The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
How many of you are going cemetery visiting this summer? I’ve done a bit of it, but would like to do much more:
Mapping Ancestor Burials: Hitting the Road and Paying Respects on Family Sleuther
Regina Bauer’s Chromosome 21 by Israel Pickholtz on All My Foreparents
Was My Ancestor a Deserter? by Miriam J. Robbins on AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
I had not heard of this before. Interesting story:
Border Raiding Ruffians by Dorothy Nixon on Genealogy Ensemble
To Be Free, FPOC Discovery in My Family Tree by Karen Galloway on Our Ancestors Revealed
I wish John Stufflebean’s medical file from the Civil War had contained this card:
A Medical Descriptive List Documents End Time for Civil War Veteran John Ehmen by Michael John Neill
What recommendations would you make to Lorine?
Another Rescued Piece of Someone’s Life by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Johann Jacob Gossart and Maria Louise Saar: Evidence and Handwriting Lead to Immigration and Potential Parents by Bill Barrett on The Times of Their Lives
Research Resources
Archion – The German Ecclesiastical Record Website by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Canadian Gravemarker Gallery to Close, But Photos Will Be Preserved by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
New Additions to ScotlandsPeople by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
JSTOR – Incredible Resource – Are You Taking Advantage? by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS
Guide to Rhode Island Genealogy Research by Diane Boumenot on One Rhode Island Family
Hooray for Newspapers! by Janice Sellers on Ancestral Discoveries
Books, books and more books, which is a very good thing:
Internet Archive + HathiTrust + GoogleBooks = Digital Book-apalooza! by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS AND
The Digital Race for Genealogy Books and Records by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star AND
Tech News
The new RootsMagic Tree Share is out and Randy is busy creating tutorials, which I love:
Using RootsMagic /Ancestry WebHints – Part 1 AND Using RottsMagic/Ancestry WebHints – Part 2, both by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
PD Index for Jewish Ancestry – Some Wrinkles by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Methodology
Untangling two men with similar names:
Nikifor Kazakoff or Nick Kazakoff – Who’s Who? by Yvonne Demoskoff on Yvonne’s Genealogy Blog
Two good articles if you are just starting down the family history trail:
Analyze Genealogy Records Like a Pro: For the Beginner by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter AND
Snapshot of 1929 DeKalb County by Eva Anne on The Family Librarian
Dear Randy: How Best to Save Your Genealogy Work by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Education Is for Everyone
Don’t Panic! Review the Written Conclusion Study Group Instead by Pat Richley-Erickson on DearMYRTLE’s Genealogy Blog
Subscription is required, but a monthly rate of $9.95 is more than worth it for all you get:
Get Ready for the Subscriber Summer Spectacular for Genealogy on Legacy News
Step by Step Guide to Accessing Browse-Only Collections on FamilySearch by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
Keeping Up with the Times
Should You Be Ordering Microfilm Right Away? by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter
What Is a Digital Genealogy Work Flow? Part One by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Announcing DearMYRTLE’s New Blog “Myrt’s Musings” by Pat Richley-Erickson
Thank you for including Family Sleuther among these great posts, Linda. I appreciate it!
Belated Thank You Linda for the mention!