The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Desperately Seeking Susan’s Parents on Family Sleuther
Uriah Henderson, Who Were Your Parents? by a friend on Empty Branches – Please leave suggestions!
Research Resources
Discover: The Magazine of the National Library of Scotland by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Free Download Fridays: State Library Resources for Genealogy by Thomas MacEntee on Abundant Genealogy
Another Win for Reclaim the Records: The New Jersey Death Index by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
The Archive Lady: Finding Moonshine Records on Abundant Genealogy
Finding FREE Los Angeles California Death Certificates for 1905-1939 on FamilySearch Digital Microfilm by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
National Records Center USCIS Genealogy Program Update by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Tech News
Use This Tool to Discover Family Tree Insights by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
I have no idea if this percentage is correct, but make sure you aren’t one of them!:
24% of Computer Users Never Back Up Their Data by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Genetic Genealogy
More on Julie’s quest:
DNA to the Rescue! Evidence for Helena Panek’s Parentage by Julie Szczpankiewicz on From Shepherds and Shoemakers
Those Ancestral Compilations in the Ancestry DNA Circles by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
FindMyPast Joins the DNA Lineup by James Tanner on Genealogy’s star
Methodology
Yvette is proving her line with modern methods:
Was Eleanor of Acquitaine My Ancestor? Generation 8 – Hendrik Smulders by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Mapping Sarah by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
There’s An Archival Box for That! by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives
I know from experience that this is true for Scandinavians, too:
Quick Tip – Hiding Under Another Name by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Education Is for Everyone
Not free, but very reasonable cost. I have the book, which is excellent:
Introducing. . . Research Like a Pro E-Course by Diana Elder on Family Locket
Announcing a 2-Part CanadaGEN Study Group by Ol’ Myrt on Myrt’s Musings
Loose Marriage Records. . .What Are They? by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives
Locate My Name – A Distribution of Names Across Regions by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Going Once, Going Twice by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Keeping Up with the Times
The village was established about the same time that my Tarbox and Sayward ancestors settled in New Gloucester, which is a beautiful town:
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, New Gloucester, Maine by Barbara Poole on Life from the Roots
Britain’s Playing Card Tax by Alona Tester on Lonetester HQ
Genealogy Mysteries 2018 – What’s New? Part 2 by Eileen Souza on Old Bones Genealogy
Thank you for sharing my search for Susan’s parents. I’m excited for this weekend’s post and to be able to reveal some exciting successes.