The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
A Letter from Grandmother by Ellen Anderson on Andersonology
A New Home for Christmas by Jamie Gates on Applegate Genealogy
Declassified Records Reveal Details of a Family Secret by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
Letter from Bergen Belsen by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
The Conscience of a Loyalist by Gordon Harris on Historic Ipswich
What to Do About Raymond by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
A Hand Gives Grandpa a Hand with the Mail Route in Ft. Huachuca by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
A Flair for the Dramatic by James Heffernan on Vita Brevis
Rescued: Family Records from Elizabeth Nigh’s Family Bible by Elizabeth O’Neal on My Descendant’s Ancestors
Research Resources
Dutch Genealogy News for November 2018 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Maryland State Archives: Wonderful Local Sources for Genealogical Research by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Godfrey Memorial Library – updated website
Quick Tip – Van der Aa’s Gazetteer by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
Google Maps with Complete County Lines and ZIP Codes; Now Also Search Using Your Current Location by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Genetic Genealogy
DNA Expert Diahann Southard Talks About Uploading DNA Results to Other Sites, Health Reports by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Finding Mary Younger’s Mitochondrial DNA by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Another Trick in the GedMatch Toolkit by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
A Few Suggestions When You Paint on DNA Painter by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Methodology
3 Ways to Prove Your Family Tree Is Correct by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Comma On: Valentine’s Not Stated As Being Her Father by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Organising Digital Resources by Tony Proctor on Parallax View
Family Historian: Reach Out for Photo Identification! by Marian B. Wood on Climbing the Family Tree
Challenging Modern Records by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis
Education Is for Everyone
Understanding the Border Crossings Canada-USA by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
A Tip on Photo Dating by History Chick on Genealogical Musings
Everyone, but everyone, should have a New Year’s resolution for continuing genealogical education. These webinars are all free when viewed live:
Announcing the 2019 Jamboree Webinar Extension Series by Kathy Holland on Genealogy Jamboree Blog
Context Is Key: Know the Law! on Kindred Past
Keeping Up with the Times
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Thanks for sharing my post!
Many thanks for including my “reach out” post this week! Have a great weekend. Holiday prep? Just came back, myself, from a bit of gift shopping!
Thank you for sharing my post, Linda! Hopefully, a Nigh/Deats family descendant will see it and reach out soon! 🙂