The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
The Indomitable Human Spirit: The Descendants of Minna Ruelf Spier by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Jewish Pirates: Ahoy Vey! by John Newmark on TransylvanianDutch
Seavers in the News: Did Joshua Seaver Lead a Double Life? by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Research Resources
Discovering Links: 17 Links for London Genealogy Research by Alona Tester on Lonetester HQ
If you have Dutch ancestry, you should be following Yvette:
Dutch Genealogy News for August 2017 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Lakehead U’s List of Archives a Must-Have for Family History Researchers by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Local Libraries: An Undiscovered Treasure by Melanie McComb on The Shamrock Genealogist
Was Your Ancestor in Debtors’ Prison? By Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Websites and Blog to Enhance Your Alsace-Lorraine Research by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog
Tech News
Chronicling America Adds Crowdsourcing by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Genetic Genealogy
I Took a DNA Test. Now What? by Mary Ann on Collecting Cousins
Endogamy, A Closer Look (Part 3) by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Methodology
Women, Property, Inheritance and Genealogy – Part One: Some Background by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Start
In Search of the Perfect Research Log by Teresa on Writing My Past
Take Newspaper Information with a Grain of Salt by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
The Archive Lady: How to Preserve Newspaper Clippings by Melissa Barker on Genealogy Bargains
Education Is for Everyone
Common Law Marriage and Genealogy AND What About Missing Marriage Records?, both by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
BCG Offers Six Free Lectures (Line or by Webinar) on 6 October 2017 by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS
Keeping Up with the Times
ISFHWE Announces Winners of 2017 Excellence-in-Writing Competition by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS
Hi Linda – thanks for including my post 🙂
Teresa