The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
A Toe in Different Sand by Alicia Crane Williams on Vita Brevis
52 Ancestors – Orval Jerrain Maffit, A Short Life with a Tragic End on The Genealogy Girl
Saving My Dad’s Canvas Paint Apron from the Estate Sale by Jana Iverson Last on Jana’s Genealogy and Family History Blog
The Mysterious David Mahler by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
My Uncle the Criminal? If the Shoe Fits. . . by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Research Resources
Ancestry.com Family History Wiki Lands on RootsWeb.com by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Sunshine State Digital Network Welcomes Florida Memory by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
How Far Back Can You Research Your Ancestry in Quebec? by Institut Drouin on Genealogie Quebec
District of Columbia Online Historical Photos Research by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
ICYMI: Boston Transcript Column Now Online by Molly Rogers on Vita Brevis
Tech News
With the latest fee increase to $120, I’m starting to wonder about keeping my Prime membership:
I’m Starting to Have Serious Doubts About Amazon Prime by Adam Clark Estes on Lifehacker
New Filtering System for DNA Matches by Talya on MyHeritage Blog
Genetic Genealogy
15 DNA + Genealogy Posts to Boost Your Research by Lisa on Are You My Cousin?
Getting Started with GEDmatch by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
Methodology
The Problems with Transcriptions by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
The Thrill of the Hunt is Gone. . . Or Is It? by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Navigating old records on FamilySearch Family Tree:
Click Your Way to Genealogical Success – Part Six by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Boost Your Genealogy Productivity with Google Keep by Diana Elder on Family Locket
Education Is for Everyone
A Dozen Lessons I’ve Learned from 12 Years of Blogging by Lisa Alzo on The Accidental Genealogist
It’s Not for Us to Choose by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
How to Create a Photo and Video Slideshow with Shotcut by Selin Tagmat on Organizing Photos
Keeping Up with the Times
One Month into GDPR – What the Effect Has Been by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Privacy, What Privacy? by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
X-ray Beam Illuminates Long-Forgotten Faces on Damaged Daguerrotypes by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Does the Future of Genealogy Rely on a More Inclusive History? by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Cart
Thank you for including my great uncle David Mahler and his mysterious ways in your “best of” this week!
Thank you for including my post in your list of links this week, Linda. I appreciate it.