Friday Finds 21 October

Blogs/Articles

• “Doctor, doctor! Medical directories reveal the legacies of UK medicine” by Kristen Hyde on the Ancestry Blog
• “Finding German Family in Eastern Europe” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog, Empty Branches on the Family Tree
• “LeVar Burton Keynote Speaker at RootsTech 2017” on GeneaBloggers – HOW AMAZING IS THAT?????
• “No, Actually We’re Not Related” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – about the new Ancestry App called We’re Related
• “How FindAGrave Could – And Should – Be Made Better” by Amy Johnson Crow
• “Genealogy Bargains for Friday 21 October 2016” on GeneaBloggers

DNA

• “The 23andMe Option” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
• “Concepts – Why DNA Testing the Oldest Family Members is Critically Important” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
• “Assassin’s Creed and Family Tree DNA Collaboration” on DNAeXplained by Roberta Estes

Media

• “Genealogy Connection #009 – Paula Stuart-Warren, Researcher, Speaker, and Writer” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast and Genealogy Connection
• “Fair Days Coming” on Judy G. Russell’s blog The Legal Genealogist – about the NARA Virtual Fair coming on the 26th!

New and Updated Records

• Free Access to early New England Databases and Resources –  good from 18 Oct-25! From American Ancestors (NEHGS)
• “Kansas Genealogy Resources” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
• Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org on his website
• “FamilySearch Adds 141 Million New Record Hints” on the blog The Ancestry Insider
• FindMyPast’s Friday Updates:
  • Canada Census 1901
  • Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law 1916-1921
  • Ireland, Histories & Reference Guides
  • United States, Transatlantic Migration Indexes
  • United States, Early American Families Indexes
  • United States, Connecticut Town Vitals, The Barbour Collection Indexes
  • United States, Early American Vital Records Indexes
  • Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Registers Browse
  • Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law 1916-1921 Browse