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