The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
A Soldier’s Lament by Jamie Gates on Applegate Genealogy
Honoring Veteran USMC William Tully Brown, Navajo Code Talker by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Row on Row by Sarah Dery on Vita Brevis
The Rediscovery and Remembrance of Robert Newman on Boston 1775
Multi-part true genealogical mystery:
“A Mother’s Love. . .or Something Else?” by Peter E. Small: Part I on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings
Research Resources
Researching Your Jamestown Ancestors Online by Elizabeth O’Neal on My Descendant’s Ancestors
A Hidden Index for Luxembourg City’s Parishes and Garrison by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
Finding Palatine Ancestors by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Tech News
Gedmatch Genesis Merging Back to Genesis by Liane Jensen on Liane Jensen Research
Working with the “Exploring Family Trees” Visualization Program by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Dropbox Boosts Storage, Features, and Price for ‘Plus’ Users by David Murphy on Lifehacker
Genetic Genealogy
Where in the World Has My DNA Gone? DNA and Locality Research by Robin Wirthlin on Family Locket
Please Opt In at GEDmatch by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
Visualizing Your Tree – With Expected Autosomal and X DNA Shared by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
YouTube: Y-DNA & Citizen Science. . .and a Big of Forensic Genealogy by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Methodology
What’s in Your Archive? by Denise May Levenick on The Family Curator
Getting the Rest of the Old Out of the Google Goldmine for Genealogists, Part Three AND Getting the Rest of the Gold Out of the Google Goldmine for Genealogists Part Four, AND Part Five AND Part Six, all by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Not the Death Record for Hannah (Bell) McAllister, Mayholland on Don Taylor Genealogy
3 Ways to Keep Strangers Out of Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Thirty Three Acres Confirmed by the Virginia Legislature: Part I by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
4 Quick Family Tree Clean Up Tasks by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Great Uncle Abraham Burk Sailed from. . . ? by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
THIS FRIDAY! 31 May – Free Virtual Q&A – Your Your Genetic Genealogy Questions, Answered! on Legacy Family Tree Webinars, broadcasting live from SCGS Genealogy Jamboree
The Trading Companies of New France by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble
Finders Keepers? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Keeping Up with the Times
Would It Help If Genealogists Shared Stories As Short As a Tweet? by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
What Is the Future of Obituaries? by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Once again, Linda, thanks for the mention. I always appreciate your reading my blog.
Lots of wonderful links as usual – thanks for taking the time to post them all 🙂
Many thanks for including my “cite your sources” post this week. Have a good weekend!
We all need “cite the sources” reminders. Hope you enjoy your weekend, too, Marian.
Thank you for including my post, Linda! 🙂