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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 22 July 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 22 July 2016

In Friday Finds

Friday Finds 22 July 2016

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 22 July 2016” on Geneabloggers
“Clueing In To Census Records” on Family Locket – a great reminder that there may be something you missed in a record!
“Nine Autosomal Tools at FamilyTreeDNA” on DNA eXplained by Roberta Estes – a great guide for those who use FTDNA
“3 Things to Ask a Genealogy Librarian” by Amy Johnson Crow – wonderful advice!
“Game of Genomes” on DNA eXplained by Roberta Estes – interesting series I look forward to reading
“How Genealogy and Pokemon GO Are Alike” by Amy Johnson Crow – a fun post 🙂

Media/Education

“Windows 10 Survival Guide for Genealogists” by Thomas MacEntee – watch the webinar LIVE for FREE TODAY at 2pm EST!
“DPLA Genealogy and Family History Workshop” by Amy Johnson Crow and Tamika Maddox Strong – coming up on the 26th! Don’t miss it!
“Organize Your Life Online” by Lisa Louise Cook on Family Tree Webinars Free until 27 July!

Updated and New Resources

Randy Seaver from Genea-Musings has new and updated records listed for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
FindMyPast Friday’s Record List:
- British Army Service Records
- Scotland, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Electoral Registers 1864-1931
- Britain, Absent Voters List 1918-1921
- New South Wales 1901 Census
- PERSI Index Update

Friday Finds for July 1st!

By Nichelle Barra

On 1 July 2016

In Friday Finds

1 July 2016 Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy News for the Holiday Weekend” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver – this includes websites that have free offerings for the holiday!
“Resources, Projects, and More from the ALA Conference” by Amy Johnson Crow – includes a new to me map resource that I have bookmarked!
“Genetic Genealogy and Native American DNA” on the Genetic Genealogist by Blaine Bettinger
“Concepts – Genetic Distance” on DNA eXplained by Roberta Estes
“Update on Our Heroes” on the Legal Genealogist by Judy G. Russell – such an awesome story
Using RootsMagic? Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings had two great posts on using the software when it came to: “Importing a FamilySearch Family Tree Source into RootsMagic” and “Creating a List of Burials in a Specific Cemetery Using RootsMagic“
“AncestryDNA Database Reaches Two Million” on Ancestry Insider
“Genealogy Bargains for Wednesday 30 June 2016” on Geneabloggers

Media

“New Ancestry Academy Courses” on AncestryInsider – These are new, quick, and FREE on Ancestry.com! They are five minutes or less, so go and enjoy!
The latest episode of Genealogy Roadshow is available online, which concludes season 3. Catch any of this season’s episodes here!
FREE webinar TODAY at 6PM British Summer Time (1pm EST) on FindMyPast by Jen Baldwin called “Becoming American: Our Ancestors’ Naturalization” – be sure to check it out!
FREE webinar on Legacy Family Tree: “Circles or Triangles? What Shape is Your DNA” by Diahan Southard – Free until July 6th!
“University of Strathclyde and FutureLearn to offer ‘Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree‘” on Dick Eastman’s blog – the course starts the 18th and it’s free! A wonderful opportunity for any level of genealogist!

New Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has an updated/new list for FamilySearch and Ancestry.com!
FindMyPast has FREE access to census and military records in honor of the Battle of the Somme – access ends on July 4th!
FindMyPast is ALSO offering free access a number of other records in honor of the 4th of July! See Dick Eastman’s blog post for more information
ALSO: Here’s FindMyPast Friday’s newest records:
- Canada 1911 Census
- British Army Service Records
- British Royal Air Force, Gallantry Awards 1914-1919
“‘Colonial Justice’ – a Digital Archive of 1729-1812 Rhode Island Court Records” on Dick Eastman’s blog. Also see: “The Most Famous Historic Houses in Each State” – because who wouldn’t want to see that?!

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