I Finally Have Some DNA Circles on AncestryDNA

I check my DNA matches every so often on AncestryDNA.  Up until recently, I had no DNA Circles to investigate.

When I checked yesterday, I had two DNA Circles (screens shown):

Note that I blanked out the pictures of my DNA matches per genetic genealogy standards.

Further down:

I clicked on one of them (the two persons above are husband and wife; two screens shown):

The top of the DNA Circle page is informational - it tells me:

"You are a member of James Richman's DNA Circle, a group of 3 of his probable descendants. He is your 2nd Great-Grandfather.

"What determines circle membership?

• Circle members share DNA with other members of the circle
• Circle members all have family tree evidence that they are direct descendants of James Richman."

Further down:

So there are three of us in this DNA Circle (again I blanked out the other identification data).  I'm not sure what "Emerging" means under "Circle Membership confidence."  The orange "X" under "Raltionship to Randy Seaver" appears to indicate that I share segments of DNA on specific chromosomes with each of these two persons.

I have corresponded via email with both of these matches in years past.  It is good to know that our lines from James Richman and Hannah Rich are essentially "proved" by the DNA matches.

I clicked on the "View Relationship" button and saw the relationship paths from the common ancestor:

So this person is my third cousin according to our Ancestry Member Trees.

My relationship to the other DNA Circle member is a second cousin once removed.

Apparently, that is as far as I can go in AncestryDNA.

Since AncestryDNA doesn't tell us which chromosome and segment start and end numbers, or even the segment length, I can't use that information to find other cousins who might have some or all or more of that same segment data.  To see this information, which is extremely useful according to the DNA experts, I have to convince my two cousins above to export their DNA dataset to a file and then import it into a third-party software program such as GEDMatch.

This chromosome browser type of information is one of the major item that AncestryDNA does not provide.  Another is the amount of matching DNA, in centiMorgan terms or some other metric, can be very helpful, and it is probably how AncestryDNA determines the stated relationships.

Do they think we are "too stupid" to understand what the data means, or how we can use it?  It can't be "too hard to do" because other companies do it well.  Even if, say, 80% of the AncestryDNA users are uninterested in, or can't understand, information from a chromosome browser, it is still useful for the other 20% who yearn for one - and that's about, what 160,000 users (if 20% is the right fraction).

Ancestry has, by far, the best family tree matching setup, but it limits itself on the DNA analysis end by not providing a chromosome browser.  It is very useful to identify which chromosome segments are passed from specific ancestors.  Hundreds of thousands of users received the chromosome browser and centiMorgan information on FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe (including myself) and can try to understand it.  But those sites don't have the family tree coverage that Ancestry.com has.  I find it strange that AncestryDNA doesn't provide the state of the art in DNA information to its customers.

Note:  I am not any kind of expert on this topic, but I do read blogs by Blaine Bettinger, CeCe Moore, Kitty Cooper, Angie Bush, Roberta Estes, Debbie Wayne and others on the subject.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/03/i-finally-have-some-dna-circles-on.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver

SDGS Meeting in Saturday, 14 March - "Meatballs and Sauerkraut"

The Saturday, March 14th meeting of the San Diego Genealogical Society (SDGS) starts at 10 a.m. at St. Andrews Lutheran Church (8350 Lake Murray Blvd., San Diego CA 92119).

The guest speaker is Toni Perrone on "German Genealogical Research" and  "Researching Your Italian Ancestors."

The presentations will cover many resources found in book form and on LDS film for both Germany and Italy, with many resources found solely at the Immigrant Genealogical Society Library (in Burbank), including methods of finding your town in Germany and in the other case Italy if they are unknown.

Toni has been speaking to genealogical societies in the country since 1981. Her experience stems from researching her German and Italian ancestry, as well as 33 years of volunteering at the Immigrant Library in Burbank California.

She is the co-founder of the Immigrant Genealogical Society and of the Temecula Valley Genealogical Society.

She served as Vice President and Program chairperson of the Temecula Valley Genealogical Society for two years and was an advisor to the board of directors there. She has a life membership there.

Presently she is the President of the Pommern Interest Group of the Immigrant Library. She is a member of the board of directors at the Immigrant Genealogical Society serving in many capacities. She is also a member of the San Diego Genealogical Council.

She has published articles in genealogical publications and has completed two books on her Claussen and Wiederrecht Families. She is currently working on a book for the Perrone family.

She continues to work for several private clients assisting them with their genealogy. She also volunteers at the Latter Day Saints Family History Center in Murrieta.

Toni received an award as lecturer in both 1999 and 2000 at The Federation of Eastern European Family History Society International Conventions. She also received an award from the city of Temecula for founding the Temecula Valley Genealogical Society.

Toni is a member of several Genealogical Societies.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/03/sdgs-meeting-in-saturday-14-march.html

"Pop-Pop" and Our Girls -- Post 350 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

I'm posting old family photographs from my collection on Wednesdays, but they won't be wordless posts like others do - I simply am incapable of having a wordless post.

Here is one of the most precious (to me) images from my Seaver/Carringer family collection:

This is a picture from October 1977 (the clue is pumpkins and the age of my daughters).  The persons in this photo are:

*  My father, Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) - age 66
*  Our daughter, Tami, born in 1976, age 1
*  Our daughter, Lori, born in 1974, age 3

The photo was taken in my parents home at 2119 30th Street in the living room.  The curtains face west.

The girls called their paternal grandfather "Pop-Pop" because their other grandpa was "Papa Lee" and it was easy to say.

This is one of the only photos I have of my daughters with their paternal grandfather.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/03/grandpa-and-our-girls-post-350-of-not.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver

Top Ten Tools I Use For Genealogy Every Day

Cyndi Ingle recently asked a question on Facebook for discussion: 

"One of the new lectures is "Ten Resources I Use Every Day." Top 10 lists seem to be a popular thing. I remember being asked on many occasions to create top 10 lists of sites to present in lectures at conferences. Thus, this lecture idea was born. I've been adding to an outline for a while now. It is all the things I do and all the things I use during the day that make me more efficient, organized, and a better researcher. I have a lot more than 10 of them. It's 55 so far. So, I organized them into 10 categories. Ha! What are your favorite 10 resources?"

I responded on Facebook, but now I can't find Cyndi's post (Facebook doesn't show us everything a person posts!).  So this list may be a bit different from my Facebook answer.

Previously, I have written these other Top 10 posts:

*  My Top 10 Online Genealogy Research Resources (23 February 2015)

*  My Top 10 Genealogy Family Tree Resources (25 February 2015)

*  My Top 10 Genealogy Education Resources (6 March 2015)

This is my list of the Top 10 Tools I use every day to pursue my genealogy addiction obsession hobby:

1)  My Dell desktop computer with Windows 7, now four+ years old and almost full of stuff.  It's running slower and slower.  It is indispensable with thousands of documents, images, videos and more that support doing my genealogy research, reporting and education.  I count the external hard rive as part of this system.  I couldn't do it without it.

2)  The RootsMagic genealogy software program.  I have all of my research conclusions, plus record images, sources, notes, to-do list, research log, and more in this program.  I can add and edit content on the FamilySearch Family Tree from within RootsMagic.

3)  Blogger.  I write several posts almost every day using Blogger, which is part of Google.  It is easy to use, and using it consumes a major part of my day - 1 to 3 hours at least.

4)  Google.  I use Google for Chrome (web browser), Mail, Drive, Search, Translate, Images, Books, Maps, Calendar, and more.  It makes my online life organized.  

5)  Feedly news reader.  I read content from over 1,500 blogs on my Feedly news reader.  It is indispensable for me for what I do with my blog.

6)  My iPhone.  I read my email, and sometimes Feedly, and Facebook, and much more on my iPhone.  I use the RootsMagic and Ancestry.com mobile apps when I'm in a repository to see what I already have.  I use the conference mobile apps when I'm at a conference.  I use it as my main camera, and photos sync to iPhoto on my desktop computer.

7)  Facebook.  My blog posts go automatically to Facebook so that my 1,600 friends can see what I've written recently.  I keep track of what my daughters and their families are doing, plus extended family.  My Facebook friends are mainly genealogy related, so I get lots of news, and photos, and stories, from them every day.  Facebook also has many interest Groups that serve as message boards.

8)  Google+.  This is a social media platform, and I have a significant number of genealogists in circles.  I post information about my blog posts, and occasionally other tidbits, on Google+.  I love the Hangouts and Hangouts On Air where I can talk to, collaborate, or expound upon genealogy topics.  I try to participate in DearMYRTLE's Mondays With Myrt almost every week.

9)  OpenOffice program with Writer (word processor), Impress (presentation), and Calc (spreadsheet).  I use Write and Impress almost every day.  Many of my screen shots on the blog are copied into Impress to be saved and then imported into blog posts.

10)  Dropbox.  I save important computer files (RootsMagic database, presentations, family photos, reference books, conference syllabi, website backup, and research articles) to a free Dropbox account.  
I didn't list my Dell Laptop computer in my top 10 because I only use it to give presentations and classes, or when I'm away from home on a trip.  It has almost all of my major tools accessible on it.

I didn't list my all-in-one HP printer/scanner/copier machine because I use it infrequently now.  Most of my old family photos have been scanned, and the rest are digital photos.  I do print things out occasionally (e.g., syllabus articles) but it often sits idle all day.

I have many more tools that I use, but they aren't as important to me as the ones above, and I don't use them as often.  

We all have different tools that we use to pursue our genealogy and family history.  What do you use?  

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/03/top-ten-genealogy-resources-i-use-every.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver

Checking Out Source Citations in Ancestry.com Beta

I wrote about my first look at the Ancestry.com Beta (which may be available to everyone in May 2015) in Ancestry Introduces Beta "Improved Website" - And A First Look (4 February 2015).

Today, I want to look at how Sources are handled in the Ancestry.com Beta.

1)  From a Person Profile page (I chose my second great-grandfather, Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)) on the "Facts" tab, the user sees the list of life events in the left-hand column, the sources in the middle column, and the Family in the right-hand column (two screens shown below):

On the screen above, I highlighted the 1851 marriage record for Isaac Seaver and his second wife, Lucretia Smith.  When I highlighted the event, purple lines were drawn to the Sources that support the Event.

2)  I clicked on one of the sources so that I could see the content of the Source:

There is an "Edit" button on the source box with a black background.  I clicked the "Edit" button to see the Source Citation window:

There are three areas on the screen above - "Citation Information," "Source Information," and "Repository Information."  For this Ancestry Member Tree, all of my sources were crafted by me in RootsMagic before the GEDCOM file was uploaded to Ancestry.com.  The "Citation Information" has two sections - "Transcription of text" and "Detail."  The "Source Information" has two sections - "Title" and "Note."

3)  Each area has an "Edit ..." button.  I clicked on the "Edit Citation" button to see the fields involved (2 screens, not completely shown):

On the screens above, I could add, edit or delete the Citation Information.  I could link the source to other Facts or Events if I choose to do that.  

4)  This Source display seems to be very well thought out, and I think that it is more complete and capable than the current Ancestry.com Source fields.  

Now I'm wondering what source citations will look like when they are generated by attaching a record to a person in my Ancestry Member Tree.  Will it be different?  Will I have to connect the source citation to Facts or Events from the list above?  That's a blog post for another time.

What about looking at source citations on other Ancestry Member Trees that I might look at for research clues?  I will look at that in another blog post also.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/03/checking-out-source-citations-in.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver

Creating My Who Do You Think You Are? Story

In July 2014, FindMyPast announced the ability to create your own Who Do You Think You Are? Story.  The announcement said:

"To create their Story, visitors to the site just need to enter in the details of their immediate family, going as far back as they can, along with any family photos they may have. Once this information has been entered, an animated retelling of that family story will be played out, interspersed with significant contemporary issues that would have shaped the way people lived at the time."

At the time, I thought "that's a great idea, i'll do it when I have some time."  Fast forward to the FindMyPast breakfast at the RootsTech/FGS 2015 Conference, where Josh Taylor showed his WDYTYA? Story - it was funny, and well done.

I thought "I can do that, but it probably won't be as funny or as short.  But it may be a great way to connect to my family and tell some of the family stories I've learned."

Last week, I created my WDYTYA? Story on http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarestory.com/.  You can see the result at  http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarestory.com/timelines/1ljVI1l2FALXkqV7Wn0Cmw

(The link to show it is not live, don't click on it!)

The creation process was really very easy - log in (it's FREE), upload a photograph, put in the year, add a description of the event, and click on a link and your photo story is put into a Timeline that alternates your photos with historical photos.

In order to show you the process, I added another photo today:

1)  I clicked on the "Add to Story" button in the lower left corner of the screen above:

The popup window let me Add a Relative or Add a family event."  I chose to "Add another event."

2)  The "Add An Event" screen opened, and there are fields to "Upload a photo," "In which year did it happen?" and "Describe the event."

I found the photo I wanted to add from my computer files, clicked on "Upload a Photo" and then selected the Photo, and clicked on "Upload" and it did.  I then added the year and a description of the event.

3)  Here is the page I added:

I clicked "Save" on the screen above, and the finished page in my WDYTYA? Story appeared:

From the screen above I could Edit or Delete the page.  I edited the description a bit more because I made some typing errors, and saved it again.  Now it is part of my Who Do You Think You Are? Story.

To watch my story (all 60-some uploaded photos and the accompanying historical event photos), click on  http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarestory.com/timelines/1ljVI1l2FALXkqV7Wn0Cmw/

Note to those who don't want to linger 10 seconds on each page - you can advance quickly though the story to the next photo by using the right and left-hand arrows at the bottom of the story page.  You can also advance through the story by clicking the dots at the bottom of the screen.

The one thing I couldn't figure out was how to change the order for some of the events besides changing the year.

This story system works really well - I added about 60 photos and did not find a maximum number.  I don't know what the maximum might be if there is one.  If I was going to do this again, I would get the photos in one place and in the order I want to show them, but I wasn't that organized.

My next issue is "How do I save this?"  Or maybe I can't save it, although I would like to.  Will it always be on the WDYTYA? Story website?  I don't know.

I hope you enjoy my Who Do You Think You Are? Story.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/03/creating-my-who-do-you-think-you-are.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver

New or Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - March 2-8 2015

I'm trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list).  As of 8 March 2015, there were 1,937 record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 6 from last week).

Here are the new or updated record collections for the past week:

*  Russia, Tula Poll Tax Census (Revision Lists), 1758-1895; Browse Images only, added or updated 06 Mar 2015

*  United States, Panama Canal Zone, Employment Records and Sailing lists, 1905-1937; 172,492 indexed records, with images, added or updated 06 Mar 2015

*  New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950; 303,599 indexed records, with images, added or updated 06 Mar 2015

*  Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013; 4,536,489 indexed records, with images, added or updated 05 Mar 2015

*  France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, Censuses, 1872 and 1886; 247,943 indexed records, with images, added or updated 04 Mar 2015

*  Italy, Napoli, Serrara Fontana, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809-1929; 7,580 indexed records, with images, added or updated 04 Mar 2015

*  Italy, Napoli, Barano d'Ischia, Civil Registration (Comune), 1809-1929; 34,188 indexed records, with images, added or updated 04 Mar 2015

*  Australia, New South Wales, Cemetery, Military, and Church Record Transcripts, 1816-1982; 190,180 indexed records, with images, added or updated 04 Mar 2015

*  United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014; 10,247,508 indexed records, with images, added or updated 03 Mar 2015

*  Mississippi, Freedmen's Department (Pre-Bureau Records), 1863-1866; Browse Images only, added or updated 03 Mar 2015

*  Argentina, Mendoza, Catholic Church Records, 1665-1975; 127,958 indexed records, with images, added or updated 03 Mar 2015

*  Georgia, Brunswick Passenger Lists, 1904-1939; Browse Images only, added or updated 03 Mar 2015

*  Indiana, Gary and East Chicago Crew Lists, 1945-1956; Browse Images only, added or updated 03 Mar 2015

*  New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998; 160,191 indexed records, with images, added or updated 03 Mar 2015

*  United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations,1768-1921; 16,152 indexed records, with images, added or updated 02 Mar 2015


*  BillionGraves Index; 11,386,068 indexed records, with images, added or updated 02 Mar 2015

Unfortunately, it is difficult to tell which collections are brand new and which ones are updated.  The asterisk they use is for "Recently added or updated."  I am particularly interested in new collections, for the obvious reasons.

In order to select a specific collection, go to https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link).  It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/03/new-or-updated-familysearch-record_9.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver

Amanuensis Monday - Post 258: 1912 Probate Record of James Richmond of Putnam, Connecticut - Part 1

Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent  TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday."  John offers this definition for "amanuensis:" 

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

The subject today is the first part of the 1912 Probate Record of James Richmond (1821-1912) of Putnam, Connecticut:

The transcription of this record is:

[page 425]

In the Court of Probate for the District of Putnam March 12^th 1913

Estate of James Richmond late of Putnam in said district

deceased.

The Subscriber represents that James Richmond last dwelt in the

Town of Putnam in said District, and died on the 20^th day of

December A. D. 1912 possessed of goods and estate remaining

to be administered leaving as his only heirs at law and next of

kin the persons whose names residences and relationship to

the deceased are as follows, viz:

          Names                        Residence                 Relationship

Thomas Richmond                Putnam                      Son

James Richmond                   Stroudsburg Pa          Son

Elizabeth A. Prentice            Danielson Conn.       Daughter

Louisa Richmond                 Putnam                      Daughter

Emma Fitts                           Pomfret Conn.           Daughter

John H. Richmond               Putnam                       Son

Charles E. Richmond          Manchester Conn.      Son

and that said deceased left no will.

    Therefore your petitioner prays that letters of administration

may be granted to Thomas Richmond.

John H. Richmond

    The undersigned being all the heirs at law, and next of kin, and

devisees and legatees interested in the foregoing petition,

accept service and waive notice of the hindering of the foregoing

petition.

                                             Thomas Richmond

                                             James Richmond

                                             Elizabeth A. Prentice

                                             Louisa Richmond

                                            Emma Richmond Fitts

                                            John H. Richmond

                                            Charles E. Richmond

                                      Bond

Know all Men by these Presents,

     That We Thomas Richmond as principal and Wm. E. Davison as

surety are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged, jointly

and severally unto the State of Connecticut in the penal sum of

Fifty (50) Dollars to be paid to said State or to its certain

attorney. To the which payment, well and truly to be made and

done we the said Obligers do bind ourselves and each of us

[page 426]

as heirs, executors and administrators, and each and every of the,

for and in the whole sum aforesaid firmly by these presents.

Signed with our hands, and sealed with our seals, at Putnam

this 12^th day of March A.D. 1913.

     The condition of this Obligation is such that whereas the above

bounden Thomas Richmond has been appointed Administrator

on the estate of James Richmond late of Putnam in the Probate

District of Putnam deceased.

     Now therefore if the said Thomas Richmond shall faithfully

discharge the duties of his said appointment according to law,

then the above obligation to be void and of none effect, otherwise

to remain in full force and virtue.

                                                Thomas Richmond

                                                Wm E. Davison

The above and foregoing is a true copy of the Bond on file

                                                 Attest Edward G. Wright Judge

                                     Inventory

     To the Court of Probate for the District of Putnam

Estate of James Richmond late of Putnam in said District

deceased.

     The Administrator hereby makes an inventory of all the

property of said estate which property has been appraised by the

undersigned appraisers duly sworn viz.

     1 Farm Richmond Home Place

        about 80 acres $ 3,000

                                     Wm R. May

                                     D.N. Medbury Appraisers

                                     Thomas Richmond Administrator

Subscribed and sworn to this 26^th day of April 1913 before me

                                     Attest. Edward G. Wright Judge

The source citation for this probate record is:

Putnam District, Connecticut, Probate Records, 1856-1920, Volume 11, Pages 425-426, Letter of Administration, Bond and Inventory of James Richmond estate; FHL microfilm FHL US/CAN Film 1,376,328.

James Richmond (1821-1912) is my second great-grandfather, and the father of my great-grandfather, Thomas Richmond (1848-1917).  James' wife, Hannah (Rich) Richmond (1824-1911) died the year before James died.  The seven children listed were all living at the time of this record.   I wondered why another daughter, Hannah Rebecca (Richmond) (Smith) Hoyle (1859-1947?), widow of Frank N. Smith and Edmund A. Hoyle,  was not mentioned in this probate record.   Further research in Massachusetts Vital Records indicated that she died on 7 January 1907, leaving three Hoyle children.  

I found this probate record on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake city on 11 February 2015.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/03/amanuensis-monday-post-258-1912-probate.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver

Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of March 1-7, 2015

The following databases were added or updated on Ancestry.com during the period from 1 to 7 March 2015 (Note: not all new or updated databases are indexed or have images).

*  California, Naturalization Records, 1887-1991; indexed database with images, updated 3/5/2015

*  Sweden, Selected Indexed Household Clerical Surveys, 1880-1893 (in Swedish); indexed database with images, updated 3/4/2015

*  Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985; indexed database with images, updated 3/4/2015

*  Belarus, Jewish Conscripts from Polesie, Poland, 1928-1939; indexed database, no images, ADDED 3/3/2015

*  California, Alien Land Ownership Records, 1921-1952; indexed database no images, updated 3/3/2015

*  Romania, Deportations from Dorohoi to Transnistria, 1942; indexed database with images, ADDED 3/3/2015

* Győr, Hungary, Victims at Auschwitz, 1944;  indexed database, no images, ADDED 3/3/2015

*  Czechoslovakia, Prostějov (Prossnitz) Jewish Martyrs, 1930;  indexed database, no images, ADDED 3/3/2015

*  Czechoslovakia, Children from Prague, 1943-1944;  indexed database, no images, ADDED 3/3/2015


*  Wisconsin, Marriages, 1820-1907;  indexed database, no images, Updated 3/3/2015

The recently added or updated page on Ancestry.com is  at  http://www.ancestry.com/cs/reccol/default.

The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at  http://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  There are 32,610 databases available as of 7 March, an increase of 7 over last week. 

The URL for this post is:     http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/03/added-or-updated-databases-at_8.html

Copyright (c) 2015, Randall J. Seaver

Best of the Genea-Blogs - 1 March to 7 March 2015

Hundreds of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.

My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for daily blog prompts or meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:

*  Respecting My Grandmother's Life Trials by Becky Jamison on the Grace and Glory blog.  Becky reviews the struggles of her grandmother.  We need to pass stories like this on to our descendants.

*  The Two Companies That Will Print Your Genealogy Blog Books by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on the Nutfield Genealogy blog.  Nice work, Heather...I may try this.

*  MYSTERY MONDAY -- Who's Your Daddy - Post #1 - John C. Gould 1833 - ? by Diane Gould Hall on the Michigan Family Trails blog.  Excellent cousin bait post by Diane - good example for geneabloggers!

*  Google Scholar for Genealogists? Here's Why to Try It by Lisa Louise Cooke on Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems blog.  I need to try this too.

*  19 Strange Professions of Your Ancestors That Don't Exist Today by Mark S. on the Crestleaf blog.  Mark found some really interesting extinct occupations.

*  Great News: I Did It!! by Cari Taplin on the Genealogy PANTS blog.  Cari thanks those who helped her get her CG.

*  Finding Your Desk- Another Take on Organization by Tessa Keough on the Worldwide Genealogy - A Genealogical Collaboration blog.  Tessa describes her system and the advice given her by others.

*  Has Ancestry Dot com Made Us Lazy As Researchers? by Christine Woodcock on the Scottish Genealogy Tips and Tidbits blog.  Christine wonders and provides examples.

*  The Status of Genealogical Searching by James Tanner on the Genealogy's Star blog.  James compares genealogy search engines to 1950s automobiles.

*  The Sixth Victim of the Boston Massacre by Michael J. Leclerc on the Mocavo Genealogy Blog.  Nice catch by Michael from a newspaper article.

*  The Source of the Source, Of Course, Of Course by Elizabeth Shown Mills on the Evidence Explained QuickTips blog.  Elizabeth shares her thoughts on citing the source of a source.

*  Are You Using Genealogical and Historical Societies in Your Research? by Robyn Smith on the Reclaiming Kin blog.  Robyn shares her successes using these resources.

*  Exploring British Records From America by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on the Worldwide Genealogy ~ A Genealogical Collaboration blog.  Heather had success searching for her grandmother's ancestors in English records.

*  Going Out On a Limb by Jill Ball on the GeniAus blog.  Jill has a different view about conference presentation slides and taking notes or taking pictures as an attendee.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Friday Finds and Follows: 6 March 2015 by Miriam J. Robbins on the Ancestories: The Stories of My Ancestors blog.

*  GAGs - GeniAus Gems - 6 March 2015 by Jill Ball on the GeniAus blog.

*  Recommended Reads by Linda Stufflebean on the Empty Branches on the Family Tree blog.

*  Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for March 6, 2015 by Jana Last on Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog.

*  Best Bytes for the Week of 6 March 2015 by Elizabeth O'Neal on the Little Bytes of Life blog.

*  Friday Finds - 03/06/15 (a Day Late) by Julie Cahill Tarr on Julie's Genealogy & History Hub blog.

*  This Week's Creme de la Creme by Gail Dever on the Genealogy a la Carte blog.

*  Saturday Serendipity (March 7, 2015) by John D. Tew on the Filiopietism Prism blog.

*  Noteworthy Reads #5 by Jo Henn on the Climbing My Family Tree blog.

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