The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Are you up for a challenge?
Help Needed 1577 Inventory of My 12th Great Grandpa by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
1850-58: The Later Married Years of Hannah (Hance) Blakeslee by Molly on Molly’s Canopy
An Unreal Surprise Appears When Research on a Great Grandfather Seems Stalled by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
Moe Lifshitz/Joseph Schiffman Continued by nwpaintedlady on Branches on Our Haimowitz Family Tree
A Last Photo with the Family Before Emigrating to America by Cather Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
What Happened to Mary (Unknown) Shehan: Part 1 AND Part 2: What Happened to Mary (Unknown) Shehan both by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Freedom Began with Jenny Slew, A History of the Beginning of the End of Slavery in America: Part 1 by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Research Resources
200,000 Documents Now in Public Domain on BAnQ’s Website by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Free Maine Naturalization Records by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Tech News
DNA File Upload-Download and Transfer Instructions to and from DNA Companies by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Genealogy and Microsoft ICE by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
Genetic Genealogy
Jumping Down from My Jumped to Conclusion by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Did You Know DNA Profiles Can Be Faked? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Triangulation in Action at Family Tree DNA by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
Abraham’s Wife Is the Key by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
How to Use Your Personal Genealogy Database by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Keeping an Eye on the Neighbors by Jacqi Stevens o A Family Tapestry
How a Research Timeline Helps You Spot Gaps and Problems by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Identifying Jane Browning by Teresa on Writing My Past
Searching Maiden Names by Nancy Loe on Sassy Jane Genealogy
Education Is for Everyone
Riley Says by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Quick Tip – Don’t Rely on Automatic Translators by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Keeping Up with the Times
The Dark Side of DNA on Genealogy at Heart
They “Stole” My Information by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Thanks for the mention 🙂 I’m off to explore some of the other links!
Great list! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Linda, thank you so much for including my two-part posts on Mary Shehan! Lots of fascinating posts in this week’s list. I’m going to have fun reading ’em.