Saturday, October 31, 2015

NoteWorthy Reads #23

Image from Pixabay.com


For me, Noteworthy Reads are articles, websites, or blog posts I found recently which are fascinating, interesting and/or helpful, and occasionally “wacky” or “wonderful” will likely sneak in as well. When I have the time I review the posts to determine which entries should be put in my Resource pages; the rest will remain available through the blog's search function.

Note: Just because I list an article does not mean I endorse its contents. It just means I want to be able to find it easily in the future when I may want to consider the issue in more depth.

October turned into a rather full and overwhelming month for me and I didn’t get much done on my genealogy research or write any blog posts, but you all wrote some very interesting blog posts/articles! I’m hoping that November is better for me and continues well for you!


CANADA

Finding Tips for Using the Upper Canada Sundries  from Legacy News – also known as the Civil Secretary’s (to the Lieutenant Governor) Correspondence – I want to look at this!

Saddlebag Preachers of the Eastern Townships  by the Genealogy Ensemble blog – traveling preachers served the religious needs of Québec’s Eastern townships between 1798 and 1812.



DNA



EDUCATION

Shameless Plug from the Ancestoring blog – describes Legacy’s new webinar website, which, frankly, sounds very cool!


ENGLAND

TheGenealogist Has Released 5 Million British Emigration Records from GenealogyBlog – from the article, “TheGenealogist allows you to track transmigration of people across countries routing through British ports on their way to America.”

Plugging Genealogy’s 30 Year Gap from the BBC.com – the 1939 registration survey are going to be released online, allowing genealogists to fill a 30 year gap in census records.

English and Welsh 1939 National Register to Go Online November 2  from The British GENES blog  – this article has the cost to view the records. Additionally, see the comments to see where to find the Scottish and Northern Ireland versions.

Soldiers of the Queen from the blog, Genealogy: Beyond the BMD – she’s found an online collection of British military photographs and research. It looks utterly fascinating for those who may have ancestors who were in the Queens army in the Victorian era. A word of caution, if you are surfing the web with a headset or an earpiece in your ear take it off before clicking the link at the bottom of the article into the Soldiers of the Queen website – that music is LOUD!


FUN



GERMANY



GREAT STORIES


A Tale of Two Sisters from the Borthwick Institute blog - sort of a sad story derived from documents in the collection. But now I want to know what happened next.


A Day in the Life of My Great-Grandda  from Black Raven Genealogy  - I love the stories behind family keepsakes. 


HISTORY

Yale Just Released 170,000 Incredible Photographs of the Depression from Gizmodo.com – fascinating photos. Is your family in them? 


Visitation of the Plague, London 1665 and Spanish Influenza of 1918  from thesocialhistorian.com – fascinating reads to put a context to our ancestors lives/deaths



The King is Dead at Versailles  from The History Blog  – King Louis XIV of France died a painful, and well-documented, death. Approved medical practice is eye-opening (and appalling).

Siege of Lucknow – As Described in the Diary of Mrs. R C Germon  from thesocialhistorian.com- fascinating story of the seige of Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny or the First War of Independence to the Indians (depending on whether you're from Great Gritain or India) as recounted in the diary of Mrs. Maria Vincent Germon, wife of one of the commanders of the outpost at Lucknow


IMAGES – FOR BLOGGING



INTERESTING ARTICLES





I Write, Therefore I… Think?  from the blog A Family Tapestry  - helps me too.

Do You Have a Skeleton in Your Family History Closet? from FamilyLocket.com – about all of us do, but what do you do when you find one?



IRELAND

DNA Shows Irish People Have More Complex Origins than Previously Thought from SOTT.net - well, that likely explains some of what showed up in my DNA results 



SCOTLAND



TIPS


What Is Bounty Land?  from the blog of Fold3.com  – read the comments for more tips.


It is All in the Name or is it? from Old Bones Genealogy – pronunciation is key! 


What Is the Real Effect of Record Loss? Work Arounds from the Genealogy’s Star blog – where do you find records when the courthouse has burnt down?



TOOLS



USA
  
             NEW YORK
            
Laws of the state of New York from Manhattanpast.com – links to Google digitized editions of the laws of New York from 1638 through 1922.

MICHIGAN

DETROIT FREE PRESS NEWSPAPER NOW ONLINE – 1837 to September 2015  from the Michigan Family Trails blog – with links and prices


Posted by at 8 comments:
Labels: , ,

Saturday, October 3, 2015

NoteWorthy Reads #22

Image from Pixabay.com


For me, Noteworthy Reads are articles, websites, or blog posts I found recently which are fascinating, interesting and/or helpful, and occasionally “wacky” or “wonderful” will likely sneak in as well. When I have the time I review the posts to determine which entries should be put in my Resource pages; the rest will remain available through the blog's search function.

Note: Just because I list an article does not mean I endorse its contents. It just means I want to be able to find it easily in the future when I may want to consider the issue in more depth.

Because things got out of hand this month, this covers finds from September 2015. 


CANADA

British Home Child Group International – has a new website whose mission is to provide free research, genealogical tips and reunite families of British Home Children worldwide. The history section explains “From the early 1860s up to the 1970s, children who were institutionalized in ‘Homes’ across the UK, were sent, to countries across the British Empire to be used as indentured farm workers and domestics. The majority of the up to 120,000 British Home children sent to Canada arrived between 1869 and 1939. Mostly, they ranged in age from four to fifteen.…”

Canadian Genealogy Resources from the Genealogy: Beyond the BMD blog – she has compiled a list of sites and resources that she has used for Canadian genealogy and links to the PDF in this article.


DNA

AncestryDNA Announces New IN COMMON WITH Tool use and usefulness (or lack/limitations thereof) explained by The Genetic Genealogist Read the comments too.




GREAT STORIES 


The Victorian Traderess Who Battled Colonialism and Crocodiles in Africa from atlasobscura.com - Explorer, trader, and anthropologist Mary Henrietta Kingsley was a fascinating woman, especially for her times 


HISTORY

1931-1936 Building the Hoover Dam from Mashable.com – article contains magnificent photos of the building of the Hoover dam. At its peak, the project employed 5251 people: did your ancestor work there? (To my current knowledge, mine didn’t, but I still find the photos fascinating.)





INTERESTING ARTICLE

An Underutilized Treasure! Spread the Word!! from Passage to the Past’s blog – I did not know about the Innovation Hub at NARA; sounds pretty cool!

Read This Case from the blog of The Legal Genealogist – hee!

How to Introduce Yourself to Other Genealogists at a Genealogy Conference from the Olive Tree Genealogy blog – I followed her advice when I went to my first conference a few weeks ago and it helped! I include a picture on my post about the conference.

How NOT Finding an Ancestor May Actually Help Your Research from familyhistorydaily.com – negative search results can be just as valuable as positive search results.


NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS

Europeana Newspaper Project Makes 20+ Million Newspaper Pages Available Online – article describes the project and gives links to discover more than 20 million historic European newspaper pages with close to 12 million pages fully searchable



SCOTLAND

Scandals and Divorce in Edinburg from the Genealogy: Beyond the BMD blog – Dianna has found a great resource for those ancestors who may have gone through Scotland’s version of Family Court between 1658 and 1800.

TIPS




Wills and Probate Records [on Ancestry.com]: How Do I Find What I Am Looking for? from the Ancestry.com blog – tips on how to find what you’re looking for, including a free Ancestry Academy class video.
           
Thoughts on Ancestry.com’s Probate Database from Michael John Neill at Rootdig.com - some more helpful tips.

Go the Distance – Living in the World of Your Ancestors from the Genealogy’s Star blog– includes maps showing how long it took to get from point A to point B in the USA in 1800, 1830 and 1857 (before and after the introduction of the railroad). Knowing this helps our analysis as to whether X document in Z state can possibly be our "John Snyder".

Occupational Records from the Worldwide Genealogy blog – if we want to thoroughly understand our ancestors’ lives then we must research occupational records to understand their work lives. This article gives some suggestions as to the sort of records to look for by occupation.

What to Do When the Name on the Record Is Wrong from Amy Johnson Crow  – it’s a matter of analysis.

Tip: Study the Entire Document from the blog of The Enthusiastic Genealogist – I've done this too, if it was a snake it would’ve bit me!

Tip: Use the Ancestry.com Card Catalog from the Cousin Detective blog - more treasures beyond the obvious



TOOLS

5 Utterly Fascinating History Education Resources from makeuseof.com – including one to see a world map for any year, which could help in seeing the changing boundaries of countries throughout history.

Veteran Administration Pension Payment Cards, covering applications made 1907 to 1933 article by  the Familytree.com blog describing where to find the resource and how to use it.

One Million World War II POW Records Now Online- article discussing the new database by Gould Genealogy

Resources for Learning about Genealogical Research from the Genealogy Star blog – a long bibliographic list of genealogy publications dealing with all sorts of research.

I Have a New Toy! from the Ancestoring blog – tells us how she plots the land plats of her ancestors using a downloaded copy of the original Township/range survey from the Bureau of Land Management website (in order to find out who their neighbors are, for a FAN search).

DAR Offers Free Online Genealogy Research Tools from the Fort Worth Examiner's website – article lists and explains the seven free databases.

USA
MARYLAND

Finding Maryland County Land Records – Certified and Uncertified Plats from Old Bones Genealogy – “Whether certified or uncertified, these land surveys contain at a minimum the following information:  Grantor, Grantee, Patent/Deed reference number, description of property and, usually, a drawing or plat of the property. If certified, it may also lead us to the patent or deed.”


MICHIGAN
Was Your German Ancestor Recruited to Come to Michigan?  from the Journey to the Past blog – fascinating article about the period of time when Michigan actively recruited in Germany for immigrants to their state which includes a list of state records kept.


OHIO
Land for Ohio’s Daughters from the blog of The Legal Genealogist -interesting article about the right of married women to will property, and the 1831 court case that recognized that right had existed as of 1810, when married women had very few rights. A step towards women's rights.




Posted by at 13 comments:
Labels: , ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)