The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Restored to Illinois Citizenship in 1867 by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Far-flung Relations by Scott C. Steward on Vita Brevis
To Face Violence at Home or Go into Exile? Daniel Babbit’s Decision by lgrandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections
Petimezi by Sandra McHugh on Genealogy Ensemble
Research Resources
Counties of England, Part 3 by Sarah Dobby on Family History Ramblings
Reformed Dutch Church Records by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
Guide to Finding the Mystery Family Villages of Russia and Ukraine by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
Open Domesday by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Quick Tip – Dutch Emigrants to Australia Database by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Message Boards AND Message Board Updates, both by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
Tech News
Update iCloud for Windows Right Now to Protect Against Ransomware by Mike Epstein on Lifehacker
The Best RSS Feeders and News Aggregator Apps by Brendan Hesse on Lifehacker
Genetic Genealogy
DNAPainter: Ancestral Trees by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
DNA Research Logs: How to Keep Track of Genetic Genealogy Searches by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket
3 Steps to Identifying Certain DNA Matches by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
DNAPainter Instructions and Resources by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
Don’t Forget to Check the Next Page on the Census by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
Walking the Land Back to the Original Grant by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
I like this idea:
Genealogy “Matches” AND Dealing with Genealogy “Matches”, both by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
3 Unexpected Things I Learned in Downsizing on Amy Johnson Crow
Using a Research Log in a DNA Research Project by Diana Elder on Family Locket
The Archive Lady: Researching Our Female Ancestors by Melissa Barker on Genealogy Bargains
Education Is for Everyone
Not free, but well worth the cost for 3 days of genealogy education at home:
Learn Online with the Virtual Genealogy 2019 Conference by Denis May Levenick on The Family Curator
Mining Google Books for Hidden Treasure by Teresa on Writing My Past
Homicide Justified by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Truth and Lies and Photos by History Explorer on A Genealogist’s Path to History
A Wife for Sale by Alona Tester on Lonetester HQ
Colonial New England Funerals on Historic Ipswich
Photography Basics for Genealogists: Part One: Orientation by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Keeping Up with the Times
My How and Why of “Doing” Find-a-Grave by Bill West on West in New England
Thanks for compiling these “best of” links–I got a couple of new ideas after reading several of these outstanding blog posts!
Thanks for the mention 🙂 WP is sending me pingbacks and I only just got to check your blog this morning…
Thanks for the great links here! I’m looking forward to checking them out.