Friday’s Family History Finds

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

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