The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Family Lore by Ann Lawthers on Vita Brevis
Of Patience, Family Bibles and the Internet by Ellie on Ellie’s Ancestors
The Brick Wall: Oliver or Oliphant? on Generations of Nomads
Land of My Fathers by Marian Bulford on Genealogy Ensemble
Research Resources
Counties of England Part 4 by Sarah Dobby on Family History Ramblings
New WWII Soviet Army Database Gives Faces to Veterans by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
This is a fabulous collection when seeking information on 20th century family:
Tuesday’s Tip: Ancestry.com, Collection for U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Tech News
Ancestry Updates Your Ethnicity Estimate by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Using the “Mining Ancestry.com Hints from a Specific Collection” Tool by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Genetic Genealogy
Hit a Genetic Genealogy Home Run Using Your Double-Sided Two-Faced Chromosomes While Avoiding Impostors by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Look Who’s Finally Taken the Autosomal DNA Test by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
Why Don’t We Share More DNA with a Sibling? by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
Duplicate Copies of Parental Chromosomes – Uniparental Disomy by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
3 Reasons to Do Your Own One-Name Study by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Family History & Getting Things Done Part 4: Reflecting by Diana Elder on Family Locket
Following Thomas Kirk’s FAN Club Across 18th Century Virginia on Family Sleuther
Transcriptions and Their Sources . . . an Adventure by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
How to Inject New Life into Your Genealogy Research by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
Check out Randy’s RootsTech London 2019 compendium of blog posts to keep up with all the news:
RootsTech London 2019 Conference Blog Compendium by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Feedly is my choice, too, for following blogs. There is a free version and it’s very easy to use:
Dear Randy: How Do You “Collect” All Those Links? by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
RLP 67: Tax Records Part 3 – How to Find Tax Records by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket
7 Practical Reasons to Preserve First by Denise May Levenick
Keeping Up with the Times
What Facebook Genealogy Groups Do You Belong To? by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
Royal Claims by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis
great list as always 🙂 I make sure I’m up early enough on Friday mornings so I can read through your blog and click on the great links before going to work!
Thank you, Linda, for the mention. I love your list!
Many thanks for including my post on your list with so many other interesting links! Happy Friday to all!
Thank you for including my posts in your list!