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Saturday Finds 16 Sept 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 16 September 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Equifax Data Breach, Genealogy, and You” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained – Also see:
- “Genealogy, Identity Theft, and Equifax Update“
“The Oral History Interview: Don’t Miss a Chance to Record Family Stories” by Erika Manternach on Ancestry’s blog
“Contacting DNA Matches: Get More Responses with These Pro Tips” by Jasmine Rockow on Ancestry’s blog
“Acadian AmerIndian Ancestry Project” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained
“End of the Microfilm Era: Navigating FamilySearch Collections” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
“Genealogy Bargains for Saturday, September 16, 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
“Go Ahead Tours, Ancestry Collaborate to Launch New Tour Portfolio” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Media and Education

“BCG Offers Six Free Lectures (Live or by Webinar) on 6 October 2017” on Springboard
“Classic Rewind: Episode 146 – Woman Sold at Birth Finds Her Birth Brothers, Tells Story / Research Shares Ties with Tragic Death of Young Girl in Days of the Wild West” by Ryan Bennett on Extreme Genes
“Genealogy Connection #029 – Mindy Jacox, Award/Scholarship Winner” by the Genealogy Guys on their website/podcast
“FREE DNA Webinar! Reveal Your Unique Story through DNA and Family History” on Genealogy Bargains
“Quick Tip – Women in New Netherland Conference” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“JewishGen: The Go-To Site for Jewish Genealogy” by Lara Diamond on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Worldview of LeVar Burton” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNA eXplained – has a link to LeVar Burton’s presentation!
“FREE ACCESS at Legacy Family Tree Webinars” on Genealogy Bargains – starting on the 14th of Sept for one week, no membership will be required to view the 15 most requested members only webinars!
“2017 Ukrainian Genealogy Conference – Unlock Your Heritage: Discover Your Ancestry” on Dick Eastman’s blog

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated record lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“An Early Maryland Resource” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – Also see:
- “Finding Maryland Law“
FindMyPast updated/added these record sets:
- Hereforshire Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, and Wills (1517-1700)
“Norwich Freeman Records since 1317 to Become Available Online” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Friday Finds 30 Dec 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 30 December 2016

In Friday Finds

The last Friday Finds for the year!!! Happy New Year everyone!

Blogs/Articles

“The Legal Genealogist’s Christmas Wish 2016” by Judy G. Russell – hilarious!
“What is a Genetic Genealogist?” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist
“Top 10 Genealogy Tips: A Year-End Wrap Up” by Amy Johnson Crow
“The Archive Lady: Preserving Grandma’s Quilt” by Melissa Barker on Geneabloggers
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 30 December 2016” on Geneabloggers
“The Returns of the 2016 Season” by Judy G. Russell on her blog, The Legal Genealogist – genealogy societies list!

Media/Education

“Genealogy Connection #014 – Katherine Willson, Research, Educator, Speak, Author, and Society Volunteer” by the Genealogy Guys Podcast and Genealogy Connection – one of my favorite genealogists!
Also see the podast: “Genealogy Connection #015 – Mary Tedesco, Research, Speaker, Author, and TV Show Host“

New and Updated Resources

FindMyPast new and updated records:
- Ireland Dog Licence Registers
- Huntingdonshire Marriages 1754-1837
- Roxburghshire, Kelso Dispensary Patient Registers 1777-1781
- PERSI monthly update
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated list for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“Quebec Newspapers” on Vita Brevis and written by Sheilagh Doerfler
“Arizona Territorial Records are now Online and are Free to Arizona Residents” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Friday Finds for 19 August 2016

By Nichelle Barra

On 19 August 2016

In Friday Finds

Friday Finds 16 August

Blogs/Articles

“Genealogy Bargains for Friday 19 August” by Geneabloggers
“Avoiding Distractions in Our Genealogy” by Amy Johnson Crow – great advice for those of us who often go down genealogy rabbit holes 🙂
“Desperately Seeking a Place” by Maureen Taylor on Ancestry Blog – she’s trying to find someone who can recognize the place (or even the people) where a few photos had been taken. Can you help?
“Crista Cowan and Searching on Ancestry.com” on The Ancestry Insider
“Repairing Old Family Photos with Photoshop” on Dick Eastman’s blog
New York City has an amazing looking Tenement Museum. The website for it goes over the history of the building (103 Orchard) from the 1950s onward. Watch the videos, see the documents, and read the history! It’s a wonderful website: 103 Orchard

Media/Education

“Successfully Applying to a Lineage Society” by Amy Johnson Crow on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free until 24 August
Also on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – did you know there is a whole FREE category to look through? Check it out here!
“Prior BCG Webinars Now Available at Legacy Family Tree Webinars” shared on Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
“NGS Announces a New Course in its American Genealogical Studies Series: Branching Out” by Mike Quakenbush on his website
“Federation of Genealogical Societies Announces Upcoming National Conferences for 2019 and 2020” on Dick Eastman’s blog – make a plan now! 🙂

DNA

“Concepts – Sorting Spreadsheets for Autosomal DNA” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the list for new and updated records on Ancestry.com!
You can find a list of FamilySearch’s new collections update on Dick Eastman’s blog here: “FamilySearch New Collections Update: Week of August 15, 2017“
FindMyPast Newest and Updated Records:
- Ireland, Outage Reports 1836-1840
- Middlesex, London, Old Bailey Court Records 1674-1913
- England and Wales Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

Friday Finds November 7th-13th

By Nichelle Barra

On 13 November 2015

In Friday Finds

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Blogs/Articles

“Ancestry’s New ‘Amount of Shared DNA’ – What Does it Really Mean?” By Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
“Fashion Moment – Overalls” by Deborah Sweeney on Genealogy Lady
“Ten-Minute Methodology: When Index is a ‘Dirty Word‘” on BCG Springboard – excellent quick read!
“Genetic Genealogy 101 Part 1: the why and why nots” AND “Genetic Genealogy 101 Part 2: Useful Terms” both on The In-Depth Genealogist
“How to Find a Revolutionary War Patriot” by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
“Has Genealogy gone ‘Mean’? Rudeness Among Us” on the Dead Relative Collector – some very helpful questions to keep in mind before posting items on social media 🙂

Resources

Free access to ArkivDigital (Swedish records) this weekend! November 14-15
Contest from Geneabloggers: Win a Copy of Writing Life Stories! – This coincides with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and can be a great resource for those who wish to write their family stories – More info here
“Native American Papers” on the Newspapers.com blog – lots of new newspapers for those searching for Native American ancestry!
“Added or Updated Databases on Ancestry.com – Week of November 1 to 7, 2015” on Randy Seaver’s blog Genea-Musings
“New FamilySearch Collections Update: November 9, 2015” by Dick Eastman on EOGN
FindMyPast Friday’s new records:
- Surrey, military tribunals 1915-1918
- Lloyds of London Memorial roll 1914-1918
- Stock Exchange Memorial Roll 1914-1918
- Victoria, World War One Solider Settlers
- US Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards 1907-1933