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
Thank you for including my posts in your finds this week! Happy and healthy Easter.
I am so glad you enjoyed The Missing Child. Thank you for your recommendation.
Thank you for including my post