Here are my recommended reads for the past week:
Two posts by James Tanner caution researchers to check your information:
Was Your Ancestor in the Military – You Might Want to Be Careful to Follow the Right Ancestor – by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Middle Name Creep – A Cautionary Tale – a Guest Post on Genealogy’s Star
First Shot at Pearl Harbor by Guest Writer John on Schalene Dagutis’s Tangled Roots and Trees
My Grandpa’s War Stories by Chris on My Genealogical Adventures
DAR -On the Road to Membership by Wendy on Jollettetc.
Genetic Genealogy Ireland’s Online Lectures a Good Place to Start Learning about DNA Testing by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
My Genealogy Christmas Tree by Lorene McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy
Houchins, Stoops, and Cheely – Is the Mystery Solved? Is the Brick Wall Smashed? by Helen Youngblood Holshouser on Heart of A Southern Woman
Charles – Alias Edward – and the Rest of the Story by Jacqie Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Raymond Doyle, the Adopted Son by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
Another Try at MyHeritage “Instant Discoveries” Feature by Randy Seaver at GeneaMusings
I don’t often include announcements in my Recommended Reads, but the free 2015 Legacy Family Tree Webinar Series looks terrific:
2015 Legacy Family Tree Webinar Series Announced by Geoff on GeneaWebinars
Thank you so very much for being interested in my blog post, and for recommending it! I see that we have some surnames in common, Spear is my middle name, and I seem to be kin to the German Spiers, the Scotish Speers, and some form England, I am hoping to tie them altogether! LOL
My husband’s family has the Speers/Spears, which came from the Baltimore area in the late 1600’s and early 1700’s. They ended up in Appalachia in Cumberland County, KY.
Thanks for the mention! Very kind of you. Love your blog name, too.
Working on brick walls means Empty Branches so there was the name. You are most welcome for the mention as I am enjoying your blog.
Thank you for including my blog post in your list this week. I really appreciate it.
I have been following your blog and am enjoying your posts. Thank you for sharing them.
Linda, thank you so much for including me in your “Recommended Reads” for this week! I appreciate the mention.
I am enjoying your posts and read regularly.