Past Newsletters
| Date | URL | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 5/18/2025 | https://mailchi.mp/9d9171aef8bd/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057524 | – G&J Summer Series: Register now! * Pt1 – English Medieval Genealogy this Thursday on May 22 @ 11am-noon * Pt2 – English & Scottish Heraldry on June 26 @ 11am-noon * Pt3 – Old Parish Records (UK) on July 24 @ 11am-noon – Visiting Scotland – Top Historic Sites in Edinburgh – Ancestry’s new DNA Beta feature – News, Blogs, Videos & Articles to Read * ScotlandsPlaces’ records which are managed by ScotlandsPeople will be moving to the latter site later this year * The Librarian for the Library of Congress (LOC) was recently fired * What is a Fletcher? * Ancestry discovers Pope Leo’s Sicilian roots – 2025 Fall Classes at Austin LLI |
| 5/4/2025 | https://mailchi.mp/09b86ed17764/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057411 | – G&J Summer Series: Register now! * Pt1 – English Medieval Genealogy on May 22 @ 11am-noon * Pt2 – English & Scottish Heraldry on June 26 @ 11am-noon * Pt3 – Old Parish Records (UK) on July 24 @ 11am-noon – Finding published genealogies – Blogs, Videos & Articles to Read * Newspapers.com adds 180 newspapers * Mother’s Day sales * US Migration Trails and Roads *Kitty Cooper shared “Nice new features at GEDMatch” * The Library of Congress (LOC) has several blog themes, including Bibliomania: Rare Books & Special Collections * National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Digitization Grants 2025. – 2025 Fall Classes at Austin LLI |
| 4/5/2025 | https://mailchi.mp/70b3371f6ce0/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057367 | – G&J Session – Researching Passports, Passenger & Crew Lists, April 24th @ 11am-noon – Quick Tip: Using Maps in the UK & Europe for research – Using free online archives like DPLA & LOC – Blogs, Videos & Articles to Read * Check out a current cartographer’s maps! * The past and other places * Find the women for your family tree * 23andMe – don’t panic |
| 3/16/2025 | https://mailchi.mp/9653bc5d8e4e/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057346 | – Genealogy & Java Session, Mar. 27 – Using Yearbooks to find Ancestors – Happy St. Patrick’s Day – Are you of Irish descent? – Recently removed histories for Arlington Cemetery – CDC website is rebuilt on a new website – Quick Tip: Finding Naturalization records and Applying for Italian Citizenship |
| 3/6/2025 | https://mailchi.mp/fc20ded565b2/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057298 | – Upcoming Scottish Conference: Saturday, 15 March, speakers live via Zoom (from Scotland) – Heraldry and blazoning (describing the crest or coats of arms) – with a list of online books! – Wayback Machine (and partners) are working to archive removed websites – Blogs, Videos & Articles to Read: * Hutto, Texas Historic Preservation Committee work * Dana Leeds’ recommendations for DNA talks at RootsTech for tomorrow and Saturday. |
| 2/16/2025 | https://mailchi.mp/e9a241658694/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057267 | – Tips and Techniques: Using Gazetteers in the UK to learn about places – Fold3 – February 1864: Andersonville POW Camp Opens – News: Update on Executive Orders; genealogy impacts – Black History Month: * Inventor – Frederick McKinley Jones * History Hub – Famous African Americans on Biography.com * “National African American Read In” * Other resource sites – Blogs, Videos & Articles to Read: * Celebrate Washington’s Birthday / Presidents’ Day! * Have you ever visited Mount Vernon? * U.K. occupations * Irish Memorials of the Dead * 1970: VICTORIAN TEENAGERS reminisce * FTDNA Family Finder Matrix |
| 2/3/2025 | https://mailchi.mp/cbe723af5297/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057217 | – Genealogy and Java: Wed., Feb. 27 – Reclaim the Records – Tips and Techniques: Searching records on Bureau of Land Management site (BLM) – News: Executive Orders affect all federal websites; how is genealogy affected? – Black History Month: * Fold3 – The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion * History Hub – Researching African Americans * Other resource sites – Blogs, Videos & Articles to Read: * Fold3 – New Virginia Military Record Collection * Administration for Native Americans (ANA) 50th anniversary * Advisory Council on Historic Preservation * National Archives, on Flickr! * Family Tree Magazine article on the history of genealogy * Women Cryptologists of the Second World War |
| 1/19/2025 | https://mailchi.mp/6bf85156fcbc/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057159 | – Evaluating AI tools for Genealogy Research – News and Resources: * Read cursive? Volunteer with The National Archives * Irish records – Check out the Irish Memorials website * Scottish Indexes – Free monthly Saturday Conferences * Texas Tech Newspapers – a map of the digitized ones – Blogs, Videos & Articles to Read: * Ancient DNA suggests women were the anchor for Celtic society in Britain * What is a Cousin Once Removed? * Potential mishandling of DNA evidence in the 2022 Idaho murders * How a Cigarette Butt solved a 30-year murder mystery * History of women and US naturalization * American Ancestors’ Free and for Fee events * Dallas County Genealogical Society’s 2025 Spring Seminar (March 15) – “Honoring Your Shamrocks: Irish and Scots-Irish Research” |
| 1/8/2025 | https://mailchi.mp/9e4ddbe4a6c4/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057128 | – Genealogy and Java – Wed., Jan. 22nd – US Cemetery Records, Obituaries, and Death records – SYFT News – Recent trip to Washington, D.C. visiting family, Oak Hill Cemetery and The Kennedy Center – Fraudulent Genealogies – Tips & Techniques: Searching and submitting a FOIA request using the BIRLS database – Genealogy & Archives Blogs to Read this Month, including “Confederate Spies: Three women vital to the Confederacy, in Washington, D.C.” |
| 12/15/2024 | https://mailchi.mp/e9e8f15310ed/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057074 | – Library of Congress (LOC) Native American Digitized Records – Census Records – Using Enumeration District Maps – The Myth about Ellis Island and name changes – The Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. – Family Tree Maker (FTM) 2019 – an issue syncing to Ancestry – Tips & Techniques – Use Census records to “start a family” but look further! |
| 11/29/2024 | https://mailchi.mp/f8d5bd24155a/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9057019 | – Newest Blog – Analyzing Causes of Deaths for Ancestors – Military Records – Researching U.S. Civil War and Korean War Era Records – Life in the UK: Early 20th Century – What was a “working wage”? – Tips & Techniques: Using National Library of Scotland (NLS) maps for historical locations |
| 11/17/2024 | https://mailchi.mp/863e4879f147/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter-9056932 | – Genealogy and Java Meeting – Dec. 13th – FamilySearch Full-Text Search feature – Researching World War I (WWI) Veterans Using Memorials and Cemeteries – Immigration Documents – Tips & Techniques: Using Bio (biography) Keywords at FindAGrave.com |
| 11/04/2024 | https://mailchi.mp/0868e3dbeaa4/syft-new-genealogy-newsletter |
– Genealogy and Java: Nov. 11 – Newspaper Surprise! – Remember our Veterans on Nov. 11th – Genetic Genealogy News (DNA Matches) – Tips & Techniques: Using the FamilySearch Full-Text Search feature |