{"id":5283,"date":"2015-01-30T15:54:34","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T21:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=5283"},"modified":"2015-01-30T16:30:01","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T22:30:01","slug":"friday-finds-013015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/friday-finds-013015\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Finds &ndash; 01\/30\/15"},"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, such as new blogs, interesting posts\/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.<\/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:\/\/deannasgenealogyblog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Deanna\u2019s Dailey Genealogy Blog<\/a>, Deanna Dailey\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hollieannhenke.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Relativity<\/a>, Hollie Henke\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voicesfromadistantpast.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Voices from a Distant Past<\/a>, Kathleen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Online Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/voice.fgs.org\/2015\/01\/urgent-indiana-state-library-could-lose.html\" target=\"_blank\">Urgent! Indiana State Library Could Lose Its Genealogy Department<\/a>, FGS Voice\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/journeytothepastblog.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/researching-at-national-archives-nara.html\" target=\"_blank\">Researching at the National Archives (NARA) in Washington, DC<\/a>, Journey to the Past\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/threadingneedlesinahaystack.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/revisiting-personal-connection-to-new.html\" target=\"_blank\">Revisiting a Personal Connection to New York\u2019s Deadliest Maritime Tragedy<\/a>, Threading Needles in a Haystack, the Genealogy Journey\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/permanentrecordproject.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/an-old-letter-with-life-changing-news.html\" target=\"_blank\">An Old Letter With Life-Changing News<\/a>, Permanent Record\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/connecticuthistory.org\/site-lines-the-mysterious-blue-lights\/?utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_reader=feedly&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=site-lines-the-mysterious-blue-lights\" target=\"_blank\">Site Lines: The Mysterious Blue Lights<\/a>, Connecticut History\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/love-it-dont-care-hate-it-how-families.html\" target=\"_blank\">Love It, Don\u2019t Care, Hate It! How Families React to Genealogy<\/a>, Olive Tree Genealogy\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legalgenealogist.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/28\/feeling-clueless\/\" target=\"_blank\">Feeling Clueless<\/a>, The Legal Genealogist\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adoptionfind.wordpress.com\/2015\/01\/28\/march-20-2015-independence-day-for-ohio-adoptees\/\" target=\"_blank\">March 20, 2015 \u2013 Independence Day for Ohio Adoptees<\/a>, AdoptionFind\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/connecticuthistory.org\/first-general-copyright-law-today-in-history\" target=\"_blank\">First General Copyright Law \u2013 Today in History: January 29<\/a>, Connecticut History\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dna-explained.com\/2015\/01\/29\/secondary-genealogical-and-genetic-lines\/\" target=\"_blank\">Secondary Genealogical and Genetic Lines<\/a>, DNAeXplained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Print Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cUntying the Knot,\u201d by Sunny Jane Morton and Judy G. Russell, <em>Family Tree Magazine<\/em>, December 2014.\n<li>\u201cGetting More From the Census,\u201d by Denise May Levenick, <em>Family Tree Magazine<\/em>, December 2014.\n<li>\u201cInvisible Ancestors,\u201d by Deborah A. Abbott and Sunny Jane Morton, <em>Family Tree Magazine<\/em>, January\/February 2015.\n<li>\u201cInside Emigrant Guides,\u201d by Julie Miller, <em>NGS Magazine<\/em>, October-December 2015.\n<li>\u201cFinding Unexpected Genealogy Gems,\u201d by Kathy Petlewski, <em>NGS Magazine<\/em>, October-December 2015.\n<li>\u201cFirst Look at Shared Genealogy of DNA Matches,\u201d by Debbie Parker Wayne, <em>NGS Magazine<\/em>, October-December 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Website &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilfvgs.org\/index.php\/online-data-1\/mi\" target=\"_blank\">Mike\u2019s Index<\/a> \u2013 &#8220;Mike&#8217;s Index consists of a record for each genealogically interesting item in our [Fox Valley Genealogical Society] holdings, most of which are now in the Oswego (IL) Public Library.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Index includes references to surnames, obituaries, bible records, biographies, cemeteries, wills, histories, lists, pension records, newspaper abstracts, vital records, maps, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; All articles in Mike&#8217;s Index include the exact article titles but many of the items of interest were not found in articles. Individual obituaries are a good example.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recently Read Books<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Currently reading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1500379956\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1500379956&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=julsgenhishub-20&amp;linkId=HIXRGV2GEHGCIF6V\" target=\"_blank\"><em>What\u2019s in a Name? History and Meaning of Wyckoff<\/em><\/a> by M. William Wykoff.\n<li>Finished reading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HMSXEO2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00HMSXEO2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=technicalcomm-20&amp;linkId=5EABT7JTBEV32KRZ\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mayflower Murders<\/em><\/a> by Carolyn McCray and Ben Hopkin.<\/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\/03<br \/>8 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/6829079176792483329\" target=\"_blank\">Basic Scandinavian Research<\/a><br \/>Diana Smith<br \/>Illinois State Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/04<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=257\" target=\"_blank\">One-Place Studies \u2013 Tracing the History of a Community<\/a><br \/>Kirsty Gray<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/04<br \/>7 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/7580640454957308673\" target=\"_blank\">Genealogy Do-Over: A Year of Learning from Research Mistakes<\/a><br \/>Thomas MacEntee<br \/>Minnesota Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/06<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=254\" target=\"_blank\">Step-by-Step \u2013 Finding Confederate Soldiers and Their Records<\/a><br \/>J. Mark Lowe<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/07<br \/>12 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/1611188418200528385\" target=\"_blank\">Stickin\u2019 to the Union: Using Labor Union Documents for Genealogy<\/a><br \/>Jane Neff Rollins<br \/>Southern California Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/11<br \/>8 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=245\" target=\"_blank\">Zigzagging Through German Church Records<\/a><br \/>James M. Beidler<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/17<br \/>7 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/1278799456540043778\" target=\"_blank\">Grandmothers, Mothers &amp; Daughters: Researching Your Female Lines<\/a><br \/>Lisa Alzo<br \/>Wisconsin State Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/18<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=282\" target=\"_blank\">Researching Your New Zealand Ancestors<\/a><br \/>Jan Gow<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/18<br \/>8 PM <br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/6772891934395132673\" target=\"_blank\">6 Steps to Choreograph Your Research Across the Internet<\/a><br \/>Janet Hovorka<br \/>Southern California Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/19<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/2229322861517127937\" target=\"_blank\">Using Manuscripts in Your Genealogical Research<\/a><br \/>Timothy X. Salls<br \/>New England Historic Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/19<br \/>7 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/register\/4320763301549218817\" target=\"_blank\">A Guide to Overseas Genealogy<\/a><br \/>Jacqueline Krieps Schattner<br \/>Florida State Genealogical Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/19<br \/>7 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.gotomeeting.com\/register\/769109865\" target=\"_blank\">The Ins and Outs of Speaker Proposals<\/a><br \/>Julie Miller<br \/>Association of Professional Genealogists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/20<br \/>1 PM<br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=302\" target=\"_blank\">Researching Ancestors in the Era of Freedom<\/a><br \/>Angela Walton-Raji<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">02\/25<br \/>1 PM <br \/>Central<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"413\"><a href=\"http:\/\/familytreewebinars.com\/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=250\" target=\"_blank\">Tap Into Your Inner Private Eye \u2013 9 Strategies for Finding Living Relatives<\/a><br \/>Lisa Louise Cooke<br \/>Legacy Family Tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I\u2019ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts\/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[301,357,25,39,300,29,370],"tags":[349,375],"class_list":["post-5283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-genblog","category-events","category-genblog","category-news-events","category-resources-genblog","category-technology-genblog","category-webinars","tag-friday-finds","tag-tools-tech-dna","cat-301-id","cat-357-id","cat-25-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-1nd","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5283","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=5283"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5285,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5283\/revisions\/5285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}