Blogs/Articles
- “52 Documents in 52 Weeks #43: Guardian Bonds” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree – great overview of this resource! Also see:
- “How Many Segments Do You Share?” by Blaine Bettinger on his blog The Genetic Genealogist
- “Forty-two Names” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – Also see:
- “RootsMagic TreeShare, Ancestry Member Trees, and Source Citations” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings. Randy is probably my top go-to blog person when I’m looking for help with RootsMagic! Also see:
- “Continued Commitment to Customer Privacy and Control” on Ancestry’s Blog
- “Back to the Basics with Probate Records – Part 1” by Diana Elder on her blog Family Locket
- Genealogy Bargains has a number of awesome things this week! Including:
Media and Education
- “Episode 212 – Researching Eastern Europe: Where are the Borders? / Reclaim the Records Strikes in New Jersey” by Ryan Bennett on his blog Extreme Genes
- “Win A RootsTech 2018 Pass!” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog – I encourage you to enter! I have yet to attend myself, but have heard nothing but rave reviews from fellow genealogists!
- “Native American DNA Resources” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
- “GeneaChat: Native American Ancestry. A Part of Your Family Tree?” by Cheri Passey on The In-Depth Genealogist – Also see:
- “Genealogical Proof Standard – A Guide for Your Genealogy Journal” by Heather Reed
- “Recorded MyHeritage Genealogy Seminar Webinars Are Now Available Online for Free” by Dick Eastman on his blog – Also see:
New and Updated Resources
- Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated records lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
- FindMyPast’s Friday’s Records – The new and updated list includes:
- Surrey Lay Subsidies 1524-1645
- Surrey Court Cases 1391-1835
- New York State Death Index
- New York City Marriage Announcements 1833-1836
- New York State Religious Records 1716-1914
- The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
- Surrey & South London Wills & Probate Index 1470-1856
- From Dick Eastman’s blog:
- “History Colorado Now Offers Historic African American Newspapers“
- “TheGenealogist Adds to its Expanding Collection of Parish Records“
- “1921 Canadian Census is Now Available Free at the Library and Archives Canada“
- “Find Living Cousins Using the Newfoundland 1921 Census“
- “Transcriptions from St. Agnes Cemetery Tombstones in Menands, NY are Now Online“
