The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
The last in a series:
1866: Zebulon Blakeslee Receives His Divorce Decree by Molly on Molly’s Canopy
Allen Line: Richard Falley, More of a Hero Than I Knew by Janice Harshbarger on Happy Genealogy Dance
Remembering Marlene Haimowitz by nwpaintedlady on Branches on Our Haimowitz Family Tree
The Saga of a Family Bible by David Allen Lambert on Vita Brevis
William Ilg – Eligible for a Medal: Update by Auntie Jen on Auntie Jen’s Family Trees
Research Resources
The Atlas of Boston History on Boston 1775
Dutch Genealogy News for September 2019 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Resources at Digital North Carolina by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog
The Archive Lady: Using Archives to Find Burial Records by Melissa Barker on Genealogy Bargains
The Middlesex Wrap by Alicia Crane Williams on Vita Brevis
Julie has a great list of reference books on social history. I have several of them on my own book shelf:
52 Ancestors #41: Social History by Julie Cahill Tarr on Julie’s Genealogy & History Hub
Five Places to Find Out-of-Copyright Books from the Netherlands by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Voici Voilà by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Tech News
RootsMagic sent an email about this for Mac users:
Check for Incompatible Apps Before You Install macOS Catalina by David Murphy on Lifehacker
Are Dropbox’s Paid Plans Worth It? By Michael Franco on Lifehacker
How to Find and Use Google’s Brand-New Privacy Tools by Brendan Hesse on Lifehacker
The Best Way to Search for Free Software Online by David Murphy on Lifehacker
Genetic Genealogy
Lineage Societies: Requirements and DNA By Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
The 14 Best Websites for DNA Family History Research by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Quick Tip – Use DNA to Find Dutch Cousins by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Methodology
When to Use Estimates in Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Why All Siblings Are Critical to Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Do Not Suggest Anything Secondary – Yeah, Get Real by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Did Your Civil War Deserter Appeal? by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
2 Ways to Find the Loose Ends in Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
How to Extract and Save Photos from Your Email Accounts by Selig Tagmat on Organizing Photos
A vastly underused resource:
RLP 65 – Tax Records Part I – How to Use Tax Records by Nicole dyer on Family Locket
Genealogy Education and Certification by maltsoda on Jennealogie
Keeping Up with the Times
American Archives Month 2019 by Nancy Loe on Sassy Jane Genealogy
Josh Grayson’s Prague Old Jewish Cemetery Project – Part II by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog
Discovering the Dead in Your Regional Backyard by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
2020 Events for the 400th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Mayflower by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy
The Past Holds the Key to the Future by Ellen on Hound on the Hunt
It’s almost that time of year:
Quick and Easy Family History Gifts by Alice Childs on Family Locket
Lots of goodies as usual 🙂 One of my favourite things about Friday mornings is reading your Family History Finds posts 🙂
Thank you, Teresa. You made my day. 🙂