The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Looked for Civil War Service, Found Flu Victim by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
The Unknown Sister on Genealogy Jude
The Life of Fern Laurine Stoddard (1929-2020) Part III: A Pioneer Day Scholarship by Paul Woodbury on Genealogenes
Henry Bolton, the Victualler & Sarah Corry/Curry; Their Ancestors and Life in Medieval London – 52 Ancestors #294-301 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
The Man Behind the Black Cross Temperance Society by Tracey Arial on Genealogy Ensemble
Research Resources
Where to Find City Directories Online by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Quick Tip – Friesland Memorabilia by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Using Newspapers: Letters Lists by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Best Genealogy Sites for Irish Research: AskAboutIreland by Donna Moughty on Irish Genealogy
10 Awesome Websites with Maps for Genealogy Research by Elizabeth O’Neal on Heart of the Family
Tech News
Libraries Lend Books, and Must Continue to Lend Books: Internet Archive Responds to Publishers’ Lawsuit by Brewster Kahle on Internet Archive Blog
Free iPhone Scanning App by Matthew Miller on Matt’s Genealogy Blog
Genetic Genealogy
Help Needed! by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
Ancestry Match Purge Update by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
Catch and Fix Your Missing Source Citations by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
The Estate of Sims Kelly by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale on Leaves and Branches
Lessons Learned. . . by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Finding the Family Jewels – Bibles, Included! by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
Creative Thinking Solves Immigration Mystery by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Dear Randy: How Do You Plan to Pass on Your Genealogy’s Life Work” – Part 2: Paper Archives by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Education Is for Everyone
Mayflower Myths 2020 by Tamura Jones on Vita Brevis
Plagiarism and Copyright for Genealogists by Diana Elder on Family Locket
When Is a Marriage Date Not the Date of Marriage? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
Can Your Genealogy Survive Without You? by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
5 Ways to Assess Online Trees and Other Publications by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Did Your Ancestors Have Arranged Marriages? by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Using Tools to Preserve Family Photos by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Hound on the Hunt
Keeping Up with the Times
From the Archives – July 26, 2010 by Jill Ball on GeniAus
Really great reads this week, Linda! Thank you for including one of mine. 🙂
Thank you kindly for including me twice on this week’s list! So many great blog posts to catch up on…have a good weekend.