Here are my Recommended Reads for the week. There are a lot of double posts by one author this week:

Why Not a Ranking and Review System for Online Family Tree Databases by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Oh, The Places Where Our Ancestors Hide by Jacqi Stevens on a Family Tapestry

Relative Finder – New Website Developed by BYU Students AND

Thoughts on the Elimination of the Indiana State Library Genealogy Department, both by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog

Colleen Greene’s Genealogy Snapshot AND

Colleen Greene’s Genealogy Snapshot Update both by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls

Researching an Ancestral Village by Maz Shaz on Worldwide Genealogy – A Genealogical Collaboration

Common Ancestors and Relationships to Nobility by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy

10 Unexpected Places to Find Family History Online by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy

Ancestor Deep Dive: Esther Rutner Joshowitz by Lara’s Family Search on Lara’s Genealogy Blog

Canadian Directories Online by Lorine McGinnis Schultze on Olive Tree Genealogy

Canadian Gravemarker Gallery Has More Than 891,000 Photos Online       AND

BAnQ’s Allard Collection Contains More Than 1.8 Million Photos both by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

Connect and Click with Long Lost Family in Russia and Ukraine by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian and Ukrainian Family