{"id":4787,"date":"2017-06-30T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=4787"},"modified":"2017-06-29T11:20:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T10:20:21","slug":"friday-finds-week-26-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-26-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday finds: Week 26 – 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some websites I have looked at this week<\/p>\n

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\"\"On September 1, 2017, FamilySearch will discontinue its microfilm distribution services.\u00a0 (The last day to order microfilm will be on August 31, 2017.)The change is the result of significant progress made in FamilySearch\u2019s microfilm digitization efforts and the obsolescence of microfilm Technology. Family History Microfilm Discontinuation<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"“Some of the logic of genealogy has to rely on inferences\u2014those conclusions you feel safe arriving at, despite not having any documentation specifically stating the case” <\/em>is\u00a0Jacqi Stevens\u00a0<\/strong>in the\u00a0A Family Tapestry blog’s\u00a0<\/strong>argument when she experiences that\u00a0\u00a0sometimes the people and\/or sources we trust to get things right often fail us. Read her article\u00a0If This, Then That \u2014 Or Not<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"In the article\u00a0Genealogy and the Narrative Fallacy<\/a>\u00a0James Tanner\u00a0<\/strong>in the\u00a0Genealogy’s Star blog<\/strong> looks at “The narrative fallacy” that addresses our limited ability to look at sequences of facts without weaving an explanation into them, or, equivalently, forcing a logical link, an arrow of relationship upon them. He claims that “we find ourselves in this predicament whenever we try to justify a continued support of a cherished family tradition when the narrative is contradicted by historical records and documents”.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"Genealogist Lynn Serafinn\u00a0 <\/strong>in the Trentino Genealogy<\/strong> blog\u00a0discusses 15 common ways we make mistakes in genealogy, and offers tips on how to separate fact from fiction in\u00a0our family history. Some of the tips are unique to Italian genealogy, but most of them apply\u00a0to any genealogy research. Read her article How the WRONG Information Ends Up in Your Family Tree<\/a>. I couldn’t agree more in her closing statements; CONTINUOUSLY REVIEW YOUR WORK<\/strong> and ALWAYS<\/u><\/strong> CITE YOUR SOURCES<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"With a BA (Hons) degree in History, a MA degree in the History of Dress (Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London) and seven years\u2019 curatorial experience at the National Portrait Gallery, London, Jayne Shrimpton<\/strong> is a highly-qualified, academically-trained historian and portrait (artworks and photographs) specialist. Read her interesting article Dating Old Family Photographs: Step-by-step.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Another interesting article from James Tanner in the Genealogy’s Star blog\u00a0<\/strong>where he talks about taking backup of your files. Nothing is more annoying than to loose work if our computer goes down. Read his article\u00a0Investigating the Levels of File Backup and Storage for Genealogists — Part One<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Podcasts is a great way of staying tuned in with the genealogy community. Here I would like to point you to George G. Morgan<\/strong> and Drew Smith<\/strong> who have been podcasting about genealogy since September 2005, when they started the Genealogy Guys podcast.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Each episode includes the latest news from genealogical companies and organizations, listener email, and other content, such as book reviews and brief interviews. Podcasts is great to listen to in your car, while doing housechores etc.<\/p>\n

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Here are some other blogs that presents links under the \u201cfinds\u201d meme:<\/p>\n