{"id":4915,"date":"2014-02-21T18:53:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T00:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=4915"},"modified":"2014-03-07T18:29:14","modified_gmt":"2014-03-08T00:29:14","slug":"friday-finds-02214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/friday-finds-02214\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Finds &ndash; 02\/21\/4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto\" src=\"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/images\/FridayFinds.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I\u2019ve found.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>New-to-Me Blogs<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/173.254.28.129\/~tnggnorg\/news-and-events\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">The NextGen Genealogy Network Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/genealogywithvalerie.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Genealogy With Valerie<\/a>, Valerie Hughes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Online Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m about a week behind still.&nbsp; Most of these are from last week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.storiestotellbooks.com\/blog\/6-tips-on-how-to-write-a-family-history-book-your-audience-w.html\" target=\"_blank\">6 Tips on How to Write a Family History Book Your Audience Will Love<\/a>, Stories to Tell\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/friday-funny-genealogy-poem.html\" target=\"_blank\">Friday Funny ~ A Genealogy Poem<\/a>, Nutfield Genealogy\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.eogn.com\/eastmans_online_genealogy\/2014\/02\/good-news-about-forthcoming-online-service-for-birth-marriage-death-records-from-northern-ireland.html\" target=\"_blank\">Good News About Forthcoming Online Service for Birth, Marriages &amp; Death Records From Northern Ireland<\/a>, Eastman\u2019s Online Genealogy Newsletter\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ancestry.com\/ancestry\/2014\/02\/13\/dna-testing-for-adoptees-ancestrydna-has-the-power-to-unlock-the-answers-in-your-story\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=dna-testing-for-adoptees-ancestrydna-has-the-power-to-unlock-the-answers-in-your-story&amp;utm_reader=feedly\" target=\"_blank\">DNA Testing for Adoptees\u2014AncestryDNA Has the Power to Unlock the Answers in Your Story<\/a>, Ancestry.com\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.eogn.com\/eastmans_online_genealogy\/2014\/02\/illinois-general-assembly-to-consider-the-access-to-cemeteries-act.html\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois General Assembly to Consider the \u201cAccess to Cemeteries Act,\u201d<\/a> Eastman\u2019s Online Genealogy Newsletter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Website &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnggn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The NextGen Genealogy Network<\/a> \u2013 \u201cThe NextGen Generation Network exists to foster the next generation\u2019s interest in family history and engagement in our community through digital channels which virtually connect members throughout the world.\u201d\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=JDM_AAAAcAAJ&amp;dq\" target=\"_blank\">Amtsblatt der K\u00f6niglichen Preu\u00dfischen Regierung zu Bromberg: 1865<\/a> [Official Journal of the Royal Prussian Government to Bromberg: 1865] \u2013 via Google Books; other volumes also exist.\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=MbROAAAAcAAJ\" target=\"_blank\">Topographisch-statistisches Handbuch des Preu\u00dfischen Staats<\/a> [Topographical and statistical manual of the Prussian State] \u2013 via Google Books; published in 1889.&nbsp; Whole title translates to:&nbsp; Topographical and statistical manual of the Prussian State: Or alphabetical list of all the cities, towns, villages, manors, granges, mills, or other inhabited buildings, factories and land, leading its own name, with an exact description of the latter.\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.birchy.com\/GenWiki\/index.php?title=Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\">birchGenealogy<\/a> \u2013 Wiki, with main focus on Posen, Prussia.\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/greatmigration.org\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Migration Study Project<\/a> \u2013 &#8220;The aim of the Great Migration Study Project is to compile comprehensive genealogical and biographical accounts of every person who settled in New England between 1620 and 1640. Between these years about twenty thousand English men, women, and children crossed the Atlantic to settle New England. For a century and a half genealogists have been studying these families, and thousands of books and articles have been published as a result.&#8221;\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/alplm-cdi.com\/chroniclingillinois\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chronicling Illinois<\/a> \u2013 &#8220;Chronicling Illinois showcases collections and items from the vast Illinois history holdings of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Upcoming FREE Webinars<\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"485\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"><strong>Date \/ Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><strong>Webinar \/ Presenter \/ Host<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/26<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=204\" target=\"_blank\">Searching for Surnames: Challenges, Pitfalls, and the Downright Ridiculous<\/a><br \/>Kirsty Gray<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/27<br \/>3 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/genpa.org\/civicrm\/event\/info?id=78&amp;reset=1\" target=\"_blank\">Researching the State Land Records of Pennsylvania<\/a><br \/>Aaron McWilliams<br \/>Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/01<br \/>12 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.gotomeeting.com\/register\/194035137\" target=\"_blank\">Timesaving Apps for Busy Genealogists<\/a><br \/>Lisa Alzo<br \/>Southern California Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/01<br \/>4:30 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=210\" target=\"_blank\">Genealogy and Technology \u2013 State of the Union<\/a><br \/>Barbara Renick<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/05<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=199\" target=\"_blank\">Using Google Earth for Genealogy<\/a><br \/>Lisa Louise Cooke<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/07<br \/>1 PM <br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=201\" target=\"_blank\">Sources and Citations Made Simple, Standard, and Powerful<\/a><br \/>Geoff Rasmussen<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/11<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/2844464425011191810\" target=\"_blank\">Alien Files (A-Files)<\/a><br \/>Elizabeth Burns<br \/>Friends of the National Archives, Southeast Region<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/11<br \/>8 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/5053293122685075970\" target=\"_blank\">Going Nuclear: DNA Discoveries to Trace All Lines of Descent<\/a><br \/>Debbie Parker Wayne<br \/>Illinois State Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/12<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=208\" target=\"_blank\">Some Lesser Known Irish Resources<\/a><br \/>Judith Eccles Wight<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/12<br \/>8 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.gotomeeting.com\/register\/175324585\" target=\"_blank\">Timeline Creation Applications<\/a><br \/>Tammy Hepps<br \/>Southern California Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/18<br \/>7 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/k8nxcvm\" target=\"_blank\">DNA and Genealogy<\/a><br \/>Colleen Fitzpatrick<br \/>Wisconsin State Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/19<br \/>1 PM <br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=218\" target=\"_blank\">50 Most Popular Genealogy Websites<\/a><br \/>Kory Meyerink<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/19<br \/>8 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.gotomeeting.com\/register\/200968905\" target=\"_blank\">Organizing Database Searches<\/a><br \/>Michael John Neill<br \/>Southern California Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">03\/25<br \/>2 PM<br 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