From The New York Public Library.
Blogs/Articles
- FREE WEEKEND! With FindMyPast! From TODAY to Monday 25 January. Check it out more on Geneabloggers here.
- RootsTech is coming soon! There were a number of posts about it this week: “RootsTech Survival Guide: The Innovator’s Summit” AND “RootsTech 2016 Keynote Speakers“
- Have too much genealogy clutter? Maybe it’s time to think about Genealogy Clutter Buster Mini Boot Camp by Lisa Alzo
- “Ten-Minute Methodology: Documentation and the Research Report” on the SpringBoard by the Board for Certification of Genealogists
- “Fold3 and the 1812 pensions” on the Legal Genealogist – did you know the 1812 pensions are FREE on Fold3? Dick Eastman also posted a bit about the 1812 pensions and the Preserve the Pension project: “Federation of Genealogical Societies Announces $2 Million Dollar Mark Surpassed for Preserve the Pensions Project.”
- “Texas enters digital age” also on the Legal Genealogist
- “Genealogy Bargains for Friday 22 January 2016” on Geneabloggers
- “Educational Preparation for BCG Certification” on Adventures in Genealogy Education by Angela McGhie – for those interested in certification!
- “FindMyPast and sister site Mocavo Come Together” on Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Media
- Check out the new episode of Finding Your Roots! Featuring Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes, and Keenen Ivory Wayans
Resources
- “New or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org – January 10 to 16, 2016,” AND “Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com – Week of 9 to 15 January 2016” on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
- FindMyPast Friday’s new records:
- England, Phillimore Marriage Registers, 1531-1913
- Scotland Registers & Records
- British Army, Indian Volunteer Force Medal Awards, 1915-1939
- Monumental Inscriptions from Lincolnshire, England