Recommended Reads
Resources
This week, many bloggers posted news about lesser known or new resources available on line.
Here are several posts by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star on lesser used resources:
Genealogists and The National Union Catalog
Plumbing the Depths of the Library of Congress for Genealogy
Plumbing the Depths of the U.S. National Archives
Revisiting the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
Here are some other new resources around the world:
Historic Counties of the U.K. by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Ukrainian Immigrants 1891-1930 New Database Online by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Soft Launch of the New archivescanada.ca by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connection
Family Stories
Autosomal and Mitrochondrial DNA Together Solve a Family Riddle by Israel Pickholtz on Avotaynu Online
Missing Great Uncle Rex in the 1939 Register. . . a Puzzle Solved by Sharn White on FamilyHistory4U
The Family Secret by Marian Bulford on Genealogy Ensemble
Technology
Using Twitter for Genealogy by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
Methodology, News, Etc.
Being Thankful for Genealogy Goodness by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart
Signed, Sealed, & Undelivered: Amazing Collection of 17th Century Letters Rediscovered by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Preserving the Fabric of Your Ancestors’ Lives by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives