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Friday Finds 17 Nov 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 17 November 2017

In Friday Finds

Sales/Giveaways!

From Genealogy Bargains:
- “Get 1 Month of FindMyPast for Just $1!” offer good until Nov 19th!
- “Save 30% or More on FamilyTreeDNA During Their Holiday Sale” good through Dec 31st!
- “AncestryDNA Holiday Sale – $79 plus FREE SHIPPING” good through Nov 23rd
- “Enter the ArkivDigital Giveaway at Genealogy Bargains” contest ends Nov 19!
- “Genealogy Bargains for Friday, November 17, 2017“
“FamilyTreeDNA 2017 Holiday Sale Begins” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained

Blogs/Articles

“Did Your Confederate Ancestor Apply for Amnesty?” by Cindy Freed on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Preserving Military Correspondence” by Melissa Barker on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Celebrating the Human Condition” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“What is Your Black Friday DNA Bargain Strategy?” on Genealogy Bargains
“Things Lost and Found” by Jan Doerr on Vita Brevis the blog for AmericanAncestors.org
“Mexican Research: Not Just for ‘Dia de los Muertos’ Anymore” by Sandy Olney on Ancestry’s blog
“Creating ‘We Remember’ Memorials on Ancestry.com – FREE, Easy?” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“What to Do When A Record Doesn’t Tell You Much” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“The Price of Access” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist

Media and Education

“Episode 214 – Chromosome Mapping 101 / The “Hipster Historian” Shares Stories” by Ryan Bennett on his podcast Extreme Genes
“Genealogy Connection #032 – Kathy Meade, Researcher” on the Genealogy Guys Podcast

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
“TheGenealogist Adds Another 15,000 Names from 53 New War Memorials” on Dick Eastman’s blog

Friday Finds 10 Nov 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 10 November 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Sometimes it Gets it Right” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“Telling Your Family’s Stories: A List of Resources” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree
“Help Preserve Veterans’ Stories with Help from Ancestry” on Genealogy Bargains – Overview of a very neat project between veterans and Ancestry!
“Guardian for a Son” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist – interesting piece of information found in a guardian record
“Your DNA has a Story to Share – Now There’s a Better Way to Tell it” on Ancestry’s blog – Also see:
- “Ancestry Product Update: Person Page Changes“
“Concepts – DNA Recombination and Crossovers” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained
“Are You Getting Genealogy Matches that Really Work? Why I Use MyHeritage to Improve my Research” on Genealogy Bargains
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday, November 10, 2017” on Genealogy Bargains – Also see:
- “Ancestry Veterans Day Flash Sale – Save 50% on Subscriptions“

Media and Education

“Would You Like a Free Admission to RootsTech 2018?” by Michelle Goodrum on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Episode 213 – Author A. J. Jacobs’Genie Journey & New Book” by Ryan Bennett on his blog Extreme Genes
“Listen and Learn” by Kyle Hurst on Vita Brevis, the blog for AmericanAncestors.org – list of genealogy podcasts!
“The Genealogy Guys Podcast #334 – 2017 November 5” on the Genealogy Guys website
“FREE ACCESS at FindMyPast to Military Records this Weekend” on Genealogy Bargains
“Win Free Registration to RootsTech 2018” by Amy Johnson Crow on her blog
“Updated FindaGrave Website Adds Decent Source Citations” by Randy Seaver on his blog Genea-Musings
“FREE ACCESS at ArkivDigital This Weekend, November 11th and 12th” on Genealogy Bargains

New and Updated Resources

Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
From Dick Eastman’s blog:

Friday Finds 3 Nov 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 3 November 2017

In Friday Finds

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:
- “An Oldie But Goodie – USGenWeb“
“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:
- “Records of Passing“
- “Stamping the Law“
“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:
- “RootsMagic Can Import Sources from FamilySearch Family Tree“
“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:
- “40% Savings on MyHeritage DNA Plus FREE SHIPPING Incentives“
- “23andMe DNA Test as Low as $49 during Thanksgiving Family Sale!“
- Check out more here: “Genealogy Bargains for Friday, November 3, 2017“

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:
- “Residential Genealogy Online“

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:

Friday Finds 27 Oct 2017

By Nichelle Barra

On 27 October 2017

In Friday Finds

Blogs/Articles

“Introducing the Triangulator” by Roberta Estes on her blog DNAeXplained – Also see:
- “Quick Tip – Sharing a Link to Your Tree at Family Tree DNA“
- “FTDNA Unlock Sale, Upload Fix, & Triangulation“
“NARA: National Archives Online & 2017 Virtual Genealogy Fair” by Linda Stufflebean on her blog Empty Branches on the Family Tree – Wonderful information on NARA’s website!
“Researching Behind Closed Doors” by Melissa Barker on The In-Depth Genealogist
“Quick Tip – No Burial Information in Death Records” by Yvette Hoitink on her blog Dutch Genealogy
“Genealogy Bargains for Friday, October 27, 2017” on Genealogy Bargains
From Dick Eastman’s blog:
- “Scroll through Colonial Life with the Harvard Library“
- “NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Hearing on Vital Records“

Media and Education

“Photo Organizing Digital Download Now Available!” on Genealogy Bargains – Also see:
- “Finding Birth Families Using DNA Boot Camp – Saturday, November 18, 2017“
- “Special SPOOKY SALE – 40% Off All DNA BOOT CAMP DOWNLOADS at Hack Genealogy“
“Episode 211 – Ordinary Person Makes Extraordinary Find / The Archive Lady Returns with More New Finds” by Ryan Bennett on his blog Extreme Genes
“FREE MyHeritage One-Day Genealogy Seminar is 29 Oct 2017” on Randy Seaver’s website Genea-Musings
“NARA and You” by Judy G. Russell on her blog The Legal Genealogist
“The Family History Researcher Academy is Now Offering a FREE English & Welsh Family History Mini-Course” on Dick Eastman’s blog
Finding Your Roots – you can watch episodes online!

New and Updated Resources

FindMyPast Friday has their new and updated record list, which includes:
- Hampshire, Portsmouth Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, Parish Registers, Workhouse Registers
- Irish Newspaper Update
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings has the new and updated records lists for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
From Dick Eastman’s blog:
- “Rock Island County, Illinois, Indexes of Births, Marriages, and Deaths can now be Searched Online“
- “An Online Archive of Pictures and Stories of nearly 50,000 Australian Prisoners between 1870 and 1930 is Now Available“

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