Have you seen what's happening around the genealogy community this week?

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Happenings Around the Genealogy Community: 

• Genealogy’s Star blogger, James Tanner, explains what special collections are and how to find them.
• Lynn Palermo, the Armchair Genealogist, gives 7 timelines you can use to relieve your research overwhelm
• Moises Garza offers a Guide to Materials in the Principal Archives of Mexico that can be used in your genealogical research.
• Not sure what to do now that you have your DNA test results? Paul Woodbury writes about going beyond your ethnicity estimates.
• If you need more of them, Alona Tester gives 17 reasons why family history is good for you. 
• DNAeXplained blogger, Roberta Estes, discusses what is proof and how much is enough.
• Amy Johnson Crow offers 8 sources to use to fill in the 1890 US Census gap.
• Lisa Lisson has 4 steps for analyizing your ancestor’s grave site.
• Genealogy tourism is becoming a thing.

New Record Additions:

• Fold3 added British Military Award Records
• MyHeritage added 25 million new record collections in June
• Kenneth Hunt has compiled a list of 1,500 free online yearbooks 

Don’t forget to check  GeneaWebinars and ConferenceKeeper for upcoming genealogy webinars, online meetings, hangouts and events.

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Great post Eowyn, good information

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Thanks so much Eowyn.

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What a great round-up of resources I had no idea were out there.  Thanks, Eowyn!