The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Bachelors in Braintree AND The Last Years of Parson Wibird, both by J.L. Bell on Boston 1775
Betty Schnadig Cohen’s Heartbreaking Story, Part 1 AND The Tragedy of Bennie Cohen, Betty Schnadig Cohen’s Grandson, both by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
My Grandma Was Superstitious – Tales from the Dark Side by Valerie on Genealogy with Valerie
If you have colonial ties to Ipswich, MA, you might find an ancestor’s home:
High-Posted Capes by Gordon Harris on Historic Ipswich
Grimmelshausen and Christman Brandstetter by Matt Miller on Matt’s Genealogy Blog
A Declaration About a Dead American Flying-Lieutenant on Joy Neal Kidney
Ancestors Across the Heartland – A Family History Road Trip: Part 1 on Family Sleuther
Bridal Wreath: A Book for the Bride by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy
Kirsch House Facelift, and a Brick – 52 Ancestors #310 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
James C. Griffin: One Early Death Becomes Two by Nancy on Nancy H. Vest, Writer
William Peter Walters aka Broncho Bill???? by Gwen Kubberness on Criminal Genealogy
Research Resources
Researching African American Ancestors in Government Documents Part 4: Southern Claims Commission by Diana Elder on Family Locket
HathiTrust is a great resource:
David A. Gilland, Mayor via HathiTrust by Deb Ruth on Deb’s Adventures in Genealogy
Family Inventor – Google Patents by Deb Ruth on Deb’s Adventures in Genealogy
Beyond 2022 by Donna Moughty on Irish Genealogy
Elephind Update – October 2020 by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Finding Slave Marriages: Tips to Missouri – – – (Saline County) on a3genealogy
Parish Records for All of Wales Launched by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Where to Find Public Records Online by Wendy Boswell and Joel Cunningham on Lifehacker
Tech News
Current price is US $289:
Genealogist’s Review of the CZUR Aura Pro Scanner for Documents by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Genetic Genealogy
Surprising Discoveries with mtDNA by Janice Brown on Cow Hampshire
23andMe: Worse and Worse by History Chick on Genealogical Musings
Methodology
An English Village – How to Find Out About a Place by Judith Betchelor on Genealogy Jude
Revisiting The Issue of Tense in Writing About Ancestors by John Tew on Filiopietism Prism
Discovering a Family Health History by Janice Sellers on Ancestral Discoveries
Sorting Through the Sinkins – Part 4 . . . Deductive Reasoning and the 1841 Census by Teresa on Writing My Past
Sister Ehme and What’s Germane by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Education Is for Everyone
Dear Randy: What Genealogy YouTube Channels Do You Watch? by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
5 Steps to Preserving a Scrapbook by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives
Ancestry’s Keyword Search . . An Occasional Trick by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Make Your Genealogy Documents Speak Volumes by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Create Better Stories by Storyboarding Your Photo Books by Leanne Lobe on Organizing Photos
How to Use Proper Genealogy Style by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Why Was the Information Removed from Online? by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
How to Build a Research Plan – Seeing the Wood for the Trees on The Chiddicks Family Tree
“This province is your country”: Understanding the Acadian Deportation by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past
Who Actually Owns Your Content When You Post It to the Web? by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Keeping Up with the Times
Washington State Issues Notice of Changes to Ordering Birth and Death Certificates by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Reclaim the Records Takes on the US National Archives for Billions of Records by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Thank you for including Family Sleuther among your week’s finds, Linda. I appreciate it!
Thanks so much for mentioning my Hathi Trust post in your list. Love reading your finds.