The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Mary Dougherty McElvare of Kingston, New York and More Family by Margaret Dougherty on My Family History: a never ending story
Jacob Kirsch’s Deposition and the Abandoned Wife – 52 Ancestors #174 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Spreading Genealogy JOY! One Brick Wall at a Time by Amberly on The Genealogy Girl
The Christmas Tree of Memories by John Tew on Filiopietism Prism
Research Resources
Becoming Italian Was a Long, Hard Journey by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Can Your Public Library Help You with Your Genealogy? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Guide to Finding Family in Ukraine Like a Native Expert by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
7 Places to Start Finding an Ancestor’s Death Date by Lisa Lisson on Are You My Cousin?
Using FreeReg as a Finding Aid for Ancestors in U.K. Parish Records by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
Map Feature Makes It Easy to “Visit” Toronto-Area Cemeteries by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Tech News
BAnQ Changes Website Search Engine: Good or Bad News? by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
How to Reclaim Your Digital Privacy from Online Tracking by Michael Franco on Lifehacker
Storify Is Closing by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Genetic Genealogy
How Accurate Is DNA Testing Really? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Methodology
Writing & Revising the Family History: Part 2. Citations and Sources by Susan Ellerbee on Posting Family Roots
Do You Back Out of FamilySearch Images? by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Education Is for Everyone
Announcing the 2018 Jamboree Webinar Extension Series! by Kathy Holland on Genealogy Jamboree Blog
Keeping Up with the Times
I love Norman Rockwell’s classic Americana art:
Christmas on Main Street with Norman Rockwell in Stockbridge, MA by Barbara Poole on Life From the Roots
Christmas Carols with a Family History Flair by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter
Photograph Showcase: Christmas 1952 by Amberly on The Genealogy Girl
Christmas at the Norman Rockwell Museum by Barbara Poole on Life From the Roots
Linda, I’m late in thanking you for the mention of both my Norman Rockwell posts. I got very few hits, but the ones I did get came from you and your links. Thank you. Merry Christmas to you, and thanks for your outstanding blog.