Friday Finds 25 Nov 2016

First and foremost: “Genealogy Bargains for Friday 25 November 2016” on Geneabloggers – There is a LIST of Black Friday bargains – go check them out!

Blogs/Articles

• “Using City Directories to Answer Family History Questions” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree – Also see her follow up post: “More on City Directories and Family History Questions“
• “Method Genealogy: Standing in Your Ancestors’ Footsteps” by Janet Few on The In-Depth Genealogist
• “Book Series Teaches Children New Perspectives on History” by Katie Andrews Potter
• “Chasing Adoption Records” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
• “The Genealogical Proof Standard: Thorough Research-How Do I Know I am Doing It?” by Cheri Passey on the In-Depth Genealogist
• “Five Useful Tech Gifts for Genealogists” by Amy Johnson Crow
• “Archaeologists Think They Found the Original Pilgrim Settlement” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Media/Education

• “Follow Ancestry.com and FamilySearch via Social Media” on the blog The Ancestry Insider
• “The Genealogy Guys Podcast #318 – 2016 November 23” by The Genealogy Guys
• “Black Friday Special – Save an Extra $10 on The Write Stuff Genealogy Writing Intensive Spring 2017!” by Lisa Also on her blog The Accidental Genealogist
• “AncestryProGenealogists Offers Scholarship Program” on Marian Pierre-Louis’s blog The Genealogy Professional Podcast

DNA

• “Building Your Personal Mitochondrial Tree” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained – ALSO:
  • “FamilyTreeDNA 2016 Holiday Sale” Now’s the time to get a DNA test!!
• Blaine Bettinger, who runs the blog The Genetic Genealogist, has a series on Visual Phasing:
  • Visual Phasing: An Example (Part 1 of 5)
  • Visual Phasing: An Example (Part 2 of 5)
  • Visual Phasing: An Example (Part 3 of 5)
• “AncestryDNA 30% Sale” on the Ancesty Insider

New and Updated Genealogy Resources 

• Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
• FindMyPast’s Friday Updates:
  • British Army Service Records-Scots Guards 1799-1939
  • Queensland, Mackay, Funeral Notices and Funeral Director Records
  • Pennsylvania Baptisms 1709-1760
  • Pennsylvania Burials 1816-1849
  • United States Marriages
  • Irish Newspapers
• Two from Dick Eastman’s blog:
  • “Ships’ Logs of the Honourable East India Company Service are Being Placed Online“
  • “The New Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland Contains 45,000 English and Irish Surnames“