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Friday’s Family History Finds

The best  Family History Finds this week – which seems to have been a much quieter week than usual:

Family Stories

Finding William Small Howe Parts One AND Two by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots

Research Resources

George Eastman Museum Releases Over One Quarter of a Million Photographs! by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS

Online Resources for Finding and Seeing the Parish for Villages in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany on Gone Researching

Growing Portals Are Genealogical Super-Source Finders by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Alabama Media Group Gifts State Archives Millions of Previously Unseen Historical Photos by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS

Quick Tip – Amsterdam Scans Now Free by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Methodology

Marrying of Cousins by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy

Separated But Not Divorced by Michael John Neill on Rootdig

Go Ahead, Contact That Courthouse! by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History

Education Is for Everyone

New England Genealogy Clubs and Societies by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy

Guidelines to Transcribing by Phillip Ciske on Twigs + Leaves

 

Friday’s Family History Finds

With the start of both 2017 and almost, in ten more days, the start of my 4th year as a blogger, I’ve made a few updates to the site. Recommended Reads is now Friday’s Family History Finds. Hope you like the new look.

The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Winning the Italian Ancestor Lottery on Family Sleuther

The Miracles of DNA: Our Family Reunion in Ghana, Africa by Melvin J. Collier on Roots Revealed

Can You Believe 6 Generations All Alive? by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog

Research Resources

GoogleEarth is a great genealogy friend. I’ve done this, too:
Locations in Old Photos by Matthew Miller on Matt’s Genealogy Blog

Tech News

I LOVE Adobe Spark by Mary Foxworthy on Roots & Stuff

If you haven’t before, now is the time. As my mother used to say, “Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.”:
Backup Nag by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

Methodology

Crying Wolf: The Ultimate Genealogical Challenge by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Besides the fact that I love the vintage gift tags, Strait from NJ mentioned a 52 Weeks writing prompt that I do believe I will be trying out myself:
Sepia Saturday #363: Tag! You’re It! on Strait from NJ

More 2017 inspiration:
Join Me in This Genealogy Photo Challenge by Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman on Genealogical Gems

Education Is for Everyone


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Keeping Up with the Times

2016 Genetic Genealogy Retrospective by Roberta J. Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

I totally agree with James:
How Much Does It Cost to Practice Genealogy? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star