{"id":10902,"date":"2026-02-20T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=10902"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:21:30","slug":"friday-finds-week-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Finds \u2013 Week 8, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"1020\">Here are some articles I have read over the last week.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"1020\"><div class=\"simplePullQuote right\"><p><em>Norwegian genealogy, history, and culture will always be the heart of this blog. <strong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"169\">Friday Finds<\/strong> is where I step outside the &#8220;parish borders&#8221; for a moment and take in the wider landscape.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"526\"><em>Here I share a handful of reads from across the genealogy world: new record releases, useful methods, fresh tools, and the occasional story that reminds us we\u2019re all working on the same human puzzle \u2014 just with different archives and different languages.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"526\">1) <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/familytreemagazine.com\/case-studies\/family-stories-ancestral-hometowns\/?trk_msg=U5TJ1IDIETUK97E2T01UJ1T4N4&amp;trk_contact=OI6E0LADJG28E8E74EB5HPH3IC&amp;trk_module=new&amp;trk_sid=K8MEJS2AMDC94TTI2O62G1NHDS&amp;trk_link=JSMCJMENTCFKPFLFPM85407KOO&amp;utm_source=Listrak&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_term=https%3a%2f%2ffamilytreemagazine.com%2fcase-studies%2ffamily-stories-ancestral-hometowns%2f&amp;utm_campaign=FT+Newsletter\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"1020\">Using Family Stories to Identify Ancestral Hometowns (Case Study) \u2014 Family Tree Magazine<\/a><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1234\">Family stories aren\u2019t just nostalgia\u2014they can be hard evidence in disguise. This case study shows how small details from relatives can lead you to a specific ancestral hometown and unlock the next set of records.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1393\"><em data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1243\">Note:<\/em> I couldn\u2019t open the page directly (site access blocked from my side), but it shows up in Family Tree Magazine\u2019s own listings and newsletter archives.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1398\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1497\">2)<a href=\"https:\/\/history.denverlibrary.org\/news\/genealogy\/using-ams-maps-compliment-your-genealogy-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Using the AMS Maps to Compliment Your Genealogy Research<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Published : <\/strong>February 12. 2026<\/p>\n<p>The Army Map Service (AMS) published detailed maps of places all over the world. The Special Collections and Archives subdivision has approximately 20,000 of these maps depicting places within North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe in different scales.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1855\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1946\">3) <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myheritage.com\/2026\/02\/myheritage-adds-210-million-historical-records-in-january-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyHeritage Adds 210 Million Historical Records in January 2026 \u2014 MyHeritage Blog<\/a><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1978\"><strong data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1961\">Published:<\/strong> February 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1980\" data-end=\"2370\">Big record-release roundups are practical, skimmable, and actionable\u2014especially for readers working across multiple regions. MyHeritage reports <strong data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2139\">210 million<\/strong> newly added\/updated records from places including the U.S., U.K., France, Ireland, Sweden, and Brazil\u2014spanning newspapers, vital records, church records, and more. Great for anyone doing \u201cone more search\u201d on a stubborn brick wall.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2372\" data-end=\"2375\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2377\" data-end=\"2443\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2811\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/here-is-a-look-at-some-websites-i-have-visited-this-week\/dna-163466_640\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579.jpg?fit=360%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dna-163466_640\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579.jpg?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579.jpg?fit=360%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2811\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579-169x300.jpg?resize=169%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/dna-163466_640-e1474814029579.jpg?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>4) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/c\/ancestry-blog\/dna\/using-custom-clusters-to-find-dna-matches?geo-lang=en&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Custom Clusters to Find DNA Matches \u2014 Ancestry Blog<\/a><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2444\" data-end=\"2474\"><strong data-start=\"2444\" data-end=\"2458\">Published:<\/strong> 21 October 2025<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2476\" data-end=\"2846\">This one is for anyone who\u2019s ever opened a DNA match list, scrolled for thirty seconds, and thought: \u201cRight\u2026 and now what?\u201d Ancestry\u2019s <strong data-start=\"2611\" data-end=\"2630\">Custom Clusters<\/strong> (part of Pro Tools) groups your DNA matches into meaningful clusters\u2014useful for quickly seeing which side of the family a match likely belongs to, and for building targeted research leads from shared match networks.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2848\" data-end=\"2851\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2853\" data-end=\"2966\">5) <a href=\"https:\/\/statescoop.com\/hawaii-digitizes-64-volumes-state-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii digitizes 64 volumes of state records, publishes online with free public search tool \u2014 StateScoop<\/a><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2967\" data-end=\"2998\"><strong data-start=\"2967\" data-end=\"2981\">Published:<\/strong> February 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3000\" data-end=\"3411\">A genuinely interesting digitization story\u2014and a reminder that \u201cgenealogy records\u201d aren\u2019t only births, marriages, and deaths. Hawaii\u2019s State Archives finished digitizing <strong data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3184\">64 volumes<\/strong> (genealogy, land, and court records) and put them online with a free public search tool\u2014covering records from the early 1800s into the late 1900s. A good example of how archival modernization can open brand-new research paths.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3416\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3447\">A small weekend suggestion<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3448\" data-end=\"3805\">If you only have time for one thing: read the case study (#1), then do the old-fashioned follow-up. Write down the family stories you\u2019ve heard, <strong data-start=\"3592\" data-end=\"3599\">who<\/strong> told them, and the <strong data-start=\"3619\" data-end=\"3642\">details that repeat<\/strong> (place names, occupations, nicknames, \u201che came from\u2026\u201d). Those are often the breadcrumbs that point to the correct parish, the correct farm, or the correct county.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3807\" data-end=\"3922\">That\u2019s it for this week\u2014happy hunting, and may your next search be the one that finally turns up the missing piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some articles I have read over the last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","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","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":true,"datetime":"2026-02-20 11:00:23","platforms":[],"status":"pending_publication","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-friday-finds"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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