As we close out 2017, I thought this week would be light on articles. Boy, was I wrong!

The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Irene Charitas Schlosser, Beware the Overlooked Umlat by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

DNA Makes a Merry Christmas by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog

Research Resources

11 More Toronto Directories Digitized, from 1951-1969 by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte

Finding Online Records in Poland by Mark Rabideau on Many Roads

How to Identify Old Cars in Photographs by Lisa on Lisa on Lisa Louise Cooke

Tech News

Minor Data Breach at Ancestry by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

New Holiday Theme for Family Trees by Jess on MyHeritage Blog

Genetic Genealogy

This is really neat for those with lots of U.K. lines:
My Living DNA Test Results Are Back! by Christine Manczuk on Ancestry Island

Adoptee’s DNA Leads to Porter Ties by Melvin J. Collier on Roots Revealed

Concepts – Sibling and Twin DNA Matching by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Methodology

What Are Your Genealogy Goals for 2018? by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

The Research Log Bugaboo AND

Attitudes and Deficits, both by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

A new series coming up from James:
From Whence and to Thither – Understanding Migration Patterns: Part One by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Education Is for Everyone

None!

Keeping Up with the Times

The Laws of Christmas: 2017 Reprise by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

Christmas Names in the Ancestry. com Records by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

The Legal Genealogist’s Christmas Wish 2017 by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

This Genealogist’s Christmas Wish by Esther Eley on Esther’s Roots and Ramblings

Finally, a great idea for 2018:
Getting to Know You by Sheri Fenley on The Educated Genealogist