{"id":467,"date":"2012-08-31T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T19:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/friday-finds-083112\/"},"modified":"2013-07-04T15:40:21","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T20:40:21","slug":"friday-finds-083112","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/friday-finds-083112\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Finds \u2013 08\/31\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-Pvcr_AHlkqU\/UEETdtBLVnI\/AAAAAAAAGoo\/AQ80TTKA_XI\/binnoculars%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"152\" height=\"111\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/> Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I\u2019ve found.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>New-to-Me Blogs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodandfrogs.com\/\">Blood and Frogs Jewish Genealogy and More<\/a>, Philip<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbez.org\/blogs\/john-r-schmidt\">WBEZ \u2013 Chicago History Today<\/a>, John R. Schmidt<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gensemi.blogspot.com\/\">Genealogy \u2013 Southeast Michigan<\/a>, Derek Davey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.preservationnation.org\/\">National Trust for Historic Preservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/irish-genealogy-news.blogspot.com\/\">Irish Genealogy News<\/a>, Claire Santry<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/growyourownfamilytree.wordpress.com\/\">Grow Your Family Tree<\/a>, Alan Stewart<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/historicgraves.ie\/blog\">Historic Graves Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mystoningtonancestors.wordpress.com\/\">Mystic and Stonington \u2013 A Storied Past and Present<\/a>, Jean B. Evans<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nebraskahistory.org\/\">Nebraska Historical Society Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyburgoo.com\/\">History Burgoo<\/a>, Kentucky Historical Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Online Articles\/Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wetree.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/if-genealogy-dominated-reality.html\">If Genealogy Dominated Reality Television<\/a>, Amy Coffin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldbonesgenealogy.com\/genealogy-mysteries\/\">Genealogy Mysteries<\/a>, Eileen Souza<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.archives.gov\/online-public-access\/?p=8332\">Family Tree Friday: War of 1812 Certificates of Discharge<\/a>, NARA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/when-genealogy-gets-personal.html\">When Genealogy Gets Personal<\/a>, Harold Henderson<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/familyhistorian.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/librarything-tagging-tips.html\">LibraryThing Tagging Tips<\/a>, Lori Thornton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/finding-forgotten-stories.com\/2012\/08\/25\/sorting-saturday-good-source-bad-source-exhaustive-search\/\">Sorting Saturday\u2014Good Source, Bad Source, Exhaustive Search<\/a>, Anne Gillespie Mitchell<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ancestoring.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/questions-about-research-calendars-and.html\">Questions About Research Calendars and Analyzing the Data Part I<\/a>, Michele Simmons Lewis<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/beckysgraceandglory.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/i-wonder-if-my-mother-knew.html\">I Wonder If My Mother Knew<\/a>, Becky Jamison<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourstorycoach.com\/2012\/08\/great-grandpa-was-fugitive.html\">Great-Grandpa Was a Fugitive<\/a>, Tami Koenig<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.eogn.com\/eastmans_online_genealogy\/2012\/08\/gale-genealogy-connect-resource-provides-the-how-to-to-answer-that-question.html\">Gale Genealogy Connect Resource Provides the \u201cHow To\u201d to Answer That Question<\/a>, Dick Eastman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/historicgraves.ie\/blog\/how\/how-draw-sketch-plan-historic-graveyard\">How to Draw a Sketch Plan of an Historic Graveyard<\/a>, HistoricGraves<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/catch-image-thieves-stole-pictures-put-firefox\/\">Catch Image Thieves With Who Stole My Pictures And Also Put it to Five More Uses [Firefox]<\/a>, MakeUseOf<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pastprologue.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/28\/seriously-what-are-they-looking-for\/#comment-3871\">Seriously, What ARE They Looking For?<\/a>, Donna Pointkouski<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rosannasgenealogicalthoughts.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/30\/those-places-thursday-baden-germany\/\">Those Places Thursday \u2013 Baden, Germany<\/a>, Rosanna Ward<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/beginwithcraft.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/who-were-children.html\">Who Were the Children?<\/a>, Valerie Craft<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pastprologue.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/30\/a-great-discovery\/\">A Great Discovery<\/a>, Donna Pointkouski<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Print Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cA Genealogical Journey,\u201d by Brian Godfrey, <em>Family Chronicle<\/em>, Sept\/Oct 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Websites\/Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iar.ie\/\">Irish Archives Resource<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dsdi1776.com\/\">Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence<\/a> (contains biographies on each signer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishlivesremembered.ie\/\">Irish Lives Remembered<\/a> (community\/forum, and <strong>free<\/strong> monthly magazine)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fgs-project.com\/\">The Family Group Sheets Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geneasearch.com\/\">GeneaSearch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogyinc.com\/\">Genealogy Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyheritage.org\/\">New York Heritage \u2013 Digital Collections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/military\/war-of-1812\/1812-discharge-certificates\/discharge-certificates.html\">War of 1812 Discharge Certificates<\/a>, (NARA, includes information and list of soldiers)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/historicgraves.ie\/\">Historic Graves<\/a> (Ireland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Webinars<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"494\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"><strong>Webinar<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\"><strong>Presenter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"107\"><strong>Host<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94\">September 1<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.gotomeeting.com\/register\/919094528\">Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker. Researching Your Ancestors\u2019 Occupations <\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">Denise Spurlock<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"107\">Southern California Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94\">September 5<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.gotomeeting.com\/register\/113942078\">Beyond the Arrival Date: Extracting More from Passenger Lists<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">Lisa Alzo<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"107\">Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94\">September 11<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.gotomeeting.com\/register\/646294230\">Grandma did What!?: Researching your Famous and Infamous Relatives<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">Gena Phillibert-Ortega<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"107\">Illinois State Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94\">September 12<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.gotomeeting.com\/register\/546963174\">What is a &#8216;Reasonably Exhaustive Search&#8217;?<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">Michael Hait<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"107\">Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94\">September 14<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.gotomeeting.com\/register\/376845054\">Getting Started with Heritage Collector Software<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">Kathleen Bitter<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"107\">Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94\">September 19<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.gotomeeting.com\/register\/512502062\">Use Your Digital Camera to Copy Records<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">Mary Hill<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"107\">Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94\">September 19<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.gotomeeting.com\/register\/131676584\">Playground Rules for Genealogy on the Internet<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">Janet Hovorka<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"107\">Southern California Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94\">September 20<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ugagenealogy.org\/cpage.php?pt=11\">City Directories: More Than Names and Addresses<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">Jason Harrison<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"107\">Utah Genealogical Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94\">September 26<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.gotomeeting.com\/register\/971722374\">Digital Research Guidance, Research Logs, and To Do Lists: FamilySearch, Research Wiki, and Legacy FamilyTree<\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">Geoff Rasmussen<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" 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