The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Maria Catharina Kirsch (born 1707-1711, died after 1772), Drama and Displacement – 52 Ancestors #292 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

The Murder of Ellen Chute Part 3 by Jennifer Jones on Tracking Down the Family

A ‘Naughty’ Wife by Jennifer Shakshober on Vita Brevis

Enumerated. . . .Three Times by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy

Marian is doing a great series about Big Apple tips and resources:
Local Knowledge, Part 2: Big Apple Building Photos AND Part 3: Free Big Apple Directories AND Part 4: Big Apple Fine Print, all by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

My Prudhommes by Mary Sutherland on Genealogy Ensemble

The Genealogist McFly by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis

Research Resources

How I Process Newspapers.com Articles by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History

Major German Forced Laborer Database on Ostarbeiters Goes Online by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family

Three items for Irish researchers:
Book Review: “New Pocket Guide to Irish Genealogy” by Brian Mitchell by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Best Genealogy Sites for Irish Research: National Archives of Ireland – Census by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots

Irish Surname Maps by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

What’s Happening with Genealogically Oriented Publications? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Tech News

Ancestry to Remove DNA Matches Soon – Preservation Strategies with Detailed Instructions by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

For Chrome users:
Reduce Browser Clutter with OneTab and Increase Productivity by Diana Elder on Family Locket

Genetic Genealogy

My Last AncestryDNA Autocluster Autotree Analysis from Genetic Affairs – Post 2 by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Methodology

A New Rule of Genealogy Discovered: Number Thirteen by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Where there’s a will. . .there’s information! on Genealogy Jude

How to Use Directories to Find a Missing Census by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

What If the Record Is Wrong? by wanderernolonger on Past Presence

Is It Always Possible to Find That Reason? by Michael John Neill on Rootdig

Education Is for Everyone

Copyrighting That Photo by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

Quick Tip – 98% of Dutch People Have Immigrant Ancestors by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Note: This is a subscription site, but they offer a few free access days each year:
Easy Trick to Find Just the New and Updated Titles on Newspapers dot com by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt

Back to the Basics with Naturalization Records: Part 2 by Diana Elder on Family Locket

Mayflower Hoaxes by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis

Keeping Up with the Times

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