Friday Finds 26 May 2017

Blogs/Articles

• “Latest News on Family Tree Maker 2017 Update” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
• “With All Due Respect” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – the article Judy is responding to here was going around Facebook last week. This is an excellent response!
• “Setting the Record Straight: Ancestry and Your DNA” – on Ancestry’s blog. This is Ancestry’s response to the same article above that Judy responded to.
• “UPDATE: GeneaBloggers.com Transition to Abundant Genealogy” by Thomas MacEntee on Geneabloggers
• “CONTEST: Father Look-Alike Competition – Win a MyHeritage DNA Kit” on Genealogy Bargains
• “Researching Lunatics in England” by Janet Few on The In-Depth Genealogist
• “Quick Tip – Add Most Distant Ancestor and Location” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
• “10 Sources for Finding Civil War Burials” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
• “CONTEST: Win an English/Welsh Course from Family History Research Academy” on Genealogy Bargains
• “SAVE 50% on the Essential Family Tree Forms Library CD at Shop Family Tree” on Genealogy Bargains
• “FREE ACCESS to Military Records on Ancestry!” Expires on Monday!

Media and Education

• “Episode 192 – Perfectly Preserved 19th Century Child Found in Back Yard, Identified and Reburied with Dignity” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
• “Registration Now Open for Live Streaming of FREE Jamboree 2017 Session” on Genea-Musings
  • Also see: “2017 SCGS Genealogy Jamboree Class, Workshop and Exhibit Hall Schedules“
• “FREE RECORDING ‘Making the Most of the British Newspaper Archive‘” on Genealogy Bargains
• “Chit Chat Live: Genealogy Conferences” by Terri O’Connell on The In-Depth Genealogist

New and Updated Resources

• Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org on his blog
• “Smaller Irish Archives: The Franciscan Library, Dublin” by Dr. James Ryan on The In-Depth Genealogist
• “New OK Resource: OK2Explore” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
• “Sanborn Online at LOC” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
• FindMyPast Friday’s New and Updated Records:
  • Surrey Institutional Records 1788-1939
  • Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records 1861-1867
  • Essex Baptism Index 1538-1917
  • Australian Capital Territory Deaths
  • Sussex, Eastbourne Gazette Newspaper Notices
  • Derbyshire Hospital Admissions and Deaths 1855-1913
  • Irish Newspapers
• “Buried in Fingal: A New Database for North Co Dublin” on Dick Eastman’s blog