The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Bessie Bond & Gertrude Heightler: Pick Pockets by Gwen Kubberness on Criminal Genealogy
Family History: On the Air in Cleveland, Ohio by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family tree
Almost Forgotten: Mother’s Nine Baby Nancy H. Vest Writer
Yom Hashoah 2020 by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy AND
Yom HaShoah: Remembering the Names of the Lost by Janice Sellers on Ancestral Discoveries
Our Heirloom Watches by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy
Research Resources
NYPD Unearths Over 100 Years of Photos Documenting NYC’s History by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Dutch Term: Fout by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Arolsen Archives Quietly Adds 13 Million More WWII Records by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
Almost 4,000 Canadian Historical Newspaper Links on The Ancestor Hunt by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Tech News
Stuck at Home, Bored by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
AncestryDNA Adds DNA Match Tree Icon to Ancestry Member Tree Profiles by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Genetic Genealogy
A Private Tree for My DNA Results by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Concepts: Chromosome Browser – What Is It, How Do I Use It, and Why Do I Care? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained -Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
A Sister Emerges from the Shadows by Michael on Family Sleuther
Make Consistency King in Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
How to Identify Relatives in an Old Photo by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Cousin Bait on Find a Grave by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
How to Create a Digital Document Storing Protocol by Diana Elder on Family Locket
Find & Retrieve a Specific Article in the American Ancestors Database by Julie Cahill Tarr on Julie’s Genealogy & History Hub
Ancestor Landing Pages As Genealogical Cousin Bait by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
How to Analyze Genealogical Sources: Part Two by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Adding a Table of Contents to an Evernote Notebook by Diana Elder on Family Locket
Where Is the United Kingdom? More About Standardized Place Names by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
The Significance of House Names to Family History on Genealogy Jude
Videos: Using U.S. Records to Find Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Original Surname and Village of Origin on Spartan Roots
Keeping Up with the Times
New Jersey Archives Starts Indexing Early NJ Tax Lists by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
GRO of Ireland Not Issuing Birth, Marriage, Death Registration During Pandemic by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
Ancestors and Epidemics by Nancy Loe on Sassy Jane Genealogy
Great list as always!
The GRO for England/Wales is also asking people not to order right now unless absolutely necessary. Hardly surprising. I’m just keeping a list of what I need to order when things return to “normal”.
Thank you for including Family Sleuther among your finds, Linda! Happy Friday!