The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
My Mother and Miss George by Molly C. on Molly’s Canopy
A Race for Hope: Remembering Grandma Five Years On by Family Sleuther
Those Other Rudeens by Karen on Family History
One Hundred Years Ago by Alessandro Ferzoco on Vita Brevis
Research Resources
Drouin Institute Adds 30,000 Quebec Baptism and Burial Records to LAFRANCE Collection by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
How Much Can You Learn from Your Relative’s Obituary? by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Tech News
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Genetic Genealogy
Starting Today: New DNA Upload Policy by Talya on MyHeritage Blog
DNA Hinting to Ancestral Origins? by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Autoclustering – Large Groups by Matt Miller on Matt’s Genealogy Blog
How to Make the Most of Your AncestryDNA Matches: Part 2 – Leveraging Your Strongest Matches to Make Quicker Work of Your More Challenging Matches on An American Genealogy
When DNA Leads You Astray by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
Genealogical Standardization: Friend or Foe? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Repost: Tip – Use the Terrain View on Google Maps by Pat Hartley on Ancestry Island
Finding Help with The Family History Guide by Bob Taylor on The Family History Guide Blog
Education Is for Everyone
Speaking Negatively: The Difference Between Negative Results and Negative Evidence by Diana Elder on Family Locket
What Would I Do Differently? A Genealogical Perspective by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Keeping Up with the Times
12 Days of Christmas, Genealogy Version by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Gifts for Genealogists Under $30 by Ellen Anderson on Andersonology
Two Seasonal Poems and a Question by lgrandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections
Prompts to Share Christmas Memories by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
120-Year-Old Santa Letter Uncovered by Esther on MyHeritage Blog
Family History Records Solve a Centuries-Old Art History Mystery by Talya on MyHeritage Blog