{"id":5778,"date":"2018-01-26T13:41:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T12:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=5778"},"modified":"2018-01-26T13:41:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T12:41:01","slug":"friday-finds-week-4-2018-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-4-2018-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday finds: Week 4 – 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Again, a few websites I have visited this week<\/p>\n

\"\"The only certain\u00a0sources\u00a0of genealogical knowledge are the\u00a0contemporary\u00a0documents. Barbara Poole\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0Life From The Roots\u00a0<\/strong>looks at how to evaluate sources in\u00a0\u00a0When a Reader Corrects my Lineage<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"The Viking era never stop to fascinate us. Here is an article from\u00a0Thor news:\u00a0<\/strong>Who Was the Exceptionally Powerfully Built Viking Buried in the Gokstad\u00a0Ship?<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"We are mass consumers of information, pictures and graphics. Copyright, fair use, and other intellectual property questions are things I have to consider every time I put something into my blog.\u00a0Caroline Guntur<\/strong> in the blog\u00a0ORGANIZING PHOTOS<\/strong> writes about this in the article\u00a0Can I Scan that Photo \u2013 Legally? Understanding Copyright and Fair Use<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"“Whether your relatives left you a small bundle of letters or 25 years’ worth of diaries, you’ll learn a lot about your ancestors by indexing what’s in your family’s documents”\u00a0<\/em>claims\u00a0Marian B. Wood<\/strong> in the blog\u00a0Climbing my family tree.\u00a0<\/strong>She gives us interesting tips on how to organize these documents in the article\u00a0Tuesday’s Tip: How to Index Your Family’s Documents<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Janine Adams\u00a0<\/strong>in the\u00a0Organize your family history<\/strong> blog have been debating\u00a0whether to research her collateral lines, rather than focusing on her direct-line ancestors. Read her thoughts in\u00a0How far on the branches do you go?<\/a> Be sure to read the comments too, as Janine ends her article with a plea for input from her readers.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Some researchers have voiced frustration with the new FamilySearch requirement to\u00a0create a free account\u00a0and be signed in before being permitted to freely search the records. This is the question\u00a0Alyson Mansfield\u00a0<\/strong>in the\u00a0OnGenealogy\u00a0<\/strong>blog looks at in the article\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Why\u00a0does FamilySearch require me to create a free account and What if I don\u2019t want to create a free account?<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"When\u00a0you\u00a0have a difficult genealogy research case, creating a mind map of your ancestor’s evidence just might be the tool you need to get you beyond the problem.\u00a0Geoff Rasmussen\u00a0<\/strong>in the\u00a0Legacy News\u00a0<\/strong>blog talks about this in the article\u00a0Got a complex genealogy problem? Try creating a Mind Map<\/a><\/p>\n

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