The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Mother and Barbara Bush – 52 Ancestors #192 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Interesting possible conflicting evidence:
Did These Beard Brothers Die in the Civil War? by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
Is she or isn’t she? Share your opinion:
Photograph Showcase: Rosey for Sure by The Genealogy Girl
The Saga of the Vickresses of Marden by Dawser on The Genealogy Corner
Women in the US Signal Corps During WWI: Was My Great Aunt a Hello Girl? by Melody Lassalle on Genealogy Research Journal
Serendipity strikes again:
Yet Another Small World Story by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Research Resources
Quebec City Area Notaries 1760-1899 by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble
A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Geneteka – Part I and Part II and Part III, all by Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz on From Shepherds and Shoemakers
American Antiquarian Society by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Explore the OurFamTree.org/Records/Website by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Populations Past: Atlas of Victorian and Edwardian Population by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
WWI Canadian Soldiers’ Memoirs, Regimental Histories by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Tech News
Are There Search Problems on Ancestry.com? by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Genetic Genealogy
Family Tree DNA’s Y-500 is Free for Big-Y Customers by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to check out DNA Painter, linked in Lara’s post:
Painting My DNA – Happy DNA Day! by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Methodology
The Cure for Fearing Russian-Language Genealogy Websites to Make Breakthroughs by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
The latest in Yvette’s quest to prove, by modern standards, her possible descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine:
Was Eleanor of Aquitaine My Ancestor? by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
I Lost 8 Generations! Review Your Old Genealogy Research by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy
Good advice for any U.S. area in 1820:
Married in Kentucky in 1820 – Now What? by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Education Is for Everyone
Sometimes You Just Have to Pay for a Record by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart
Always evaluate your information before blindly accepting it:
Adding It Up by Alice Crane Williams on Vita Brevis
And Following Up by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Create a Digital Map of Your Family History by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
The Huguenot of England Part 1 by Marian Bulford on Genealogy Ensemble
Keeping Up with the Times
Common Sense and GDPR by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Putting Chattanooga’s Historical Newspapers Online by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
great round-up this week! must come back and click on some articles later 🙂 thanks, as always!!
Glad you enjoy the weekly list.