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Blogs/Articles

• “Genealogy Bargains for Friday 13 May 2016” by Geneabloggers – check out the military records retrieval deal!
• “Heads up: fee hike coming” by Judy G. Russell’s on The Legal Genealogist – this is a probably price hike on ordering records from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
• “Are In-Person Genealogy Events Dead?” by Amy Johnson Crow
• “MyHeritage Reunites 93 year old Holocaust Survivor with her Relatives” on Geneabloggers – such an awesome story!
• “Grave in the Middle of the Road Getting Restore” on the IndyStar
• “National Genealogical Society Announces Grand Rapids, MI as the Site for 2018 NGS Family History Conference” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Media

• “Messages fromt he Grave – Listening to Your Ancestor’s Tombstone” by Elissa Scalise Powell on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – Register and watch for free! It’s TODAY at 2pm!
• “Dirty Pictures – Save Your Family Photos From Ruin” by Denise May Levenick on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free through 18 May!

New Resources

• “The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is Still Available!” on Dick Eastman’s blog
• Genea-Musings has a list of Added and Updated Records for: FamilySearch and Ancestry.com  – click the links for what’s new!
• FindMyPast Friday’s New Records:
  • London Lives, Culture and Society 1680-1817
  • The London Gazette, Supplements August 1914-January 1920
  • Sussex Burials
  • Greater London Burial Index

Blogs/Articles

• “Who Designed My House?!? Was it a Kit House?” on Home Scribe History
• “Surprise Mother’s Day Sale at FamilyTreeDNA” on DNAeXplained-Genetic Genealogy by Roberta Estes
• “Cite This For Me” on Dick Eastman’s Blog (EOGN)
• “5 Types of Maps Every Genealogist Should Know” by Amy Johnson Crow
• “Genealogy Professor: New Online Courses” on Adventures in Genealogy Education by Angela McGhie
• “Ancestry Update – A More in Depth Look – Losses and Gains” By Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained
• “Announcing ‘Genetic Genealogy in Practice’ – A New Book Providing Genealogists with the Skills to Understand and Apply DNA” on The Genetic Genealogist by Blaine Bettinger – I can’t wait for this!
• “Genealogy Bargains for Thursday 5 May 2016” on Geneabloggers
• “National Genealogical Society Presents Awards Honoring Excellence in Newsletter Editorship and Service to NGS” on EOGN – Big congratulations go to Cyndi Ingle (of Cyndi’s List) and Dick Eastman!!

Media and Education

• “Google Drive for Genealogists” A webinar by Thomas MacEntee on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free until 10 May!
• “Microsoft Word Series – #1 Getting Started with Microsoft Word” A webinar by Thomas MacEntee on Legacy Family Tree Webinars
• “TGP 39 – Blaine Bettinger, The Genetic Genealogist” on the Genealogy Professional Podcast by Marian Pierre-Louis
• “Announcing 2017 GRIP Courses” on EOGN

New and Updated Resources

• “Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org – Week of 24 to 30 April 2016” AND “Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com – Week of 24 to 30 April 2016” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
• “FindmyPast Announces Online Release of Over 10 Million New US Marriage Records” on EOGN
• FindMyPast Friday’s New Records:
  • United States Marriage
  • PERSI Update
  • Yorkshire Baptisms, Marriages, Burials
  • Britain, School and University Register Books 1264-1930
  • Yorkshire Registers and Records

Blogs/Articles

• “Genealogy Bargains for Friday 22 April 2016” on Geneabloggers – don’t forget to check out all the DNA sales happening!
• “The 2016 DNA Day Sales” by Judy G. Russell on the Legal Genealogist – for the specifics of the DNA sales
• “Using Facebook and Twitter for Scottish Genealogy Research” on In-Depth Genealogist
• “Why You Should Sometimes Ignore Boundaries in Genealogy” by Amy Johnson Crow – great article!
• “AncestryDNA Plans Update to Matching Algorithm” – on The Genetic Genealogist by Blaine Bettinger
• “Space Available in ProGen Study Group” by Angela McGhie on Adventures in Genealogy Education – I am in a current ProGen class and cannot recommend this enough!
• “RootsMapper” on the Genealogy Girl – very cool post! I’m going to have to try this!

Media

• “PBS’ ‘Genealogy Roadshow’ Season Three Visits Six New Cities to Uncover Family Secrets” on GeneaBloggers – my favorite TV series! I can’t wait!

New/Updated Resources

• “Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org – Week of 10 to 16 April 2016” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
• “Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry” on Ancestry.com – this includes:
  • Sutton, Surrey, England Electoral Registers 1931-1970
  • Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books, 1783-1991
  • North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
  • North Carolina, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1958-1963
  • Jamaica, Civil Registration Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1878-1930 – updated
  • Argentina, Select Baptisms Index, 1642-1912 – updated
  • Romania, Vital Records from Selected Regions, 1595-1914 – updated
• “Database of Holocaust Victims Reaches 1 Million Names” on Dick Eastman’s blog
• FindMyPast Friday:
  • Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law 1916-1921
  • Britain, Directories & Almanacs
  • Scotland Registers & Records

The T. A. Moulton Barn on Mormon Row at the base of the Grand Tetons, Wyoming. By Jon Sullivan, PD Photo. [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons

• “Concepts – Y DNA Matching and Connecting with your Paternal Ancestors” on DNAeXplained by Roberta Estes
• “Using Available Homestead Records on Ancestry” on Home Scribe History by Nick Brown
• “Genealogy Bargains for Thursday 14 April 2016” on Geneabloggers
• “Ranks, Professions, Occupations and Trades” on Dick Eastman’s Blog

Media

• “Scott Foley Who Do You Think You Are Episode Now Available Online” on Geneabloggers

Resources

• “Ancestry.com has Added “North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000” Database” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
• “Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com – Week of 3 to 9 April 2016” also on Genea-Musings
• “New FamilySearch Collections Update: April 11, 2016” on Dick Eastman’s blog
• FindMyPast Friday‘s New Records:
  • Queensland Births 1829-1919
  • British Newspaper Update
  • Queensland Marriages 1829-1939
  • Suffolk Marriage Index
  • Kent, Bromley Absent Voters List 1918
  • British Royal Navy & Royal Marines service and pension records 1704-1934