The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

The “Disappearance” of Arthur Cohen, My Grandfather’s First Cousin by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: a Family Journey

Family Stories – An Amusing Legacy by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude

Chasing Ancestors Across the Heartland – A Family History Road Trip: Part III by Michael on Family Sleuther

The Forgotten Uncle – Clark Thomson on The Chiddicks Family Tree

Ah Yih, Ah Tat, Ah Tom – What Is the Chinese Name “Ah”? by Linda Yip on Past Presence

Newly Released German Records: Fritz Hermann Boltz, 1878-1954 by Anne Young on Anne’s Family History

The 1850 Revision (Census) That Didn’t Exist. Spoiler Alert – It Does (For My Family) by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy

The Perils of Researching Pauline by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Research Resources

Maps Added to National Library of Scotland Online Collection by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

Genealogists Are Home Archivists! by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives

Additions to Canadiana.ca by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

Tech News

Major Upgrade to Reunion Released by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History

Genetic Genealogy

Holiday DNA Sales Have Started Early by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Ten Takeaways from a DNA Practicum by Diana Elder on Family Locket

An Adoption Story by Ann Raymont on DNAsleuth

Ancient Ireland’s Y and Mitochondrial DNA – Do You Match??? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Jumping from Genealogy Tree to Genealogy Tree by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Hound on the Hunt

Introducing DNA Tidbits – DNA Tidbit #1: Triangulation by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Methodology

3 Principles for Building and Sharing Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

When Did Michael Miller Really Die? The Answer May Lay in the Land 52 Ancestors #312 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

It’s the Little Things. . . or Why We Should Never Rely on the Abstraction by Teresa on Writing My Past

Records Aren’t Always Where You Expect Them to Be by Donna Moughty on Irish Genealogy

Education Is for Everyone

NGSQ Study Group Registration for 2021 Now Open by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants

Ask the Archivist! We Are Here to Help! by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives

Beginning Concepts: Interviewing Relatives, Do It Now by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants

Free Records at the Genealogy Center Website by Lisa on Lisa Louise Cooke

RLP 121: African American Research Part 1 by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket

How to Improve Old Photos and Genealogy Documents by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

Keeping Up with the Times

5 Easy DIY Family History Gifts on Amy Johnson Crow

This is a terrific way to give back to the genealogy community right from home – and it is easy!:
Indexing Is Easy on FamilySearch by Marian Bulford on Genealogy Ensemble

Scary Stuff – The Ghost of Bizarre Mansion by Valerie on Genealogy with Valerie