The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Do you have any unique given names in your family? I’ve come across several in my own research:
“Mapsatilla” Was Probably “Mapsey Lilla” by Christine Manczuk on Ancestry Island
Research Resources
For those researching Canadian roots:
First Nations and Local Courts of New Brunswick: Negotiated Relationships by Leah Grandy on The Loyalist Collection
Library and Archives Canada in 90 Seconds AND UBC Archives’ Website Redesign Makes an Online Visit Worthwhile, both by Gail Dever on Genealogy á la Carte
Databases of Soviet Army Soldiers as POWs Provide Wealth of Information by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
The depth of records to be found is truly amazing, but good news:
Some Surprising Records on FamilySearch.org by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Tech News
Jill Ball posted a link to this on Facebook, but it isn’t a blog post. It’s a search engine for Creative Commons, which will locate images on its site. I never realized that Creative Commons had a search engine. Thanks, Jill!
Methodology
Which Ethnicity Test Is Best? by Roberta J. Estes on DNAeXplained: Genetic Genealogy
Good advice from Amy:
Before You Visit a Cemetery, Read This Post by Amy Cohen on BrotmanBlog: A Family Journey
Great tip! Always check records at least 50 years later than you might expect. I’ve found info 40 years after a death:
Years After Leaving – An Estate Settlement by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Education Is for Everyone
Buffered vs. Unbuffered, What Is the Difference? by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives
Free Webinars from APG on Washington, DC, Research AND Dear Randy: How Do I Create a GEDCOM From My MyHeritage Tree?, both by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Keeping Up with the Times
For those using MyHeritage:
Analyze Your Family Tree for FREE with This Easy Tool by Sunny on Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems
Looks Like There Is Family Tree Maker 2017 Progress by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Very strange—the link back to my blog for this post just showed up! Thanks!! Two and a half years later…. 🙂
Hi Amy, I removed a dead link form that post this morning and updated it. I am assuming that the pingback reactivated.