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Friday Finds 2 Dec 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 2 December 2016

In Friday Finds

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Blogs/Articles

“Calendaring Kindness” by Judy G. Russell on her blog the Legal Genealogist – this is an awesome idea!
“Check the Original Documents” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree – Also check out her second part: “Check the Original Documents Part 2“
“The Archive Lady: The Cost of Preservation Materials” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 2 December 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Celebrating Sinterklass” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Black and White Photos Reveal What Life Was Like in England in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries” on Dick Eastman’s blog. Also see:
- “Freedman Bureau Celebration to be Broadcast Live on the Internet“

Media, Education, and DNA

“Exploring Your DNA Results Further” by Linda Barnickel on the Ancestry Blog
“BCG Offers Free Webinar: ‘No, no, Nanette! What negative evidence is… and isn’t’ by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL” on the BCG Springboard
“Genealogy Connection #012 – Helen Smith, Researcher, Author, and Speaker” by the Genealogy Guys Podcast
“And More DNA Doings” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Genos – A Medically Focused DNA Exome Test” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained – Also see:
- “New Family Tree DNA Holiday Coupons – And Why The Big Y“
- “Genetic Genealogy in Practice“
Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist continues his series from last week:
- Visual Phasing: An Example (Part 4 of 5)
- Visual Phasing: An Example (Part 5 of 5)

New/Updated Resources

“Records of (Some) Irish Soldiers Now Available Online” on Dick Eastman’s blog. Also see:
- “Mississippi State University Libraries Digitize Civil War Diaries and Letters“
- “Maine’s Alien Registry of 1940 is Available Online“
Randy Seaver from Genea-Musing’s has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast Friday’s Newest/Updated Records:
- Ireland, Royal Irish Constabulary Service Records 1816-1922
- Ireland, Royal Irish Constabulary History & Directories
- New South Wales Passenger Lists
- Scotland Non-Old Parish Registers Vital Records 1647-1875

Friday Finds 25 Nov 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 25 November 2016

In Friday Finds

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First and foremost: “Genealogy Bargains for Friday 25 November 2016” on Geneabloggers – There is a LIST of Black Friday bargains – go check them out!

Blogs/Articles

“Using City Directories to Answer Family History Questions” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree – Also see her follow up post: “More on City Directories and Family History Questions“
“Method Genealogy: Standing in Your Ancestors’ Footsteps” by Janet Few on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Book Series Teaches Children New Perspectives on History” by Katie Andrews Potter
“Chasing Adoption Records” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“The Genealogical Proof Standard: Thorough Research-How Do I Know I am Doing It?” by Cheri Passey on the In-Depth Genealogist
“Five Useful Tech Gifts for Genealogists” by Amy Johnson Crow
“Archaeologists Think They Found the Original Pilgrim Settlement” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Media/Education

“Follow Ancestry.com and FamilySearch via Social Media” on the blog The Ancestry Insider
“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #318 – 2016 November 23” by The Genealogy Guys
“Black Friday Special – Save an Extra $10 on The Write Stuff Genealogy Writing Intensive Spring 2017!” by Lisa Also on her blog The Accidental Genealogist
“AncestryProGenealogists Offers Scholarship Program” on Marian Pierre-Louis’s blog The Genealogy Professional Podcast

DNA

“Building Your Personal Mitochondrial Tree” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained – ALSO:
- “FamilyTreeDNA 2016 Holiday Sale” Now’s the time to get a DNA test!!
Blaine Bettinger, who runs the blog The Genetic Genealogist, has a series on Visual Phasing:
“AncestryDNA 30% Sale” on the Ancesty Insider

New and Updated Genealogy Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
FindMyPast’s Friday Updates:
- British Army Service Records-Scots Guards 1799-1939
- Queensland, Mackay, Funeral Notices and Funeral Director Records
- Pennsylvania Baptisms 1709-1760
- Pennsylvania Burials 1816-1849
- United States Marriages
- Irish Newspapers
Two from Dick Eastman’s blog:
- “Ships’ Logs of the Honourable East India Company Service are Being Placed Online“
- “The New Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland Contains 45,000 English and Irish Surnames“

Friday Finds 4 Nov 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 4 November 2016

In Friday Finds

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Blogs/Articles

Judy G. Russell from her blog The Legal Genealogist:
- “Childhood’s end: the place” – A wonderful piece. Sometimes as genealogist we forget to write down our own historical moments! This is a good reminder to do that.
- “Part of Our Family History” – About the Cubs and history!
“Double bubble, toil and trouble: Names of Witches in Scotland, 1658 collection launches” on Ancestry’s blog – I loved the Halloween theme many blogs had this week!
“More Hallowe’en Name-Whacking” from Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver – more on the Halloween theme!
“Forbidden Trails” by Nancy Bernard on the Vita Brevis blog – migration routes from New York!
“Quick Tip – Find More Records via the FamilySearch Catalog” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy – a great tip!!
- Also see “Benefits of Reasonably Exhaustive Research” – excellent!
“What’s In a Cemetery Record” by Diana Elder on The Family Locket Blog
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 4 November 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Genealogy Record Keeping in India” by Dick Eastman on his blog. Also see:
- “Closing Death Records is Just Dead Wrong!” and “Library of Virginia Reading Room Closures“

Media

“DNA + Family Tree = Additional Opportunities” by Anna Swayne on the Ancestry blog(including a YouTube Playlist on AncestryDNA)
“BCG Offers Free Webinar: ‘Civil Law Notaries: Using Notarial Records to Build a Family History’ by Melanie D. Holtz, CG” on the SpringBoard blog

Updated and New Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new/updated records on his blog for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
- Not new or updated, but check out this post too: “Free Access to the Native American Collection on Fold3 Until 15 November 2016“
“New Geneagem: U.S. State Digital Collections” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
FindMyPast’s Friday Updated/New Records:
- United States Marriages
- Duty Locations, Naval Group China, World War II 1942-1945
- 1840 U.S. Census, Revolutionary War Veterans
- New Zealand Wars, Officers and Men Killed 1860-1870
- New Zealand, Military Pensions 1900-1902
- Ireland, Royal Hibernian Military School History
- Ireland Military Records

Friday Finds 28 Oct

By Nichelle Barra

On 28 October 2016

In Friday Finds

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Blogs/Articles

“Increasing ‘In Common With’ (ICW) Functionality at Family Tree DNA” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“RootsTech 2017 Pass Giveaway: Memories of LeVar Burton” by Diana Elder on her blog The Family Locket – what a great giveaway!
Randy Seaver from Genea-Musings is ALSO giving away a RootsTech Pass! Read more here!
“Quick Tip – New Netherland Digitization Projects” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“What You Might Be Missing in Land Records” by Amy Johnson Crow
“The Archive Lady – Brown Spots on Genealogy Records” by Melissa Barker on GeneaBloggers
“Celebrate Halloween with these Characters from the Records” by Kristen Hyde on the Ancestry Blog
“CONTEST: Win a $500 Amazon Genealogy Shopping Spree from Genealogy Bargains” on Geneabloggers! Read more about it here.
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 28 October 2016” on Geneabloggers
Dick Eastman’s blog offers a few good articles:
- “Boolean Basics – Part #1“
- “Art of Transcription: A Practical Guide” (reposted on his site and written by Sarah Minegar)
- “Living DNA Offers a ‘High Definition’ View of Your Family History“

Media

“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #316 – 2016 October 23” – this includes information on the We’re Related App from Ancestry, FindMyPast releases, new construction on the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and more!
“Divorce, New York Style” on The Legal Genealogist by Judy G. Russell – she shares a story and a link to a podcast she participated in!
Did you miss the NARA Virtual Fair? Don’t worry! It’s on YouTube for you to view at your leisure! Check out Day 1 and Day 2 and don’t forget to look at the schedule to get the slides and handouts (the link is to the Legal Genealogist website)!

New and Updated Records

Dick Eastman’s Blog has a few new, upcoming, and updated records:
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has new and updated records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org!
“FindMyPast: Gen Soc of Ireland Journals and Publications” on DearMyrtle
FindMyPast’s Updated Friday Records Includes:
- United States, West Virginia Births
- Utah Divorces
- Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Browse
- Cavan Registers and Records
- Kilkenny Registers and Records
- Wicklow Registers and Records
- Dublin Registers and Records
- Irish Newspapers
- PERSI Monthly Image Update Browse