The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
A Work in Progress by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis
Unraveling the Mystery of George W. Dempsey, Son of Seaton Y. Dempsey and Clementine Gowing (Part 2) by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
Henry Danson’s Tragic Death by Scot Sue on Family History Fun
“A Very Convincing Lie” by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
The Obituary of Jemima (Burnham) Emerson, 1868 – The Christian Wife of an Infidel by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy
The Family Christening Gown by Alicia Crane Williams on Vita Brevis
Research Resources
Amanuensis Monday – Affidavit of a Nickname – Belle Sissie Newmark by John on Transylvania Dutch
Research on Free and Enslaved African American Lives by Nancy Loe on Sassy Jane Genealogy
The Royal Irish Constabulary by Donna Moughty on Irish Genealogy
Tech News
GEDCOM 7.0 by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy AND
Using a GEDCOM File to Add to FamilySearch by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy
Which Family Tree Software by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
New: Animate the Faces in Your Family Photos by Esther on MyHeritage Blog
Genetic Genealogy
A Really Basic Approach to Using GEDmatch by Kitty Cooper on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
Investigating a New DNA Match by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog
Double Match Triangulator 4.0 by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy
Methodology
Getting a Marriage Record from Ukrainian Archives Gives a Surprising Eye- Opening View by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
Researching Step Sibs Unveils a Treasure Trove by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
What Is the Maiden Name of Ann (–?–) Seaver (1807-????) – Part 3 by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Save Family History for More Than One Generation by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
Where the Bodies Are Buried, Part 2 AND Part 3 AND Part 4 (Finale), all by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Creating a Virtual Graveyard by Dara on Black Raven Genealogy
Level 2 Checklist – Vital Statistics by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Thorson on “Stone Walls on Minute Man” by J.L. Bell on Boston 1775
Slavery in a Free State: The Case of California by Matthew Wills on JSTOR Daily
Finding Missing Census Records by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
RLP 137: Irish Research Part 2 by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket
Keeping Up with the Times
Add Your Photo to the RootsTech Connect 20 21 Mosaic by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
TY so much for including my post in this week’s finds. Enjoy RTC!
Thanks for mentioning y post in this week’s Family History Finds.
Thanks Linda! It’s always an honor. Hope you are safe and doing well. I sure appreciate all the good work you gather for all of us to explore!
Best always,
Jeff Record
Thank you for including the 2nd part of my Unraveling the Mystery post. Working on part 3 and hoping to get it published in a week’s time. I always appreciate your reading my blog, Linda.