Using RootsMagic/Ancestry WebHints - Part 1

In the latest version of RootsMagic (Version 7.5.0.0) released last week, RootsMagic added a Ancestry.com WebHints feature.  

In order to access Ancestry.com WebHints, the RootsMagic user must have:

*   their RootsMagic family tree database linked via TreeShare to an Ancestry Member Tree.  

*  the Ancestry Member Tree has to be fairly mature - the green leaf Hints on an Ancestry Member Tree appear sporadically over months of time, not all at once when a tree is uploaded.

I created a new Ancestry Member Tree last week with a RootsMagic TreeShare upload operation.  I intentionally selected key ancestors while working in the Ancestry tree which resulted in Ancestry adding Hints to many of the persons in my tree.  Last week, I had about 6,000 Hints in this tree, and today I have over 32,000 Hints, but I had to work to get them.  On my other, more mature tree, I get 10 to 50 Hints a day for random persons.

In this post, I want to see how to collect the Ancestry Hints for a person, and what the source citation looks like.

1)  Here is my pedigree chart in RootsMagic.  All of the persons have a light bulb on the right side of the name, and those with a yellow color have an unresolved Hint from one of the four record collections - Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast and/or MyHeritage.  On the screen below, I clicked the light bulb for my 2nd great-grandfather, David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902):

The WebHints screen opened and showed that I have 18 Ancestry pending Hints, 0 FamilySearch pending Hints, and 1 Findmypast pending Hint.

2)  I clicked on the Ancestry pending Hints number, and the Ancestry WebHints screen opened:

There are three areas on the Ancestry WebHints screen:

*  The top half of the screen provides the list of WebHints in three categories - Record Hints, Other Member Trees, and Photos.

*  The bottom left of the screen contains the Facts and relationships in my RootsMagic tree for this person.

*  The bottom right of the screen contains the Facts with indexed information from the selected Record Hint.

The Find A Grave Record Hint is highlighted in the top half of the screen above, and the indexed information for this record is presented in the bottom right part of the screen.

3)  In WebHints, the user can bring information for one or more Facts in the Record at a time from each WebHint.  For the Find A Grave Fact above, I could have selected one, several or all of the Facts checked - in this case, the name, birth, death, burial, spouse and children.

I chose to select only the Burial Fact.  I checked that, and was presented with the choice of:

*  Add as new event in RootsMagic

*  Update existing event in  RootsMagic:

I chose to "Add as new Event in RootsMagic" and it appeared in blue font with a green background in the bottom left area of the screen.

In order to add this information to RootsMagic, I have to click on the green "Accept changes" button at the bottom left of the screen.

4)  I clicked the "Accept changes" button on the screen above, and then clicked on the "Edit RootsMagic" button (located below the top half of the screen on the left-hand side of the screen).  That opened the "Edit Person" screen for the person, and I scrolled down and saw that the new Burial was listed:

I can see the information for this Fact on the right-hand side of the "Edit Person" screen - it has only a place name (as "National City, San Diego County, California, United States of America").  There is also "1 Burial source" noted to the right of the "Sources" button on the right-hand side of the screen.

5)  I clicked on the "Sources" button, and the "Citation Manager" screen opened, and I clicked the "Edit" button to see the "Edit Source" screen:

The source template used for ALL Ancestry WebHints is called "Ancestry Record" and has five Master Source fields (for Author, Title, Publish Place, Publisher and Publish Date) and one Source Details field (for Page).

The Footnote source citation crafted by RootsMagic from the available information is:

Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

This source citation is not in Evidence Explained format, and does not name the person, or the cemetery name and its' location) in the record.  Ancestry.com provides that information in their record summary for the record, but does not include the person's name and the cemetery information in the Ancestry.com source for some reason.  Consequently, RootsMagic doesn't include it either.

The process is similar for all of the other Record Hints and for the Other Tree Hints.  You check the Facts you want in the Ancestry Hint, they appear on the RootsMagic side of the screen, and you accept them.

6)  If I accept a Hint with an image, the image comes into the Media file for the source, but not for the Fact or the Person.  I have to tag the Fact and Person if I want the image to be shown for the Fact and the Person on the "Edit Person" screen.

7)  The Photo Hint screen is a little different.  I scrolled down the list of Ancestry WebHints and clicked on the one Photo Hint:

If I want to add the Photo Hint to my RootsMagic person, I have to click the "Accept" button below the top half of the screen on the right-hand side of the screen above.  Then I have to click the "Accept photo" button at the bottom right of the screen.  I could choose to click on the "Reject" or "Undecided" button if I don't want to add the Photo to RootsMagic.

8)  There is one more way to add these Ancestry.com WebHints to my RootsMagic database, and I will describe it in another post.

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Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Now Accepting Applications for APG Young Professional Scholarship

I received this over the weekend from the Association of Professional Genealogists:

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Accepting Applications for Young Professional Scholarship - 15 July Deadline

Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) Now Accepting Applications for APG Young Professional Scholarship

APG to Honor Student or Young Professional with Strong Interest in Developing a Career in Genealogy

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., 1 July 2017 - The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) is now accepting applications for the APG Young Professional Scholarship. The scholarship goes to a young professional or a student who aspires to a professional career in genealogy. The scholarship awards a registration for the APG Professional Management Conference (PMC) and a stipend of up to $1,000 to defray costs of travel and lodging at the conference. The winner will be announced in August 2017 for attendance at the APG PMC 2017, which will take place near Washington, DC, on 29 September to 1 October 2017.

"Genealogy is not just your grandmother's hobby anymore!" said Billie Stone Fogarty, APG President. "It is now an exciting field for the young professional and APG is proud to highlight the outstanding newcomers to our field with this scholarship to the conference designed by and for the professional genealogist."

APG Young Professional Scholarship Eligibility and Application Details

Eligible applicants are any current or aspiring genealogy professional between the ages of 18 and 29 as of 1 January 2017. You may apply for yourself, or on behalf of a worthy candidate.

Applications should contain the following: name; address; primary contact phone number; email address; school name and/or school address (if applicable); list of extracurricular activities (including student organizations and volunteer activities); a general letter of recommendation; a letter of recommendation from an individual who has witnessed the applicants interest in genealogy; and short answers (500 to 750 words) to two questions. The questions are:

1) Discuss a specific record collection, media, digital source or other resource that has significantly changed your perspective about family history or research strategy along with the pros and cons of that record source, and how you used it to resolve a genealogical problem.

2) What do you envision a genealogical career will encompass in the next five years and how do you see yourself involved then?

The application is available online at http://apgen.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/YPS_Application_Form.pdf, or by contacting the APG office. Applications should be submitted to the APG office by 15 July 2017 in PDF format to Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG, APG Executive Director, admin@apgen.org.

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Amanuensis Monday - Deed Records for Joseph Seaver (1672-1754) in Roxbury, Massachusetts - Part 2

This week's document for Amanuensis Monday is from the Suffolk County, Massachusetts deed records for Joseph Seaver (1672-1754) and his siblings for land in Roxbury, Massachusetts:

a)  Volume 50, page 173:

b)  Volume 50, page 174:

The transcription of this deed is:

[page 173, left-hand page, near the top of the page]

[in margin] Seaver &c To Boylston

                                 To all people unto whom this present

Deed of Sale shall come Joseph Seaver of Framingham in the

County of Middlesex in New England Yeoman and Mary his wife

Shubael Seaver Cordwainer of Roxbury in the County of Suffolk

in New England and Abigail his Wife Edmund Cole of said Rox-

bury Cordwainer and Abigail his Wife and Richard Moor of Lynn

in the County of Essex in New England Innholder and Thankful

his Wife send Greeting. Know ye that they the s^d Joseph Seaver

and Mary his Wife Shubael Seaver and Abigail his Wife

Edmond Cole and Abigail his Wife and Richard Moor &

Thankful his Wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of Four

Hundred Pounds currant Money of New England to them in Hand

paid before the Ensealing and Delivery of these Presents by Thomas

Boylston of Boston in the County of Suffolk afores^d Merch^t.

The Receipt whereof to full Content and Satisfaction they

do hereby ascknowledge and thereof and of every Part & Par-

cel thereof Do acquit exonerate and discharge the s^d Thomas

Boylston his Heirs Exec^rs and Admin^rs forever by these Presents

Have given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed

and confirmed and by these Presents for themselves & their Heirs

Exec^rs and Admin^rs do fully freely clearly & absolutely give

grant bargain sell aliene enfeoffe convey and confirm unto

the said Thomas Boylston his Heirs and Assigns forever A

Certain Tract or Parcel of Land situate lying & being in

Roxbury afores^d being butted and bounded as foll^o (viz)

Northerly at the Front by the Road or Highway there mea-

suring Twenty six Roods Easterly by the Land of the Heirs

of William Abbett Dec^d there measuring about fifty five Roods

and three Quarters of one Rood Southerly at the Rear by the

Land of Isaac Curtis there measuring about Twenty six Roods

and Westerly by the Land of said Edmond Cole there mea-

suring about Sixty Six Roods be all the afores^d Measures more

of less or howsoever otherwise bounded or reputed to be bounded.

Together with all and singular the Profits Priviledges Rights

Commodities Advantages and Appur^ces to the said Land & Pre-

mises belonging or in any kind appertaining To Have

[page 173, right-hand side]

and To Hold all the above granted and bargained Land

& Premises with the Appurtenances unto the s^d Thomas Boyl-

ston his Heirs and Assigns forever. To his & their only sole and

proper Use Benefit and Behoof from henceforth forever. And

they the said Joseph Seaver and Mary his wife Shubael Seaver

and Abigail his Wife Edmond Cole and Abigail his Wife and Ri-

chard Moor and Thankfull his wife for themselves & their Heirs

Exec^rs & Admin^rs Doth hereby covenant promise grant & agree

to and with the said Thomas Boylston his Heirs and Assigns in

Manner and Form following (That is to say) that at and

immediately before the Time of the Ensealing and Delivery of

these Presents they the said Joseph Seaver Shubael Seaver Ed-

mond Cole and Richard Moor are the true sole and lawful Owners

of all the afore bargained Premises and Stand lawfully seized

thereof in their own proper Right of a good sure & indefeasible

Estate of Inheritance in Fee Simple Having in themselves full

Power good right & lawful Authority to grant sell convey and

assure the same unto the said Thomas Boylston his Heirs & As-

signs as afores^d. And that the said Thomas Boylston his Heirs

and Assigns shall and may by force and virtue of these Presents

from henceforth forever lawfully peaceable and quietly have

hold use occupy possess and enjoy the above granted and gar-

gained Premises free and clear and clearly acquitted exonerated

and discharged of and from all and all Manner of former &

other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgages Joyntures

Judgments Entails and of and from all Titles Troubles Char-

ges and Incumbrances whatsoever. And further they do here-

by Covenant promise grant and agree bind and oblige them-

selves their Heirs Exec^rs and Admin^rs from henceforth forever here-

after to Warrant and Defend all the above granted & bar-

gained Premises with the appur^ces unto the said Thomas

Boylston his Heirs and Assigns forever against the lawfull Claims

and Demand of all and every Person or Persons whomso-

ever. In Witness whereof they the said Joseph Seaver & Mary

his Wife Shubael Seaver and Abigail his Wife Edmond Cole and

Abigail his Wife Richard Moor and Thankfull his Wife hath

hereunto set their Hands and Seals the ______ Day of March

in the Eighth Year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord George

the Second King of Great Britain &c Annoq^e Dom^i One thou0

sand seven Hundred thirt & four/5. Joseph Sever & a Seal

The mark of Mary X Seaver & a Seal Shubael Seaver & a Seal

The mark of Abigail U Seaver & a seal Edmond Cole & a seal

The mark of Abigail ZN Cole & a seal Richard Mower &

[page 174, top of left-hamd page]

A Seal. Thankfull Mower & a Seal. Signed Sealed & De-

liv^d in Presence of us Except Thankfull Moor Edmund

Cole and Abigail his wife Benj^n Parker Jacob Sheafe

John Mower Thomas Stocker. Witness to Edm^d Cole & Abi-

gail Cole Jno Fitch Benj^n Parker. Suffolk Ss Boston March

__ 1734. Joseph Seaver and Mary his wife Shubael Sea-

ver and Abigail his Wife Edmond Cole and Abigail his Wife

and Richard Moor and Thankfull his Wife personally ap-

peared before me the Subscriber and acknowledged the within

written Instrument to be their voluntary Act and Deed.

Suffolk Ss. Boston March 5^th 1734. Joseph Seaver

Mary his Wife Shubael Seaver and Abigail his Wife and

Richard Moor personally appeared before me & acknowledg-

ed the within written Instrument to be their voluntary Act

and Deed Before me Joseph Wadsworth Justice Peace.

Essex Ss. Lynn Mar. 12^th 1734/5. Thankfull Mower appearing ac-

knowledged the within written Instrument to be her free Act

& Deed Before me Ebenezer Burrill Just Peace. Suffolk

Ss. Boston April 19^th 1735. The within …... Edmund Cole

and Abigail his Wife personally appeared before me the Sub-

scriber & acknowledged the within written Instrument to be their

voluntary Act and Deed. Sam^ll Sewall J. Peace. April 26^th 1735

Rec^d & accordingly Entred & Examined –

                                                        Ss. Samuel Gerrish Reg^r

The source citation for this record is:

"Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 4 June 2017); Suffolk County, "Deeds, 1734-1735, Vol. 50-51," Volume 50, pages 173-4 (images 187-8 of 572), Sale of Roxbury land by Shubael Seaver's heirs to Thomas Boylston, written 5 March 1734/5, recorded 26 April 1735.

I posted the Indenture that defined all of the real property and Shubael Seaver's desires his five children to share  in Amanuensis Monday - Deed Records for Shubael Seaver (1640-1730) in Roxbury, Massachusetts - Part 1.  In Amanuensis Monday - Deed Records for Shubael Seaver (1640-1730) in Roxbury, Massachusetts - Part 2 the five heirs at-law agreed to a division of the real property of their father, Shubael Seaver.  In Amanuensis Monday - Deed Records for Joseph Seaver (1672-1754) in Roxbury, Massachusetts - Part 1, one of the heirs (Patrick Gregory and his wife Hannah) sold their share of the estate to the other four heirs for £400.  

In this deed, the four remaining heirs sell the land that Patrick and Hannah (Seaver) Gregory sold to them in Roxbury, which was the portion that they received from the estate of Shubael Seaver.  

The measurements in this deed are given in "roods" which is a either a quarter of an acre (10,890 square feet) in area or one rod (16.5 feet) - see here.  Since the measurements appear to be in length rather than area, the land defined in the deed is a trapezoidal plot measuring 26 rods (429 feet) on the north side, 55.75 rods (920 feet) on the east side, 66 rods (1089 feet) on the west side, and 26 rods (429 feet) on the south side.  This works out to be almost 10 acres of land.  

By this time (March 1735), Joseph Seaver has moved his household to Framingham yet he still owns at least half of his father's property in Roxbury, but has sold his share of the property that was granted to Patrick and Hannah Gregory to Thomas Boylston..  

Joseph Seaver (1672-1754) and his wife Mary (Read) Bruce are my 7th great-grandparents, through their son Robert Seaver (1702-1752) who married Eunice Rayment in 1726.

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NOTE:  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."

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Added or Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 25 June to 1 July 2017

I am trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 1 July 2017, there were 2,237 record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 0  from last week):

The added or updated collections are (as Marshall provided them):-

--- Collections Added ---

--- Collections Updated ---

*  France, Coutances et d'Avranche Diocese, Catholic Parish Records, 1533-1894     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1408716); 567,325 indexed records with 19,201 record images (was 535,392 records with 19,201 images), Updated 28 Jun 2017

*  Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2014       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016195); 3,845,705 indexed records with 5,387,756 record images (was 1,365,233 records with 5,387,756 images), Updated 30 Jun 2017

*  BillionGraves Index     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2026973); 21,669,427 indexed records with 21,669,427 record images (was 21,382,665 records with 21,382,665 images), Updated 28 Jun 2017

*  Brazil, Piauí, Civil Registration, 1875-2013    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001150); 1,458,383 indexed records with 1,295,575 record images (was 0 records with 1,295,575 images), Updated 30 Jun 2017

*  Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries, 1860-2004     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1384728); 108,181 indexed records with 130,134 record images (was 55,245 records with 130,134 images), Updated 26 Jun 2017

*  Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Miscellaneous Records    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704829); 10,133,919 indexed records with 10,133,919 record images (was 9,386,901 records with 9,386,901 images), Updated 26 Jun 2017

*  New Jersey State Census, 1895   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2659407); 500,743 indexed records with 31,123 record images (was 0 records with 31,123 images), Updated 29 Jun 2017

*  Russia, Samara Church Books, 1779-1923  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807365); 803,815 indexed records with 1,909,956 record images (was 803,815 records with 1,904,917 images), Updated 26 Jun 2017

--- Collections with new images ---


*  Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1534450); 265,726 indexed records with 264,534 record images (was 265,726 records with 87,001 images),  21 Mar 2014

--- Collections with images removed ---

--- Collections with new records ---

*  England and Wales Census, 1871  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1538354); 22,939,134 indexed records with 1,281,291 record images (was 22,925,080 records with 1,281,291 images),  27 Jul 2015

*  Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-1952      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2352706); Index only (12,754 records), no images (was 12,742 records with 0 images),  24 Jan 2017

--- Collections with records removed ---

*  Oregon Deaths, 1877-1952        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2352707); 90,290 indexed records with 114,661 record images (was 90,302 records with 114,661 images),  25 Oct 2016

*  Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2038378); Index only (3,599,271 records), no images (was 3,599,272 records with 0 images),  5 Jun 2012

*  United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,611,536 records), no images (was 875,611,658 records with 0 images),  17 Jun 2015

*  Wisconsin Marriage Index, 1973-1997     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946794); Index only (948,934 records), no images (was 948,935 records with 0 images),  9 Feb 2012

*  United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333694); 34,168,502 indexed records with 45,512,634 record images (was 34,168,505 records with 45,512,634 images),  17 Nov 2016

*  Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1987564); 498,257 indexed records with 942,817 record images (was 498,265 records with 942,817 images),  2 May 2017

*  California Birth Index, 1905-1995       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001879); Index only (24,590,021 records), no images (was 24,590,180 records with 0 images),  1 Mar 2012

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

My friend, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED.  Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

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.

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Added or Updated Databases at Ancestry.com - Week of 25 June to 1 July 2017

The following databases were Added or Updated on Ancestry.com during the period from 25 June to 1 July 2017: 

The databases added or updated include:


*  Germany and Surrounding Areas, Address Books, 1829-1974; indexed database with record images, Updated 6/29/2017

*  Florida, Passenger Lists, 1898-1963; indexed database with record images, Updated 6/29/2017

*  Northern Territory, Australia, Probate Index, 1911-1994; indexed database with record images, Updated 6/29/2017

*  Erfurt, Germany, Transcripts of Church Records, 1806-1874; indexed database with record images, ADDED 6/29/2017

*  Bischofswerda, Germany, Marriages, 1876-1922; indexed database with record images, ADDED 6/29/2017

*  Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962; indexed database with record images, Updated 6/27/2017

The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at  http://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there were 2 NEW databases ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 32,883 databases available as of 1 July, an increase of  2 from last week.  

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Disclosure:  I have a fully paid Ancestry.com subscription.  Ancestry.com has provided travel expenses to meetings and has hosted events and meals in Salt Lake City in past years.

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Best of the Genea-Blogs - 25 June to 1 July 2017

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:

*  No More FHL Microfilm? Myrt's Take by Pat Richley-Erickson on the DearMYRTLE Genealogy Blog.

*  Readers’ Questions – Answering YOUR Burning Genealogy Questions by Lisa Lisson on the Are You My Cousin? blog.

*  No Image Available -- Maybe There is One -- Part 2! by Mary Kircher Roddy on the Searching for Stories blog.

*  The End of FamilySearch Microfilm Loans: What It Means for You by Amy Johnson Crow on the Amy Johnson Crow blog.

*  GRIP, Take 4 by Amanda E. Perrine on Amanda's Athenaeum blog.

*  World Building by Lynn Palermo on The Family History Writing Studio blog.

*  No More Microfilm Ordering From FamilySearch by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog.

*  10 things I learned at the OGS conference in Ottawa #OGSConf2017 by Gail Dever on the Genealogy a la Carte blog.

*  50 Essential Websites For My Genealogy Research by Linda Stufflebean on the Empty Branches on the Family Tree blog.

*  The Archive Lady: Preserving the Family Bible by Melissa Barker on Thomas MacEntee's Abundant Genealogy blog.

*  Ancestry Citation Length Experiment by Marcia Philbrick on the Heartland Genealogy blog.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Friday Fossicking 30th June 2017 by Crissouli on the That Moment In Time blog.

*  Friday's Family History Finds by Linda Stufflebean on the Empty Branches on the Family Tree blog.

*  Friday Finds, 30 June 2017 by Lois Willis on the Lois Willis - Genealogy and Family History blog.

* Friday Finds 30 June 2017 by Nichelle Barra on the Copper Leaf Genealogy blog.

*  High Fives - June 30, 2017 by Dianne Nolin on the Genealogy: Beyond the BMD blog.

*  Friday Finds: Week 26 - 2017 by Martin Roe Eidhammer on the Norwegian Genealogy and then some blog.

*  Jana's Genealogy Fab Finds for June 30, 2017 by Jana Last on Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog.

* This Week's Creme de la Creme -- July 1, 2017 by Gail Dever on the Genealogy a la Carte blog. 

*  Saturday Serendipity (July 1, 2017) by John D. Tew on the Filiopietism Prism blog.

*  Favorite Reads of the Month -- June 2017 by Nicole Dyer on the Family Locket blog.

Readers are encouraged to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add their blogs to your Favorites, Feedly, another RSS feed, or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.

Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I am currently reading posts from over 1600 genealogy bloggers using Feedly, but I still miss quite a few it seems.

Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.

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