The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
SOLVED – The Mystery of James C. Crouse Sr.’s Grave Marker by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
He Couldn’t Serve by Mary Sutherland on Genealogy Ensemble
A Case of Civil War PTSD by Michael Dwyer on Vita Brevis
A Traitor in My Family Tree? by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy
Research Resources
An Online Digital Archive of Long-Lost Phillips County, Arkansas Death Certificates by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Henry L. Benning Civil War Materials Are Now Available Online by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
5 Branches of US Military Records for Genealogy by Sunny on Lisa Louise Cooke
Drouin Institute Updates and More by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist
Online U.S. Atlas of Historical County Boundaries by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Presidential Libraries by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives
Did Your Ancestor Serve in the United States Colored Troops (USCT)? Here’s How to Find Out by Toni on IAAM Center for Family History
Naming Culture in The Book of Negroes by lgrandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections
Winnipeg Police Museum Digitizing Mug Shots by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
The Archive Lady: School Records for the Unschooled by Melissa Barker on Thomas MacEntee’s Abundant Genealogy
Tech News
RootsFinder Delivers Powerful New Free Tools to Genealogists by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog
How to Bring Back the “View Image” and “Search by Image” Buttons on Google by Shubham Agarwal on Technology Personalized
Getting Started with Roots Finder – Part 1: Program Menu Items AND Getting Started with RootsFinder – Part 2: Family Tree Profiles, both by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Genetic Genealogy
Dear Dave: Meet Your Family – 52 Ancestors #185 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Some Day I’ll Find It, The Mitchneck Connection: Using Lazarus to Predict Relationships by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Living DNA Review by History Chick on Genealogical Musings
Methodology
Follow Yvette on her quest to prove (or not) her ancestry to Eleanor of Aquitaine, by modern research standards:
Was Eleanor or Aquitaine My Ancestor? Generation 3: Johannes Marijnissin, Son of Cornelia Francisca van den Heuvel by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Also by Yvette:
Quick Tip: NGSQ Case Study Now Available Online by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
The Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Personal Storytelling by Caroline on Organizing Family Photos by the Swedish Organizer
Answer: How Much Did This Menu Item Cost? by Dan Russell on SearchReSearch
NYG&B Labs Releases The Record Map Search by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Education Is for Everyone
Available for free until 15 March 2018:
Free February Webinar! Brick by Brick: Tracing Your Home’s History with Tina Beaird presented by Fountaindale Public Library’s Genealogy Club
Preemption and Land Law by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
RootsTech Handouts – There’s an App for That by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Gen-Fed 2018 Registration Saturday! by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
If My Ancestor Spoke, Would I Understand? by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
Quebec Genealogical eSociety: A New Type of Family Research Society by Tracey Arial on Genealogy Ensemble
I just don’t get why some people refuse to share:
Dear Relative – Why Won’t You Share? by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Keeping Up with the Times
Horrors! Sweater-wearing Freshmen by Liz Gauffreau on This Is Us
Just Who Benefits in This? by Anne Morddel on The French Genealogy Blog
One More Update About the Turkish Online Genealogy Database by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Make Your Family History Website Memorable by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Linda, how do you find time to update this AND get on the road to RootsTech? See you there!