The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Piecing together clues indirectly with many pieces of evidence:
Dorothy Durham’s Parents and the Mysterious William Smoot, 52 Ancestors #165 by Roberta J. Estes on DNAeXplained
Brick Wall: BUSTED! The Maiden Name of Pharaba Moore Is. . . by Vonda Lee Heverly on Genealogist by Night
Schopfloch: A Lesson in Gravestone Symbols by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
It’s not an exact split:
How Much DNA I Share with Each of My Grandparents by Liane Jensen on Genealogy Mom
Research Resources
Anyone else wish that this was standard operating procedure everywhere? Yes, I know it costs money, but wouldn’t it be great?:
Dutch Archives that Provide Free Scanning on Demand by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
NARA Materials on Fold3.com – What’s Free and What’s Not by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Tech News
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Methodology
Ancestral DNA Percentages – How Much of Them Is in You? By Roberta J. Estes on DNAeXplained
Explaining Likely, Probable and Possible Identifications to My Cousins by Anna Matthews on Tripping Over My Roots
What tools do you use?
Tools of the Trade. . . on Writing My Past
Thoughts on Private Trees by Lori Thornton on Smoky Mountain Family Historian
Education Is for Everyone
If you are using RootsMagic, Randy has begun a series of posts on using the new features:
GREAT NEWS: RootsMagic Now Has Ancestry TreeShare and WebHints Activated AND Using RootsMagic TreeShare – Adding Facts, Media and Sources to My RootsMagic Tree, both by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Keeping Up with the Times
Sadly, I am sharing this news. Ruth was a friend of mine, too. She was a top notch researcher, teacher and person. She is missed.:
Ruth Ellen Maness A.G. Passes – R.I.P. My Dear Friend by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog AND
A Tribute to a Genealogical Giant: Ruth Ellen Maness by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star