The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
The Mystery of Paul Metz, Part I and The Paul Metz Mystery, Part II, both by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
So Who Is He? Part IV AND So Who Is He, Part V, both on Diary of a Young Genealogist
“Gershwin Winner Plays for Meals” by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
The Murder of the First Pikholz Family in Tarnopol by Israel Pickholtz on All My Foreparents
William Sterling Estes and the Backwards Tombstone by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Retraction of Allegations Made Against Maisy Vesque (1913-1969) by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
Research Resources
Seaman’s Protection Certificates – An Unusual Source on Kindred Past
Video About the 314th Engineers During World War I by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
Finding Ancestors in French Municipal Archives by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble
69 Years of ‘Saskatchewan History’ Magazine Online by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Recording the FBI by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Church of Ireland Digitization Project by Donna Moughty on Donna’s Irish Genealogy Resources
A Postcard to the Postcard Site by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
5 Ways I Search the Fulton Newspaper Site by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life
Using Cadastral Maps of Galicia by Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz on From Shepherds and Shoemakers
Tech News
How Do I Recover an Old iPhoto Library? by David Murphy on Lifehacker
New Features at DNA Painter by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Synium Software Releases a New Update of MacFamilyTree and Logoist for Macintosh Mojave by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Genetic Genealogy
It’s Time to Stop Giving Attention to “Ethnicity” and Genetic Admixture on An American Genealogy
The Leeds Method by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Family Tree DNA’s PUBLIC Y DNA Haplotree by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
Inside the Guide: Organizing Your Research by Bob on The Family History Guide Blog
Planning for Genealogy Retirement – Video Recap on Family History Fanatics
Update on My Backlog Busting by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
How to Do Genealogy Research in a “Dry County” by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives
How to Research Around the 1890 Census Record Loss – Part 3: City Directories by Lisa Lisson on Are You My Cousin?
Quick Tip: Life Events May Create Notarial Records by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Education Is for Everyone
Time to Prepare Questions for Next Week’s #AskAnArchivist Day by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Case Studies in Migration: The Homestead Acts by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
What Is a “fi fa” and Why Is It Important for African American Genealogy? by Toni Carrier on IAAM Center for Family History
Kids’ Talk: Who Said Family History Is Boring? by Angelle Anderson on The Family History Guide Blog
RLP 11: Organization by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket
BYU Family History Library YouTube Channel Logs Over 500,000 Views by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Keeping Up with the Times
The Road to RootsTech: 5 Things to Know for 2019 by Elizabeth O’Neal on My Descendant’s Ancestors
Some Progress in FindAGrave Image Appropriation by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Your Grandmother’s Name Is Not Private Nor Secure by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Ohio Genealogical Society’s Annual Writing Competition for 2019 by Julie Tarr on Julie’s Genealogy & History Hub
Thanks so much for including my Paul Metz story!
Appreciate you including my post on Seaman’s Protection Certificates!
Thanks for the mention, Linda. So happy to be able to comment once again on your blog.