Blogs/Articles
- FREE Access to Job-Related Records on Ancestry.com – good until Monday, 5 September!
- “New Genealogy Service Poised to Fill Gap in Genealogy Industry” on Dick Eastman’s blog (EOGN) – this is about the new genealogyDOTcoach service. It looks very interesting and I’ll be keeping my eye on it!
- “Genealogy Bargains for Friday 2 September 2016” on Geneabloggers
- “Seven Ways to Find Your Dutch Ancestor’s Occupation” by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
- “Over the Top!!!” on the Legal Genealogist – SUCH GOOD NEWS!!!!!
- “3 Sources to Learn More About Your Ancestor’s Occupation” by Amy Johnson Crow
Media
- “New Hangouts Are Working Fine” on Dear Myrtle – if you’ve heard about Hangouts going away and wondered what will happen, read this!
DNA
- REJOICE! FamilyTreeDNA has reduced the price of their Family Finder test from $99 to $79!! This is NOT a sale but an actual reduction in price!
- “Double Match Triangulator (DMT)” on DNAeXplained by Roberta Estes
New and Updated Resources
- “Ypsilanti Library Launches African American Oral History Archive” on the Ypsilanti District Library website
- Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has new and updated record lists for Ancestry and FamilySearch
- FindMyPast’s Friday’s Updates/New Records:
- British Army Casualty Lists 1939-1945
- United States, Transatlantic Migration
- United States, Early American Families
- United States, Early American Vital Records
- United States, Connecticut Town Vitals, The Barbour Collection
- Updates to the New Zealand Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes