{"id":6084,"date":"2018-02-09T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=6084"},"modified":"2018-02-09T01:59:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T00:59:22","slug":"friday-finds-week-6-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-6-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday finds: Week 6 – 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

As usual; Some websites I have visited the lst week<\/p>\n

\"\"Censuses can be give a lot of information.\u00a0Jenna Mills\u00a0<\/strong>in the blog\u00a0Desperately Seeking Surnames\u00a0<\/strong>tells about\u00a03 Resources to Improve Your Census Research for Better Results<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"It is always nice when long lost relatives find each other. The Connacht Tribune <\/strong> tells the story about Cousins reunited after 200 years<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"“Sometimes it\u2019s best to hire a translator for genealogy documents\u2013even if you\u2019re a committed DIY-family historian. Here are some fantastic tips from a pro on when and how to hire a translator rather than do it yourself” <\/em>claims Lisa Louise Cook <\/strong>in her Genealogy gems <\/strong>blog. Read When to Hire a Translator for Genealogy Documents<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Even though on the fringes of the topic “Genealogy” I find this article from the English newspaper\u00a0 Independence <\/strong>interesting:\u00a0Early Scandinavians adapted to living at high latitudes because they had mixed heritage children<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kenneth R Marks<\/strong> in the blog The Ancestor Hunt<\/strong> tells about Advantage Preservation Company <\/em>who in conjunction with the libraries, historical societies\u00a0and museums across the U.S.\u00a0works to\u00a0\u00a0preserve historical newspapers. Read his article that tell you how you can access these newspapers\u00a0Advantage Preservation Adds 650K Historical Newspaper Pages – January, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Many With Norwegian ancestry also have Swedish ancestry. From 1 February 2018 all digital collections at the Swedish National Archives are free to search and view. You will find more than 100 million digitised archival records in the Digital Research Room. Have a look at the Swedish National Archives Collection<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"I readily admit that I don’t know much about DNA testing. I try to soak up knowledge when I come acoss it. Amy Johnson Crow <\/strong>tells about \u00a05 Things You Need to Know About DNA Testing for Genealogy<\/a><\/p>\n

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