{"id":6244,"date":"2018-03-02T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=6244"},"modified":"2018-03-02T05:46:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T04:46:47","slug":"friday-finds-week-9-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-9-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday finds: Week 9 -2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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\"\"I have not yet seen the point in taking a DNA test as I have my genealogy very well laid out using paper trail. I might need to reconsider after reading\u00a0The Legal Genealogist, Judy G. Russell’s\u00a0<\/strong>article\u00a0The worth of the test.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"In her always interesting blog\u00a0Amy Johnson Crow <\/strong>share some thoughts about writing family history.\u00a0“Too seldom do we stop our research long enough to actually write something. Instead, we just keep looking for more and more records”\u00a0<\/em>Read her article\u00a0The Fallacy of Writing Your Family History.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Kenneth R Marks\u00a0<\/strong>in the blog\u00a0The Ancestor Hunt,\u00a0<\/strong>gives us some tips on how to search online newspapers.\u00a0Newspaper Research Tip – Hyphens Are Your Friend<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"“I will benefit more from processing the information I\u2019ve already found than from seeking out new information.” <\/em>is the claim made by\u00a0Janine Adams\u00a0<\/strong>in the blog\u00a0Organize your family history.<\/strong> She talks about the importance of truly analyze the information we have already found, before running on to gather more.\u00a0My moratorium on new information.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"We all want to be able to look at our family tree and with reasonable certainty say that those are my ancestors.\u00a0 In her blog\u00a0Genealogy stories,<\/strong>\u00a0Natalie Pithers\u00a0<\/strong>Focus On: Cross-Referencing & Disproof<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"“For anyone planning to donate their genealogy research to an organization or even to a capable family member, you NEED to read this post with an open mind and a willingness to take precautions”\u00a0<\/em>In her blog\u00a0Genealogy Literacy, Cheri Daniels\u00a0<\/strong>share her toughts in\u00a0Lost Legacy: A PSA about Donating Your Research<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"This week\u00a0the Roots Tech Conference is hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah. For those of us who are not able to make it there LDC: The Zombie Genealogist\u00a0<\/strong>has made us a\u00a0\u00a0 #NotAtRootsTech Survival Guide – 2018 Edition<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: By Ricardo630 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p>\n

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