{"id":5457,"date":"2017-11-10T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=5457"},"modified":"2017-11-11T22:30:03","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T21:30:03","slug":"friday-finds-week-45-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-45-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday finds: Week 45 – 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is another batch of websites I have looked at this week<\/p>\n

Another week, another batch of websites.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Here is an article about children gone missing in the records.\u00a0Linda Elliot\u00a0<\/strong>in the blog\u00a0Mad about genealogy<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0If these children vanished from your family tree during the 19th century then they may have been part of a scheme to send orphaned, abandoned and destitute children to Canada.\u00a0 Read Linda’s interesting article\u00a0Canada Bound \u2013 British Home Children \u2013 Genealogy Problem Solver<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Jacqi Stevens\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0The family tapestry<\/strong> blog raises a question that is found in Norway too; The lack of wifes in the records. Often the men were mentioned, but often the wifes and mothers were left out. Reade Jacqi’s article\u00a0“Unto My Beloved Wife”<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"I am thinking about how I eventually will present my family history.\u00a0Lisa Louise Cook<\/strong> show us some unique family tree designs in her blog\u00a0Genealogy Gems. <\/strong>Read\u00a0<\/strong>9 Unique Family Tree Designs That Will Take Your Breath Away<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"I just came by this website called The Local.<\/strong> It presents Norwegian News in English. If you like to stay updated on what goes on in the “old country” you should visit this website: The Local – Norwegian News in English<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Amie Bowser Tennant<\/strong> at the Genealogy Reporter<\/strong>talks about Virtual Cemeteries and tell that you can find a lot of information without leaving the house Read her article\u00a0 Virtual Cemeteries for Genealogy Success<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"The blog Nearby Norwegian <\/strong>is written by\u00a0a group of Seattle area women sharing a passion for research, writing, and all things Norwegian. Their last article\u00a0presents Arne Guttormsen Brekke <\/b>on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Bygdeb\u00f8ker and Arne G. Brekke, Citizen Advocate<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"It is a fact that many immigrants changed their name when going to their new homeland. The\u00a0My Heritage blog <\/strong>looks at the often heard claim that “my ancestors name was changed at Ellis Island” Read\u00a0Ellis Island: Was your name changed?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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