The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
George W. Dempsey, Son of Seaton Y. Dempsey and Clementine Gowing (Part 1) by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
The Mystery of Anna Amerio by Dawsr on The Genealogy Corner
Good Neighbors by Pamela Athearn Filbert on Vita Brevis
Romanus Emerson’s Boston Obituaries, 1852 by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy
“Cousins by Affection” by Geneva Cann on Vita Brevis
Rescue the Spattered and Tattered Recipes by Samantha on Lyfelynes Family History
Research Resources
Persistence and the Dates by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
UK-Canada Treasury by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Researching Railroad Records by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy
They Had Names: Researching the Southern Claims Commission Part 2 by Diana Elder on Family Locket
Western Front Association Project ALIAS by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Proving Death by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
How to Find and Use Historical Newspapers in Your Genealogy Research by Lisa Lisson on Are You My Cousin?
Searching the Second Heir and Devisee Commission Case Files Database by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
This includes all city directories, tax lists and other yearly records:
Quick Tip – Find All Population Registers by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Have You Searched State and Local Genealogy and History Sites? by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Tech News
Why Sir Richard Branson Gave 23andMe Millions of Dollars to Go Public by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Genetic Genealogy
DNA Solves Genealogical Problems We Didn’t Know We Had by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
What Is a Genetic Network? by Diahan Southard on Your DNA Guide Blog
Methodology
When the “Answer” Just Leads to More Questions by Teresa on Writing My Past
Follow Up – The Rest of the William Beechey Story – A Sad Ending – He and His Wife and Three Children All Killed in a World War I Bombing by Diane Gould Hall on Michigan Family Trails
Creating a Research Plan for John Moag by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots
One Name, Two People by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
How to Weed Out Those Unreliable Sources by DiAnn Iamarino on fortify Your Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
Genealogy Webinars at Allen County Public Library – Live and Recorded for YouTube by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Not free, but very inexpensive for 2 days of excellent sessions:
Register for GENE-O-Rama by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Finding the Right City by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
FamilySearch: If You’re Not Using the Catalog, You May Be Missing Out on Genealogy in Action
From Maps to Footsteps by History Explorer on A Genealogist’s Path to History
French Genealogy Education Resrouces:, Part 1: Free FamilySearch Learning Center Courses by Amberly on The Genealogy Girl
Tracking While You Research by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Keeping Up with the Times
Philipp v Germany: An Update by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Cautious Good News by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Just for fun:
“How to Kiss a Girl” Newspaper Advertisement from 1911 by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Thank you for including me in your great list, Linda!! I hope you have a lovely weekend. ❤️
Thank you so much for including my post this week! Stay safe. “See” you at RootsTech in less than 2 weeks.
Thanks for including my blog post about my 4th great grandfather’s unusual obituaries in 1852. I hope everyone else got as much of a kick from them as I did!
Thank you, Linda, for including my post this week.