{"id":8288,"date":"2020-12-04T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T09:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=8288"},"modified":"2020-12-04T11:01:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T09:01:15","slug":"friday-finds-week-49-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-week-49-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday finds: Week 49 – 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

After a break, I will try to pick up my blogging again. This segment is something that I enjoy making. We are exposed to so much information these days. By putting together these Friday Finds, I really have to think through what I am reading and decide if this is something I think is worth sharing. I hope there is something that you find interesting, enlightening, and enjoyable.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Many of us have gotten pretty dependent on our smartphones in order to organize our lives. Lisa\u00a0<\/strong>at the blog “Are you my cousin?”\u00a0<\/strong>are sharing her thoughts on what is\u00a0The Best Genealogy Apps To Keep You Organized<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Online \u201ctrees\u201d can easily contain an error no matter how conscientious the compiler is. The number of errors can be significantly higher if the compiler is more interested in how many names they obtain or how fast they can compile information instead of how accurate it is.”\u00a0<\/em>This is a sound statement from Michael John Neill\u00a0<\/strong>from Genealogy Tip of the Day.\u00a0<\/strong>Read his views at\u00a0You Can\u2019t Correct All the Errors<\/a><\/p>\n

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“With many people around the world stuck at home last spring, many turned to genealogy and began delving into their roots.”\u00a0<\/em>We can read one result of this in\u00a0Esther\u00a0<\/strong>from\u00a0MyHeritage’s\u00a0<\/strong>article\u00a0French Man Discovers Half-Sister in Texas and Finds Their German Roots<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"While I leave the knitting to my wife Inger Lise, there are other men who enjoy this hobby. “Birger Berge is a 29-year-old Norwegian knitter from Bergen. He became famous on Instagram with his knitting pictures” <\/em>Marie Piquet\u00a0<\/strong>from\u00a0THE NORDIC PAGE\u00a0<\/strong>tells about\u00a0Knitting man from Norway goes viral<\/a>\u00a0 This article is two years old, but Berge is still active. Check out his knitting book on Amazon Nordic Knits with Birger Berge: Traditional Patterns, Exciting New Looks<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

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Most of the\u00a0 US<\/strong> 1890 census<\/b> materials were destroyed in a 1921 fire. Here is an interesting video where Cheri Hudson Passey and the panel Melissa Barker, Bernice Bennett, Dan Earl, Laura Hedgecock, and Mary Kircher Roddy talk with Shelley Murphy about how to use the questions asked on the 1890 census and look for answers in other records\u00a0GenFriends: Rebuilding the 1890 Census with Shelley Murphy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Being let in on secrets is always exciting.\u00a0 The blog The Ancestor Hunt\u00a0<\/strong>shares\u00a0Two Hidden Secrets to Find a Ton More Results from the FamilySearch Catalog<\/a><\/p>\n

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I am back to the\u00a0MyHeritage\u00a0<\/strong>blog for this week’s last link.\u00a0MyHeritage In Color™\u00a0<\/strong>has been around for a while, but according to the blog, MyHeritage In Color™ Just Got Better<\/a> Here are my parents Bjarte Roe and Randi with yours truly in 1964. \"\"<\/p>\n

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