Friday Finds 27 April 2018

Blogs/Articles

• “Consumed by Consumption” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – Also see:
  • “And About Those DPs…” – this covers those Descriptive Pamphlet’s for NARA
  • “New ProGen PPS Book Released“
• “Best DNA Day Sale Prices” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – Also see:
  • “Family Tree DNA’s Y-500 is Free for Big Y Customers“
• “DNA Tester Beware! Watch Out for These DNA Testing Scams and Sales Tactics” by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains – Also see:
  • “DNA Testing: Balancing Value and Privacy” on Abundant Genealogy
• From Genealogy Bargains:
  • “Save 30% on AncestryDNA Canada During DNA Day Sale – only $89 CAD!“
  • “Preview: National DNA Day 2018 Sales Will Rock!“
  • “Genealogy Bargains for Friday, April 27, 2018“
• “Five Places to Find Dutch Trees” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
• “Understanding Genealogy Sources” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog

Media and Education

• “The Genealogy Guys #342” on The Genealogy Guys Podcast
• “A Few of Our Favorite Websites” on the National Institute for Genealogical Studies blog
• “Explore the OurFamTree.org/Records/ Website” on Randy Seaver’s website, Genea-Musings

New and Updated Resources

• Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated records for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
• “Intriguing Old Hospital and Aslym Records Can Be Research Online for Free” by Janet Meydam on The Family History Daily
• “Introducing Australian Trade Union Archives” by Shauna Hicks on The In-Depth Genealogist
• “South Carolina Genealogy Resources” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
• “Nebraska Public Documents” by Judy G. Russell on her blog, The Legal Genealogist
• FindMyPast’s Fridays has their new and updated records including:
  • Scots-Irish in North America Histories
  • Surrey Baptisms
  • Yorkshire Burials
  • PERiodical Source Index
  • Irish Newspapers