The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
I love this family photo. I wish I had an adventurous ancestor like this:
Photograph Showcase: Grandpa with His Biplane on The Genealogy Girl
Finding Scoatney’s Family: An Unexpected Migration by Adrienne on KINterested
Research Resources
This is a subscription site, but if you can’t find your county history elsewhere, it could be an easy option from home:
Accessible Archives Completes Imaging for American County Histories Database by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Accessing Ukrainian (and Other) Records on FamilySearch – From Home by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Huguenot Family Lineage Searches by Jacques Gagne on Genealogy Ensemble
Tech News
Lots of MyHeritage news this week:
Sunset Notice for BackupMyTree and World Vital Records/Family Link by Esther on MyHeritage Blog
Pedigree View Now Available in Edit Mode by Esther on MyHeritage Blog
MyHeritage Says 92 Million User Email Addresses and Hashed Passwords Compromised by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog
Cybersecurity Incident: June 5-6 Update on MyHeritage Blog
New: MyHeritage Adds Two Factor Authentication (2FA) to Secure Your Account on MyHeritage Blog
Genetic Genealogy
Milestone! 1000 Articles on Genetic Genealogy by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Weigh In on DNA Standards by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Collaborating with Your DNA Matches by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
DNA Painter: The Tool That Helps You Find Links Between Your DNA Matches by Melody Lassalle on Genealogy Research Journal
Methodology
If you can’t find your ancestor, this might be why:
The Many Names of Masonia (Scott) Worthen by Adrienne on KINterested
Education Is for Everyone
Making the Most of Maps, Part Two by Larry Naukam on The In-Depth Genealogist
Keeping Up with the Times
Internet Archive’s Book Scanning Robot by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter