The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

The Past Meets the Present by Bethany (Jensen) Maddox on Root Stalker Genealogy

The Legacy by Janice Hamilton on Writing Up the Ancestors

Martha Heiser’s Parents: My First Brick Wall by Nancy on Nancy H. Vest Writer

Edith Barbara Lore Ferverda and the Indiana Constitutional Election of 1921 – 52 Ancestors #223 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Family History Gifts – The Signature Pedigree on The Genealogy Girl

Family Secrets – Wife and Child Missing by Bethany (Jensen) Maddox on Rootstalker

An interesting point is made in this article about how loyal Loyalists were:
Simeon Perkins: A Liverpool Loyalist? by lgrandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections

Research Resources

Dutch Genealogy News for December 2018 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Learning About Your Ancestors Who Travelled to Western Canada in Early 1900s by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte

California State Archives: Wonderful Local Sources for Genealogical Research by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Canadian War Museum Releases New Military Research Guides by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte

Genealogists Might Suffer from Map Envy When They See New Orleans’ French Quarter Website by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte

Tech News

Solutions for Broken Genealogy Website Links by Lisa Cooke on Lisa Louise Cooke

How to Start a Genealogy Blog by Amy Johnson Crow on Amy Johnson Crow

Genetic Genealogy

DNA: Variations in DNA Matches Between Companies by Anne Young on Anne’s Family History

Death Record for Elizabeth (Sharp) Norton by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life

Mitochondrial DNA Bulldozes Brick Wall by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

How to Make the Most of your AncestryDNA Matches: Part 4 – How to Quickly, and Effectively, Use GEDmatch on An American Genealogy

Methodology

Organising More Resources by Tony Proctor on Parallax View

5 Ways to Find Your Female Relatives Married or Maiden Name by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

Improving Genealogy Research in the New Year by Diana Elder on Family Locket

How to Turn Your Family History into a Great Read by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

Sharing Scanned Family Documents and Photos Online: Pros and Cons by Laura Hedgecock on Treasure Chest of Memories

Education Is for Everyone

Rootstech Live Streaming Schedule by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

The Power of Hands-On Family History Experiences by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Dutch Term – Gulden, Stuiver, Penning by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Origin of Old Food Products by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy

Keeping Up with the Times

We can only hope that locals take an interest to save this cemetery:
Laurel Hill Cemetery by Matthew Miller on Matt’s Genealogy Blog

Just for fun, but what a tangled tree!:
We Need to Be Reminded That Genealogy Is Really Complicated by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star