Lots to read this week! The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Dawid Wolf Pikholz of Rozdol by Israel Pickholtz on All My Foreparents
Five Firefighters Killed in Lynchburg by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees
Kate’s Questions by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis
Research Resources
And Now for Something Totally Different: London Medieval Murder Map by Pat Hartley on Ancestry Island
Fantastic Find: Irish “DNA Atlas” by Pat Hartley on Ancestry Island
Fighting for the Crown?: Irish Catholic Loyalists in the Military, Part 2 by lgrandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections
Historical French American Newspapers Online by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Research Help for French Louisiana Sources on Genealogy Ensemble
The 10 Collections You Need to Know for Irish Genealogy Research by Bridget Sunderlin on Family History Daily
Was Your Ancestor a Scottish Prisoner of War from the Battle of Dunbar? by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy
Tech News
Google Translate’s New Look Benefits Genealogists by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Genetic Genealogy
Auto-Clustering of DNA Matches by Matthew Miller on Matt’s Genealogy Blog AND
Genetic Affairs – Something New to Play With on Family History Hound
DNA Cousins Are More Distant Than They Appear by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Google the Email of that GEDmatch Match by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Tracking DNA Matches on GedMatch That Have Attached GEDcom Files AND Using Matching GedCOMS at GedMatch to Pull Some Low Hanging Fruit, both by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Methodology
4 Keys to Make You a Better Genealogist by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Context Is Key: Understanding the Record within the Record Collection on Kindred Past
Resolving Dead Ends in Trees, Part One by Karen Meyer on The Family History Guide Blog
Using Pre-1850 Records to Find an Ancestor’s Children by Lisa on Are You My Cousin?
Were Your Ancestors in the Poorhouse? Here’s How to Find Out by Janet Meydam on Family History Daily
What Do You Really Know About Your Ancestors? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Education Is for Everyone
The Future of Online Trees AND Research in Online Trees, both by Tony Proctor on Parallax View AND
Comments on the Future of Line Family Trees by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
52 Ancestors. . .in Which I Reveal My “bible” for Referencing by fhtess65 on Writing My Past
Holiday Traditions of 100 Years Ago by Esther on MyHeritage Blog
Keeping Up with the Times
Where Am I Saving My Photos? by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
9 Gifts for the Family Historian on Your List by Patricia Hartley on Family History Daily
The Genealogy of Your Christmas Tree by David Allen Lambert on The Past Finder