Friday Finds

*I apologize on the delay! I had set this to go out yesterday and didn’t check to see if it had until this morning. I put in the wrong date. Whoops!*

Blogs/Articles

“First Look: LivingDNA Terms of Use” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – if you’ve considered this DNA test, this is something you really should review.
“AncestryDNA Whips Past 4 Million Samples” on the Ancestry Insider – how amazing is that?!
“Down the DNA Rabbit Hole – Visual Phasing with Two Siblings” by Deborah Sweeny on her blog The Genealogy Lady
“Major Changes at GeneaBloggers.com” by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers
“Going In-Depth with Scottish Poor Law Records” by Christine Woodcock on the In-Depth Genealogist
“The Archive Lady: Perserving Old Negatives” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“LivingDNA Product Review” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Five Resources for World War II Research” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 5 May 2017” on Geneabloggers
“The Language of Colonial Relationships” by Michelle Doherty on Vita Brevis
“The Y-DNA Mutation Rate Project” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist
“Is Genealogy Blogging Dead” By Amy Johnson Crow on her blog

Media and Education

“Episode 189 – Kansas City Woman Rediscovers Her Father’s Voice / Which of the Major Websites Best Fits Your Research?” by Ryan Bennett of Extreme Genes
“Genealogy Connection #021 – Nathan Dylan Goodwin, Mystery Writer” on the Genealogy Guys podcast – Goodwin writes genealogy-themed mystery crime novels and novellas!
“BCG Offers Free Webinar: ‘MAXY DNA: Correlating mt-at-X-Y DNA with the GPS’ by Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL” on the SpringBoard Blog for BCG
“NGS Live Streaming – #NGS2017GEN” on the Ancestry Insider

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:
- United States Marriage
- Devon, Parish Registers
- Devon, Plymouth & West Devon Parish Registers
- Queensland School Pupil Index
- City of London, Ironmongers, Apprentices, and Freeman 1511-1939
- Yorkshire Memorial Inscriptions
“The Genealogist Releases over 100,000 Parish Records and Thousands of Voter Records” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Friday Finds 14 April 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 14 April 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Returns!” by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers
“Tips for Genealogy Burn Out” by Katie Andrews Potter on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Two Gravestones, One Body” by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis, the blog for AmericanAncestors.org
“Family Tree Maker 2017 Update News” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“Searching for Heroes, Heroines, and Life Savers” by Janet Few on The In-Depth Genealogist – includes a new to me resource on the Red Cross’ Website!
“Autosomal DNA Transfers – Which Companies Accept Which Tests” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“My ‘Improved’ FamilyTree DNA Ethnicty Estimates” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 14 April 2017” on Geneabloggers

Media and Education

“Episode 186 – Fisher and Lambert on ‘Rent a Grave’ in Europe / Ancestry’s Genetic Communities” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“The Big 5-0-0” By Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – Legacy Family Tree Webinars has hit their 500th webinar! And now access is FREE for ALL of those presentations for the entire weekend!
Dear Myrtle has some new tutorials for hosting your own virtual meetings! See:
- “Hosting Virtual Meetings: Set Up and Promote in 10 Minutes or Less “
- “Hosting Virtual Meetings – Equipment, Room Layout, and Contract Info“
“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #326 – 2017 April 9” – Includes information on linkpendium, The British Newspaper Archive, AncestryDNA, and more!
“Announcing a New DNA and Genetic Genealogy Resource – NationalDNAday.com!” by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers
“Announcing the Researching Family in Pennsylvania Summer Genealogy Course” on Dick Eastman’s blog

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated list of records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“Up in the Air” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – World War I resources! Also see:
- “Finding the Feds“
FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records Include:
- British Columbia Estate Files 1859-1949
- Britain, missing beneficiaries and unclaimed estates 1910
- Norfolk Archdeacon’s Transcripts 1600-1812 and 1687-1901
- Sussex Burials, and Monumental Inscriptions
- British Newspapers

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