Friday’s Family History Finds

The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Secrets Revealed by Tragedy by Wendy Percival on Family History Secrets

Slave Name Roll Project: Tracing Descendants of Former Slaves by Schalene Dagutis on Tangles Roots and Trees

Jacqi’s been on a quest:
No Longer a Mystery by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry

Research Resources

For those actively seeking Canadian history, this is a fabulous blog that just turned one year old:
Canadian History Roundup – Week of March 26, 2017 by Andrea Eidinger on Unwritten Histories

ManyFoto by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS

WPA Records for Genealogy: Historical Record Surveys, Local Histories and More by Sunny on Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems

Were Your Ancestors Transported, Enslaved or Indentured? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

This Land Is My Land! by Peggy Lauritzen on Anxiously Engaged

Tech News

WordPress for XYZ for Whatever You Are Passionate About by Barbara J. Starmans on Out of My Tree Genealogy News

Twile: A Different Way to Show Off Your Family Tree by Alona Tester on LonetesterHQ

Evidentia Update by Russ Worthington on a Worthington Weblog

I love the deck of cards analogy:
Why Are Your DNA Ethnicity Results Unexpected: Recombination by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

23andMe Now Provides Risk Information for 10 Genetic Diseases and Conditions by Patrick Allan on Lifehacker

Finally! A Gedmatch Admixture Guide by History Chick on Genealogical Musings

Methodology

None!

Education Is for Everyone

The BYU Family History Library Posts a Plethora of Videos by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Keeping Up with the Times

I hadn’t heard of fake books before, but I guess they are out there:
the book you’re holding might be a fake! by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic on Storytellilng with Data

For those concerned about the recent internet to-do, the U.S. Congress and privacy issues:
What’s the Best VPN Service? by Shep McAllister on Lifehacker

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