{"id":5489,"date":"2017-11-17T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=5489"},"modified":"2017-11-16T10:24:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T09:24:40","slug":"friday-finds-week-46-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-46-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday finds: Week 46 -2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are this weeks Friday finds<\/p>\n

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\"\"If you have been doing genealogy for a while, you will no doubt have come across the work of other genealogists. I have mixed feelings about the many online genealogical databases.\u00a0Will Moneymaker<\/strong> at the\u00a0Ancestral Findings\u00a0<\/strong>blog adresses this question in his article\u00a0Things You Should Know Before Using Someone Else\u2019s Research.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Anyone who has been into genealogy for a while knows the great work that is done by Mormon church in Salt Lake city Utah.\u00a0James Tanner\u00a0<\/strong>in the\u00a0Genealogy Star\u00a0<\/strong>blog has taken a look at the\u00a0\u00a0Brigham Young University (BYU) YouTube Channel. At the time of this writing the channels has 330 videos on various topics relating to family history. Read\u00a0Playlists on YouTube for the BYU Family History Library<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"In a time where more and more information is easily available to us, it gets increaslingly important to analyse this information and\u00a0separate the wheat from the chaff.\u00a0The Board for Certification of Genealogists has published a book titled\u00a0Genealogy Standards<\/em>. In her blog\u00a0The Genealogy Reporter, Amie Bowser Tennant<\/strong> writes about this standard. Read\u00a0Analyze Genealogy Records Like a Pro: For the Beginner.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"The family group sheet is a familiar form that we often use to gather or present genealogical data.\u00a0Cheri Daniels<\/strong> in the blog\u00a0Genealogy Literacy <\/strong>looks at this form\u00a0in her article\u00a0Evaluating the Family Group Sheet.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"By the year 1900, 25% of the Norwegians in the US, lived in Wisconsin. In his blog\u00a0The Ancestor Hunt,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Kenneth R Marks<\/strong> has put together a comprehensive list of newspapers published throughout the state of Wisconsin. These are newspapers that are accessible online. Visit\u00a0Wisconsin Online Historical Newspapers Summary.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"DNA tests has added a new dimension to genealogy. A lot of people are surprised when their test results are back. Here is an interesting article from\u00a0CBS46.com\u00a0<\/strong>in Atlanta.\u00a0Suddenly Black: White people discover their African ancestry Suddenly black: White people discover their African ancestry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"“If you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family\u2019s positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones”<\/em>\u00a0is the claim of a\u00a0The New York Times<\/strong>\u00a0article that looks at how developing a strong family narrative can be the single most important thing you can do for your family. Read The Stories That Bind Us\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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