The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
The Bizarre Victorian Diaries of Cullwick and Munby by Matthew Wills on JSTOR Daily
Research Resources
None!
For those with English roots:
Community Archives and Heritage Group by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Church of Ireland Parish Registers to Be Digitized by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Those Old pre-1900 Published Genealogies by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Tech News
None!
Genetic Genealogy
Finally, Ancestry’s New Ethnicity Estimates by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
DNA Basics Chapter 8: Genotypes and Phenotypes by Yael on MyHeritage Blog
Methodology
How to Decide Who to Cut From Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Location Information Is the Key to Finding Your Ancestors and Your Family by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Lineage Society Application Tips by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart
How to Spot and Fix a Big Mistake in Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
Learning Something New: The Noncupative Will by Diana Elder on Family Locket
I was unaware of the DAR Online Lecture Series until I read about it on Today’s DAR Blog this week. If you don’t live locally to attend in person, they are archived online:
The DAR Online Library Lectures
Case Studies in American Migration: Part Four: Pushing West to the Ohio by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star AND
Case Studies in American Migration: Part Five: The Erie Canal by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star AND
Case Studies in American Migration: Part Six: The Railroads by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Women’s Rights in the Early Republic by Livia Gershon on JSTOR Daily
RLP 9: Report Writing by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket
Keeping Up with the Times
Time for me to start searching:
Announcing the Tenth Annual Great Genealogy Poetry Challenge by Bill West on West in New England
You Can Help Index the 1926 Canadian Census by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life
Cast your vote on Janine’s question:
Gene-alogy vs Jen-ealogy on Organize Your Family History by Janine Adams