Friday’s Family History Finds

The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

The Missing Child by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude

And Nothing But the Truth by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

Stuart Bank Robbery Attempt 100 Years Ago – Nightwatchman Killed on Joy Neal Kidney

Documenting Our Own Lives by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

The Scofflaw Southern Granny by Dorothy Nixon on Genealogy Ensemble

Research Resources

Some Queens County Farmers in 1821 and a Tale of a Hound on Ancestor Network

New Database Documents Fighters of Independence of Ukraine from 1917-1924 by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family

How to Research a WWI Soldier by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree

A Very British Obsession: The Weather (and Some Ideas for Sources for Family History Research) by Jane Roberts on PastToPresentGenealogy

Honoring Ancestors on Ellis Island by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Landed Estates Court Rentals by Donna Moughty on Irish FamilyRoots

Dictionary of Irish Biography Available Through Open Access by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

Border Reiver Surnames by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

Tech News

Timetoast & What Was There by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

New: View the Genetic Groups of Your DNA Matches by Esther on MyHeritage Blog

SVG Family-Tree Generator (v6.0) by Tony Proctor on Parallax View

Genetic Genealogy

Limits to the Test by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

How to Download Your DNA Matching Segment Data and Why You Should by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Of DNA Testing and the Magic of Photographs: Who Is That Woman? by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey

Ancestry’s “Your DNA Sample Has Been Destroyed” Email by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Methodology

Brought Up Short When Transcribing Martha (Reay) Doyle’s and Thomas Richardson’s Marriage Record by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me

Hannah Izzard and her Parents. . . Finding the Correct Sarah Worboys by Teresa on Writing My Past

Hmm, What to Do When You Can’t Find the Record You Seek by Lori on Genealogy at Heart

Cousin Bait, a Brick Wall, and a Quick Tip by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls

4 Steps to Writing Your Own Life Story by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

Iowa First Cav on Joy Neal Kidney

Education Is for Everyone

SLIG Opens for 2022 Scholarship Applications – Deadline is 1 June 2021 by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

The Triangle Fire 110th Anniversary by Janice Sellers on Ancestral discoveries

What Is Once, Twice, Three Times Removed, and Why Should I Care? by Robin Wirthlin on Family Locket

New PRONI Videos on YouTube – Irish Online Resources and Promiscuous Presbyterians by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

YouTube – How to Trace Your Canadian Ancestor’s Immigrant History by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

The Dos and Don’ts of an Effective Genealogy Query on Genealogy in Action

Top 5 Tips for Preserving Your Photos! by Kirsty Gray on Family Wise

Research in Missouri: The Land and The History by Diana Elder on Family Locket

Dutch Term – Verzamelplan by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

What Is That Weird Word As Cause of Death? by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt

Genealogy: Ethics, Ownership, Work Product, Plagiarism, and Privacy, Part Four: Plagiarism AND Part Five: Privacy, both by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Spring Cleaning: Matching Binders to Digital Files by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants

Keeping Up with the Times

Maryland Moves to Regulate Forensic Genealogy on The DNA Geek

Four Tricks You Need to Know to Read on Google Books by Dan Russell on SearchReSearch

Georgia State Archives Has Reopened for Genealogy Research by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter

One Year from Today: 1950 US Census Release! by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

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