Friday Finds – 08/28/15

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.

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New-to-Me Blogs

• Dezi Duz It, Dezi

Online Articles

• Share Your Knowledge: Write for FGS FORUM, FGS Voice
• On Mice and Men—and Research Habits, Quick Tips, The Blog @ Evidence Explained
• Was Your German Ancestor Recruited to Come to Michigan?, Journey to the Past
• 52 Ancestors: #30 Challenging-To-Research But So Rewarding, The Schwartz-Trierweiler Family, Opening Doors in Brick Walls [Cathy writes about one of my Luxembourg families.]
• Autosomal Matchmaking Vendor Comparison, DNA eXplained
• When Is It a Diacritic and When Is It Shorthand?, Rootdig
• Did You Know that NARA Has an eBook Collection?, UpFront with NGS
• Prussian-German Genealogy Workshop [Interested in a Virtual Offering?], Many Roads
• All of My Ancestors Have Been Found!, Lineagekeeper’s Genealogy Blog
• Inmates Indexing Genealogy Records, Huffington Post
• Writing Every Day?, The Highly Caffeinated Genealogist
• This Time Next Month, The Legal Genealogist
• How to Research Legal Notices in Newspapers for Genealogy, GenealogyBank Blog
• Greetings from Vermont, Arlene Eakle’s Genealogy Blog
• Why You Can’t Find a Death Record (and Some Things That Might Help), Amy Johnson Crow
• Apprentice Seamen Records 1824-1910 Join Ancestry, Irish Genealogy News
• Is It Time to Let Go of the Internet in Genealogy, Amy Johnson Crow
• The Porcupine Chart, segment-ology
• Autosomal DNA Testing 101 – What Now?, DNA eXplained
• Defending Connecticut: Fortifying New London Against the British in 1812, ConnecticutHistory.org
• The Tragedies Behind Blacksheep Ancestors, Olive Tree Genealogy
• How Much of Your Family Tree Do You Know? And Why Does That Matter?, The Genetic Genealogist

Magazine/Journal Articles

• No finds this week.

Website & Resources

• No finds this week.

Genealogy-Related Books

• Finished reading Ben Bones and the Search for Paneta’s Crown, by Michael F. Havelin

Good Deals

• 20% off mtDNA Full Sequence Test from Family Tree DNA , valid through August 31.
• Huge discount on Cemetery Research Field Kit at Shop Family Tree (was $162.07, now $59.99).

Upcoming FREE Webinars

Date / Time	Webinar / Presenter / Host
09/02 1 PM Central	Break Down Brick Walls in Eastern European Research – Tips, Tools and Tricks Lisa Alzo Legacy Family Tree
09/02 7 PM Central	Genealogical Research Using Facebook’s 4,000+ Genealogical Pages & Groups Katherine R. Wilson Minnesota Genealogical Society
09/05 12 PM Central	The Great War: Researching Your World War I Ancestors Michael L. Strauss Southern California Genealogical Society
09/08 8 PM Central	Using Tax Records for Genealogical Problem Solving Michael Lacopo Illinois State Genealogical Society
09/09 8 PM Central	Research Your Swedish Ancestors in Living Color Using ArkivDigital Online Kathy Meade Legacy Family Tree
09/15 7 PM Central	Blacksheep Ancestors and Their Records C. Ann Staley Wisconsin State Genealogical Society
09/16 1 PM Central	Researching Your Dutch Ancestors Yvette Hoitnik Legacy Family Tree
09/16 7 PM Central	How to Learn New Things Pamela Boyer Sayre Georgia Genealogical Society
09/16 8 PM Central	Coming to America: The Immigrant Experience Diana Crisman Smith Southern California Genealogical Society
09/17 7 PM Central	Mapping Your Genealogy: From A to Z and In-Between Thomas MacEntee Florida State Genealogical Society
09/18 2 PM Central	Where They Walked: Working With Deeds Kathy Gunter Sullivan North Carolina Genealogical Society
09/23 1 PM Central	Researching Your Ancestors in England and Wales Kirsty Gray Legacy Family Tree
09/25 1 PM Central	Maps Tell Some of the Story for the African-Ancestored Genealogist Angela Walton-Raji Legacy Family Tree
09/30 1 PM Central	Using Periodicals to Find Your Ancestors Gena Philibert-Ortega Legacy Family Tree
09/30 2 PM Central	Digital Collections at NEHGS and AJHS-NEA Sally Benny and Stephanie Call New England Historic Genealogical Society