Here are my choices for Recommended Reads for this week:

Comments on Becoming an Excellent Genealogist- Chapter Eleven by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Les Cimetieres du Quebec Website Contains Headstone Photos by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la carte

Mappy Monday: Chicago Districts by Beth Gatlin on So Many Ancestors

More to Love About Crowdsourcing by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry

Message Left in a Family Painting. . . by lostrussianfamily on Find Lost Russian and Ukrainian Family

The Kingston, New Hampshire Throat Distemper Pandemic of 1735 by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy

Two DNA Circles or a Venn Diagram? by John on TransylvanianDutch: Genealogy and Family History

Updated List of PERSI Collections with Page Images by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings.

Here are three more that I am reading with interest by Randy as he is trying out the idea of building a family tree strictly from sources as proposed by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star:

The Ultimate Challenge – Building a Family Tree from Sources – Post 1: Crawford Family

The Ultimate Challenge – Building a Family Tree from Sources – Post 2: Meyers Family

The Ultimate Challenge-Building a Family Tree from Sources-Post 3: Alford Family

My Great Great Grandmother’s Maiden Name – SOLVED – (I think!) by Lara on Lara’s Family Search

Finding an Ancestor in Almshouse Records by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy

12 Genealogy-Related Gifts to Add to Your Holiday Gift List by Julie Cahill Tarr on Julie’s Genealogy and History Hub

My Evernote To-Do List by Jenny Lanctot on Are My Roots Showing?

Go the the Original Source!? by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls