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