The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Journey to Find One Record Breaks Down a Brick Wall on 3rd-Great Grandfather’s Family by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
A Patch on His Lapel by Dana Leeds on The Enthusiastic Genealogist
The Confusing Story of Henry Hodges and Catherine Morris by Dawser on The Genealogy Corner
Momma, Meet Your Great Uncle, Gustav August Fabrizius by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
Possibilities by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis
My Big Find at the FHL – Part 2 by Diane Gould Hall on Michigan Family Trails
Till Death Do Us Part by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Sima Diamond, the Maiden Widowed Divorcee by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
How Two of President John Tyler’s Grandsons Are Still Alive, 174 Years Later by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Research Resources
Owners Can Track the History of Their Homes with Housestry by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Dutch Genealogy News for February 2018 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Genealogy Quebec and PRDH-IGD: The Similarities, Differences, and Why You Should Subscribe to Both on Institut Drouin
Did Your Elusive Ancestor End Up in an Australian Gaol? You May Find Their Mug Shot by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Women’s History Month 2018: Southern Claims Commission by Gena Filibert-Ortega
More Than 500 Family Sketches of Early Settlers in Stanstead, Quebec by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Tech News
Facebook – Newsfeed, Page Changes, Targeted Scams and Genealogy by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Check out Rootsfinder:
New Free Family Tree Offers Record Hints, Powerful Tools and a Modern Design on Family History Daily
Genetic Genealogy
Can DNA Help You Strike Genealogy Gold? by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life
$99 for 19 videos is a bargain:
The i4GG Videos Are Here! by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
Methodology
A Cautionary Tale of Digital Loss on The Genealogy Girl
Analyzing What? by Alicia Crane Williams on Vita Brevis
Federal Censuses – Purveyors of Alternative Facts? A Case Study (March 12, 2018) by John Tew on Filiopietism Prism
The Words and Voices of Our Ancestors by Janet Few on The In-Depth Genealogist
Education Is for Everyone
Women’s History Month 2018: Not Everyone Could Vote by Gena Philibert-Ortega on Gena’s Genealogy
YouTube: Using Autosomal DNA to Maximum Effect by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connection
Paper.li for Genealogy by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter
Keeping Up with the Times
Roots Ireland Discount by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
27 Public Libraries and the Internet Archive Launch “Community Webs” for Local History Web Archiving by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
I always find something new in your “Finds” posts. This week, I clicked to look at British History Online, which I’d completely missed. Thank you for bringing it to our attention! Have a good weekend.
Many thanks to you for your consideration of the post of”Possibilities.” It is appreciated!
Jeff Record
Thank you for including me in your great list, Linda. ❤️