Friday finds: Week 49 – 2020
Here are some websites I have visited this week.
After a break, I will try to pick up my blogging again. This segment is something that I enjoy making. We are exposed to so much information these days. By putting together these Friday Finds, I really have to think through what I am reading and decide if this is something I think is worth sharing. I hope there is something that you find interesting, enlightening, and enjoyable.
Many of us have gotten pretty dependent on our smartphones in order to organize our lives. Lisa at the blog “Are you my cousin?” are sharing her thoughts on what is The Best Genealogy Apps To Keep You Organized
“Online “trees” can easily contain an error no matter how conscientious the compiler is. The number of errors can be significantly higher if the compiler is more interested in how many names they obtain or how fast they can compile information instead of how accurate it is.” This is a sound statement from Michael John Neill from Genealogy Tip of the Day. Read his views at You Can’t Correct All the Errors
“With many people around the world stuck at home last spring, many turned to genealogy and began delving into their roots.” We can read one result of this in Esther from MyHeritage’s article French Man Discovers Half-Sister in Texas and Finds Their German Roots
While I leave the knitting to my wife Inger Lise, there are other men who enjoy this hobby. “Birger Berge is a 29-year-old Norwegian knitter from Bergen. He became famous on Instagram with his knitting pictures” Marie Piquet from THE NORDIC PAGE tells about Knitting man from Norway goes viral This article is two years old, but Berge is still active. Check out his knitting book on Amazon Nordic Knits with Birger Berge: Traditional Patterns, Exciting New Looks
Most of the US 1890 census materials were destroyed in a 1921 fire. Here is an interesting video where Cheri Hudson Passey and the panel Melissa Barker, Bernice Bennett, Dan Earl, Laura Hedgecock, and Mary Kircher Roddy talk with Shelley Murphy about how to use the questions asked on the 1890 census and look for answers in other records GenFriends: Rebuilding the 1890 Census with Shelley Murphy
Being let in on secrets is always exciting. The blog The Ancestor Hunt shares Two Hidden Secrets to Find a Ton More Results from the FamilySearch Catalog
I am back to the MyHeritage blog for this week’s last link. MyHeritage In Color™ has been around for a while, but according to the blog, MyHeritage In Color™ Just Got Better Here are my parents Bjarte Roe and Randi with yours truly in 1964. 
