Friday’s Family History Finds

The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

It’s All There in Black and White – Sorry, Still Doesn’t Mean It’s True by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life

A Little Desperation Goes A Long Way: Finding Susan’s Parents on The Family Sleuther

Amazing Family Reunion Was Hiding Among E-Mail Messages by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family

Harriet Murphy Has Parents by FamilyHistHound on Hound on the Hunt

Finding Buddy and Junior and a New Second Cousin! by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey

Research Resources

Periodicals of Interest to Rhode Island Genealogists by Diane Boumenot on One Rhode Island Family

12 Free Genealogy Research Sites for Australia and New Zealand on Family History Daily

The Department Store Museum by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

Maps of Your Ancestors’ British Hometown – Yesterday and Today – on National Library of Scotland’s Website by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte

For Dutch history:
Quick Tip – Find Reusable Images at the Cultural Heritage Service by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Free Editable Family Tree Templates by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog

Civil War Photo Sleuth Officially Launched by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog

Those Executive Decisions by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

Tech News

FamilySearch Infographic of My Family Tree by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

The Easiest Way to Load a Broken Webpage by Nick Douglas on Lifehacker

Genetic Genealogy

Vanessa’s DNA Journey on FamilyTreeDNA Blog

DNA Testing Companies Sign New Guidelines for Sharing Data with Third Parties by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog

Methodology

Documenting Ourselves by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

While this book wasn’t my favorite, UK-based researchers are finding it really helpful:
Book Review: Referencing for Genealogists” by Ellen Anderson on Andersonology

A related topic to Susan Ellerbee’s post, above:
Does It Make Sense? on Kindred Past

How Are Your 2018 Genealogy Goals Coming Along? by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

Creating a Medical Ancestry Chart by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog

Why Original vs. Derivative Matters on Rootdig

How Maps Helped Me Understand the Slatter Family by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Education Is for Everyone

“Pirates of the Pedigree” Virtual Conference on 15-20 October 2018 by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Introducing. . .The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast! by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket

Behind the Scenes at the Utah Archives and Diana’s Probate Presentation Materials by Diana Elder on Family Locket

Living Moments by Michael Dwyer on Vita Brevis

Learn About Irish Genealogical Research from Irish Family History  Centre Podcasts by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte

Be sure to look for the links to the earlier related posts in this series:
RLP 3: Analyze Your Sources by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket

Keeping Up with the Times

Ethicists and Others Weigh In by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist


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