*Normally I do this post on Friday, but yesterday was so filled, I didn’t get this finished. So enjoy it on Saturday š
Blogs/Articles
- “A Wasted Correction” by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis, the blog for AmericanAncestors.org
- “Preparing for Double Rs: Research and RootsTech” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree – See Part 2 as well
- “RootsTech Party” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
- “Let’s Stop Hand Wringing About DNA and Genealogy” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
- Geneabloggers always has wonderful things! See:
- “Learning from the Law” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
Media and Education
- “Genealogy Connection #016 George G. Morgan, Speaker, Author, and Volunteer” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast and Genealogy Connection
- “The Ethics of Criticism” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
- “Concepts – Segment Size, Legitimate and False Matches” by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained
- “Quantifying Tree Availability for My AncestryDNA Tree Matches” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist
- “Thinking Across Time: Researching USCIS Records” by Dick Eastman on his blog – The USCIS is doing a webinar on Tuesday, 24 Jan at 1pm EST!
- “Create a Free Google Earth Historic Map Collection for Your Research” by Lisa Louise Cook on Legacy Family Tree Webinars – free until Jan 25!
New and Updated Resources
- Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated records list for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
- “The ‘Irish Genealogist’ Database” by Dr. James Ryan on the In-Depth Genealogist
- “An Intimate Look at Life During the Great Depression” by Kelly Kautz on Ancestry’s blog
- “Connecticut Probate Records” by Alicia Crane on Vita Brevis
- Friday’s New and Updated Records from FindMyPast:
- Rutland Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, Burials, and Parish Records
- Leicestershire Baptisms, Banns, Marriages, Burials and Parish Records 1538-1915; And marriageĀ licenses 1604-1891; Wills and Probates 1490-1941; Electoral Registers 1836-1974