Friday Finds 2 September 2016

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