The Genealogy Guys Podcast #363

The Guys have resolved the high-pitched sound problem and have replaced the six affected episodes (GGP 359, 360, 351 & GC 52, 53, 54) with clean ones. Read more at our blog at http://blog.genealogyguys.com/2019/05/6-previous-episodes-re-released-with.html. Winners of the Unsung Heroes Awards for 2Q2019 will be announced on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree in Burbank. A special presentation will be made at 1:30 PM in the convention center lobby, followed by the remainder in the Exhibit Hall at the Flip-Pal/Vivid-Pix booth. The launch of the new Facebook group page, The Genealogy Squad, took place on May 6, 2019. Membership has topped 11,800 in just three weeks and is still growing fast. The principals are Blaine T. Bettinger, Cyndi Ingle, George G. Morgan, and Drew Smith. You can join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/genealogysquad. News You Can Use and Share MyHeritage announced the launch of the MyHeritage DNA Health+Ancestry test on May 20, 2019. It includes dozens of personalized and easy-to-understand health reports in addition to the ethnicity results, a chromosome browser, and matching with others in their database.  A new kit is $199; an upgrade to your existing DNA kit is $120. Read their announcement at http://blog.genealogyguys.com/search/label/MyHeritage%20Health%20%26%20Ancestry%20Test and learn more at their website. Ancestry announced that it has surpassed 15 million members in its DNA network. Findmypast has announced the launch of ancestor sharing for users with family trees online. This is an optional feature. Findmypast has released Queensland Soldier Portraits (1914-1918), and has announced the launch of over 114 million new birth, christening, marriage, death, and burial records covering 20 European nations (1502-1960). FamilySearch celebrates 20 years online. Drew recaps some major record additions at FamilySearch. Blaine T. Bettinger This week’s discussion between Blaine and Drew focuses on the researcher's problem of confirmation bias, and how it can affect both DNA-based research and traditional genealogical research. Cyndi Ingle Cyndi Ingle’s “Cyndi Says” segment highlights web resources about archives. She provides links to: Alabama Mosaic, http://www.alabamamosaic.org Alaska’s Digital Archives, http://vilda.alaska.edu Arizona Memory Project, http://azmemory.azlibrary.gov Arkansas History Commission (AHC), http://www.ark-ives.com Online Archive of California, http://www.oac.cdlib.org Colorado Virtual Library, http://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org Connecticut Digital Collections, http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/CT_Digital_Collections State of Delaware – Digital Archives, http://archives.delaware.gov/exhibits/exhibits-toc.shtml Florida Memory, https://www.floridamemory.com Georgia’s Virtual Vault, http://cdm.georgiaarchives.org:2011/cdm/ Hawaii State Archives Digital Collections, https://digitalcollections.hawaii.gov/greenstone3/library Idaho State Archives, http://history.idaho.gov/idaho-state-archives Illinois Digital Archives, http://www.idaillinois.org Indiana Digital Archives, https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/ Iowa Heritage Digital Collections, http://www.iowaheritage.org Kansas Memory, http://www.kansasmemory.org Kentucky Digital Library, http://kdl.kyvl.org Louisiana Digital Library, http://louisianadigitallibrary.org/ Maine Memory Network, http://www.mainememory.net Archives of Maryland Online, http://aomol.msa.maryland.gov/html/index.html Digital Commonwealth - Massachusetts Collections Online, https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org Seeking Michigan, http://seekingmichigan.org Minnesota Reflections, http://reflections.mndigital.org MDAH Digital Archives - Mississippi Department of Archives and History, http://www.mdah.ms.gov/arrec/digital_archives/ Missouri Digital Heritage, http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh Montana Memory Project, http://montanamemory.org Nebraska State Historical Society, http://nebraskahistory.org/index.shtml Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records Digital Collections, http://www.nsladigitalcollections.org New Hampshire Historical Society, https://www.nhhistory.org New Jersey Digital Highway, http://www.njdigitalhighway.org New Mexico's Digital Collections, http://econtent.unm.edu New York State Archives' Digital Collections, http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov North Carolina Digital Collections, http://digital.ncdcr.gov Digital Horizons (North Dakota & Minnesota), http://digitalhorizonsonline.org Ohio Memory, http://www.ohiomemory.org Oklahoma Digital Prairie, http://digitalprairie.ok.gov Oregon State Archives, http://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/default.aspx Pennsylvania State Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us Rhode Island State Archives - Digital Library, http://sos.ri.gov/archon/?p=digitallibrary/digitallibrary South Carolina Digital Library, http://scmemory.org Digital Library of South Dakota (DLSD), http://dlsd.sdln.net Tennessee Virtual Archive, http://teva.contentdm.oclc.org Texas Digital Archive, https://www.tsl.texas.gov/texasdigitalarchive Digital Utah, http://pioneer.utah.gov/digital/utah.html Vermont State Archives, https://www.sec.state.vt.us/archives-records/state-archives.aspx Library of Virginia, http://www.lva.virginia.gov Washington State Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov West Virginia Division of Culture and History, http://www.wvculture.org Wisconsin Historical Society, http://www.wisconsinhistory.org Wyoming State Archives, http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us Our Listeners Talk to Us Florence wrote to Vivid-Pix to share her delight with the new software. John asks about maintaining a source database in MS Word, in Evidentia, or in EndNote. The Guys ask our listeners for their feedback. Tom and his wife are headed to Washington, DC, in May 2020 and plan to research at NARA. The Guys provide some advice but also ask listeners to share their recommendations for a successful research trip. Thank you to our Patreon supporters! You can also tell your friends or your society about our free podcasts. Visit The Genealogy Guys Blog at http://blog.genealogyguys.com for more news and interesting ideas for your genealogy.