The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Following the Clues to a Grammy Winner and a New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2020/2021 Performer by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Sibilla Muller (1672-1746), Midwife and Typhoid by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
The Adventures of a Steel Dress Sword by J. L. Bell on Boston 1775
Leaving School at 15 Years Old by Marian Bulford on Genealogy Ensemble
No Detail Too Small by Joe Smaldone on Vita Brevis
Reasons for Aloys Panther’s Move to America by Matthew Miller on Matt’s Genealogy Blog
Research Resources
Millions of Free Scanned Church Records from Moscow Posted Online by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
Search Outbound Ships from Canada to USA AND Search Ships Passenger Lists Leaving the USA, both by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Part 4: Records in Ireland by Jessica Morgan on Family Locket
PEI Museum to Launch Online Collection This Month by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Find Ancestors in Arkansas Naturalization Records 1809-1906 by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
TNA (National Archives in England) Continues Free Access to Digital Documents During Lockdown by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
5 Tips to Researching Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Records by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy
Tech News
Our Favorite Ways to Back Up a Windows PC by David Murphy on Lifehacker
Setting Up an IIS Webserver for Local Website Development by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy
GEDmatch Updates Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
myDNA Merges with Family Tree DNA and Gene by Gene by Roberta Estes on DANeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Can the Other Guys Say That? on The DNA Geek
Genetic Genealogy
Y DNA Resources and Repository by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Mitochondrial Prospects by Michael Dwyer on Vita Brevis
Genetic Genealogy at 20 Years: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going, and What’s Important? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Dear Randy: What Is Your Autosomal DNA Testing Strategy? by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Methodology
How Do I Know? by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
What Frederick the Great Thought of Washington by J. L. Bell on Boston 1775
Just When Did Caleb Howe Die? June or July 1755? By Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
Skip a Generation to Fill in the Blanks by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Abstracting the Will of George Mustin Sinkins by Teresa on Writing My Past
Education Is for Everyone
Genealogy Do-Over 2021 by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargain$
Organizing Your Genealogy Research, Tips from an Archivist by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives
10 Story-Building Strategies from the Finding Your Roots Team by Sunny Jane Morton on Family Tree Magazine
Keeping Your Family History Research on Track by Jane Roberts on PasttoPresentGenealogy
What’s in Store for Canadian Genealogy in 2021? by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Married by Indenture – What Is This? by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy
Keeping Up with the Times
No Heirs for Your Family History? Ideas, Part 1 AND Part 2 followed by Part 3 and Part 4, all by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Thank you so much for including my four-part “No heirs” series in your finds. I always learn something from other picks you include! Have a good weekend.