The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Beantown Girls: I Know My Dad a Little Better Now on Nancy H. Vest, Writer
Convicted for the Boston Massacre by J.L. Bell on Boston 1775
Guest Post – A Frenchman in Australia – Part 1 AND Part 2, both by Brian Wills-Johnson on The French Genealogy Blog
Happiness in Stitching – My Talented Mother: Sepia Saturday by ScotSue on Family History Fun
Helene Goldschmidt Tedesco and Her Family: Hiding from the Nazis in France by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
New Hampshire Missing Places: Mansion House in Merrimack by Janice Brown on Cow Hampshire
James Lawley . . . an Embarrassment of Riches by Teresa on Writing My Past
Loyalist Borderlands on Campobello Island: The Ordeal of Gillam Butler, Part Two by lgrandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections
The Not-at-All Wicked Stepmother – Part 3 by Lucy H. Anglin on Genealogy Ensemble
The Churchill Letter by Philip Grover on Vita Brevis
My Gunpowder-Manufacturing Huguenot Forebears by Anne Young on Anne’s Family History
Crossing a Closed Border in 1808, Part II by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past
Research Resources
Dutch Genealogy News for November 2020 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Have an Enslaved Mystery? This New Online Tool May Help by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
Ontario Land Records Where Are They Online? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
Stories of Rhode Island’s Diverse Heritage by Diane Boumenot on One Rhode Island Family
Collage: The London Picture Archive by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Scottish Fencible Regiments by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
Secrets of ScotlandsPeople by Alison Spring on The Frugal Family Historian
PRONI to Re-Open This Friday for Digital Access Appointments by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
Tech News
Evernote vs Notion: a Detailed Comparison of the Two Top Productivity Apps by Yash Wate on TechPP
Ancestry President & CEO Leaving by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Genetic Genealogy
Before the Next Sale by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
DNA Tidbit #5: What’s Your Goal? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Jewish DNA? 8 Strategies by Sunny Morton on Your DNA Guide Blog
Methodology
Quick Tip #11: Process Each Document as You Download It by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Part 1: Ask the Right Questions by Jessica Morgan on Family Locket
Tracking Ancestors with City Directory Spreadsheet by Deb Ruth on Deb’s Adventures in Genealogy
Quick! Check Again . . Is There an Unusual Middle Name? by Samantha on Lyfelynes Family History
Finding Confirming Information by Pam Holland on Vita Brevis
Quick Tip – Who Was the Previous Owner? by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Finding Ezra J. Starr – One Puzzle Piece at a Time by Deb Ruth on Deb’s Adventures in Genealogy
Education Is for Everyone
A Marriage Find and a Tip When Searching Newspapers by Lisa Gorrell on My Trails into the Past
Sharing Family History Stories on Multiple Sites AND Using WikiTree to Memorialize My Mom and Aunt, both by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
I haven’t ever seen the willow tree symbol:
Tombstone Tuesday – Willow Tree Symbol by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
The End of an Ancestral Line: A Significant Genealogical Challenge by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Beginning Principles: Important Records by Cari Taplin on GenealogyPants
Christmas in Ireland by Donna Moughty on Irish Genealogy
The Disadvantage of the Benefit of Clergy by J.L. Bell on Boston 1775
Inside My Digital Genealogy Toolbox by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Keeping Up with the Times
Christmas Competition: The Historic Occupations Quiz on the Parchment Rustler
Christmas Lies and Legends by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Amazingly accurate prediction of the future:
A 1953 Prediction About Cellphones by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
A Long Overdue Recognition of Service AND How Your Can Help by John Tew on Filiopietism Prism
The Best Family History Gift Ideas + Free Shopping Guide AND 8 Easy Family History Gifts You Can Make Yourself, both by Elizabeth O’Neal on Heart of the Family
TY so much for including my posts in your finds! Are you on Twitter by the way? Alison Spring tweeted to you there to say TY for being in the finds this week.