{"id":4966,"date":"2014-04-18T16:30:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T21:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=4966"},"modified":"2014-04-18T16:30:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-18T21:30:47","slug":"friday-finds-041814","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/friday-finds-041814\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Finds &ndash; 04\/18\/14"},"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:\/\/myobsessivehobby.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Genealogical Adventures<\/a>, Chris<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/buddinggenealogist.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Budding Genealogists<\/a>, Claire Brisson-Banks<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/legendsofthefamily.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Family Legends<\/a>, Judith Copeland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Online Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.eogn.com\/eastmans_online_genealogy\/2014\/04\/new-york-public-library-puts-20000-open-access-hi-res-maps-online.html\" target=\"_blank\">New York Public Library Puts 20,000 Open Access Hi-Res Maps Online<\/a>, Eastman\u2019s Online Genealogy Newsletter\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onerhodeislandfamily.com\/2014\/04\/05\/the-things-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Things We Know, The Questions We Ask<\/a>, One Rhode Island Family\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/connecticuthistory.org\/a-most-unusual-criminal-execution-in-new-london\" target=\"_blank\">A Most Unusual Criminal Execution in New London<\/a>, Connecticut History\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rootdig.blogspot.com\/2014\/04\/its-about-themnot-about-me.html\" target=\"_blank\">It\u2019s About Them\u2026Not About Me<\/a>, RootDig\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com\/2014\/04\/mount-auburn-cemetery-cambridge-ma-how.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA \u2013 How to Locate Records from Home or in Person<\/a>, Life From the Roots\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ancestry.com\/ancestry\/2014\/04\/15\/paying-taxes-or-not\" target=\"_blank\">Paying Taxes\u2026Or Not<\/a>, Ancestry\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingapps.com\/2014\/04\/15\/9-intersting-word-cloud-generators.html\" target=\"_blank\">9 Interesting Word Cloud Generators<\/a>, Smashing Apps\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.problogger.net\/archives\/2014\/04\/18\/9-crucial-tips-for-self-editing-your-blog-posts-that-every-blogger-can-use\/\" target=\"_blank\">9 Crucial Tips for Self-Editing Your Blog Posts (That Every Blogger Can Use)<\/a>, ProBlogger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Website &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~canqbogs\/links.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Quinte Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society:&nbsp; Genealogy Links<\/a> \u2013 &#8220;These websites are recommended by branch members to help you get started with your family history research, whether you&#8217;re researching in the Bay of Quinte area, elsewhere in Ontario, or like many of our members, in other provinces, the USA or abroad.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mki.wisc.edu\/Resources\/Links\/Reymann_maps\/Reymann_home\" target=\"_blank\">Reymann&#8217;s Special-Karte, 1832-1870<\/a> \u2013 &#8220;Very detailed Central European maps by Gottlob Daniel Reymann (b. 1759, d. 1837).&nbsp; Covers most of East and West Germany and Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Poland, northeast France, parts of Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Czechoslovakia, and former Baltic states.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mki.wisc.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies<\/a> \u2013 \u201cThe Institute&#8217;s mission is twofold: first, scholarly research and documentation; and second, outreach to a broader audience. Ongoing research involves faculty and students from many departments (as well as visiting scholars) examining how German-speaking immigrants and their descendants have both shaped their North American environment and been shaped by it. Outreach efforts center on bringing a better understanding of issues of German-American immigration, history, culture, and language to a general public as well as to school children.\u201c&nbsp; They have lots of resources on this website.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cwgc.org\" target=\"_blank\">Commonwealth War Graves Commission<\/a> \u2013 &#8220;Our casualty database lists the names and place of commemoration of the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars.&nbsp; It also records details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died &#8220;as a result of enemy action&#8221; in the Second World War.&#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\">04\/23<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=188\" target=\"_blank\">The Homestead Act od 1862<\/a><br \/>Thomas MacEntee<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">04\/24<br \/>12 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/HGWebinars\" target=\"_blank\">Guide to I&amp;N History Research<\/a><br \/>US Citizenship and Immigration Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">04\/30<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=212\" target=\"_blank\">Google Glass and Family History<\/a><br \/>Devin Ashby<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/01<br \/>12 PM <br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/HGWebinars\" target=\"_blank\">History Library Catalog Services<\/a><br \/>US Citizenship and Immigration Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/03<br \/>12 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.gotomeeting.com\/register\/247046704\" target=\"_blank\">Nifty and Powerful Technologies for Genealogical Analysis and Documentation<\/a><br \/>Ron Arons<br \/>Southern California Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/07<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=198\" target=\"_blank\">50 Year View \u2013 What I\u2019ve Learned Climbing My Family Tree<\/a><br \/>Tom Kemp<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/08<br \/>12 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/HGWebinars\" target=\"_blank\">Genealogy Program Introduction<\/a><br \/>US Citizenship and Immigration Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/13<br \/>1 PM <br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/6492178913310272769\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to Military Records at the National Archives<\/a><br \/>John Deeben<br \/>Friends of the National Archives SE Region<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/13<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4100612476706085633\" target=\"_blank\">Organizing (or Reorganizing!) That Family Reunion<\/a><br \/>James M. Beidler<br \/>Illinois State Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/14<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=190\" target=\"_blank\">Photo Apps for Android, iPhones or iPads<\/a><br \/>Maureen Taylor<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/19<br \/>8 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.gotomeeting.com\/register\/776089056\" target=\"_blank\">Careers in Genealogy: Forensic Genealogist<\/a><br \/>Michael S. Ramage<br \/>Association of Professional Genealogists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/20<br \/>7 PM <br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mz3v45y\" target=\"_blank\">Genealogy Research un BadgerLink<\/a><br \/>Kara Ripley<br \/>Wisconsin State Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/21<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=214\" target=\"_blank\">I Had My DNA Tested \u2013 Now What?<\/a><br \/>Ugo Perego<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/21<br \/>8 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.gotomeeting.com\/register\/258309649\" target=\"_blank\">Cost Cutting Measures to Help You Do More Genealogy<\/a><br \/>Gena Philibert-Ortega<br \/>Southern California Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/22<br \/>12 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/HGWebinars\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cRecords Found\u201d Case Studies<\/a><br \/>US Citizenship and Immigration Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/28<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=228\" target=\"_blank\">Using Tax Lists to Solve Genealogical Problems<\/a><br \/>Linda Woodward Geiger<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">05\/28<br \/>8 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gotomeeting.com\/register\/722814729\" target=\"_blank\">Where Genealogists Go Wrong on the Internet<\/a><br \/>Marian Pierre-Louis<br \/>Association of Professional Genealogists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I\u2019ve found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[301,357,25,302,39,300,29,370],"tags":[400,394,399,398,349],"class_list":["post-4966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-genblog","category-events","category-genblog","category-military","category-news-events","category-resources-genblog","category-technology-genblog","category-webinars","tag-location-canada","tag-location-germanyprussia","tag-location-us-connecticut","tag-location-us-massachusetts","tag-friday-finds","cat-301-id","cat-357-id","cat-25-id","cat-302-id","cat-39-id","cat-300-id","cat-29-id","cat-370-id"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3HcLI-1i6","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4966"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4967,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4966\/revisions\/4967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}