The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Those Snippets by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
The Pair of Boots by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude
Sarah Ann Kay: Stealing by Gwen Kubberness on Criminal Genealogy
Honoring Grandpa Isaac, My Genealogy Inspiration by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Freda Hyamovitch/Hyams Mystery Solved by Sharon on Branches on Our Haimowitz Family Tree
San Juan Sagas by Eilene Lyon on Myricopia
Elisha Houghton Had a Gun. . .and Then He Didn’t. by Bill West on West in New England
Research Resources
Three Essentials of Scottish Research – Church, Civil, and Census Records by Alison Spring on the Frugal Family Historian
When Obituaries Get It right (And Sometimes Wrong) by Cindi on My Moynahan Genealogy Blog
Are Your Irish Immigrants to Canada in this Database at National Archives Ireland? by Patricia Greber on My Genealogy Life
Locating Records with MemoryNS by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story
Tech News
Can GEDCOM 7.0 Succeed? by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy
Yes, Ancestry is Glitchy Right Now – Here’s What TO and NOT TO DO by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Find More Information About the New FamilySearch GEDCOM Version 7.0 by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
6 Ways You Can Use Microsoft Office for Free by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Genetic Genealogy
What Is a Heteroplasmy and Why Do I Care? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
“Do You Recognize Them?” by Jacqi Stevens on a Family Tapestry
Miller Y-DNA: A Minor Break-through? by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy
Narrowing the Field by Maureen Carey on Vita Brevis
Methodology
Using Land Records to Help Answer Research Questions on Alice Childs
Duplicate Citations by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on heartland Genealogy
Finding Irish Relatives: Part Three by Joe Smaldone on Vita Brevis
Searching for an Ancestor’s Maiden Name? Try These Top 7 Resources! by Elizabeth O’Neal on Heart of the Family
Tackling Several Genealogy Projects on the Fly by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Building a Locality Guide: Records by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Education Is for Everyone
In English Ways on Historic Ipswich
What’s Your Favourite Podcast? by Paul Chiddicks on The chiddicks Family Tree
How to Use Dropbox for Your Photo Organizing Projects by Selin Tagmat on Organizing Photos
Old Negatives? Scan, Invert, Enhance! by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
The Art of Avoiding Scams in Ukrainian and Russian Genealogy by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
The Third Part by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Colour Charts of Ancestral Birthplaces by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
Preserving Your Ancestor’s American Flag by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives
Obituaries and Death Notices by Susan Ellerbee on Posting My Family Roots
Keeping Up with the Times
Why Isn’t It Online? by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
The Bitter End of COVID on the DNA Geek
What’s Open for Genealogy Research in New England by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy
Very grateful to be included on this week’s finds! TY and have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you for including my blog!
Thank you for mentioning my blog post about the libraries and archives re-opening post pandemic. It has had a lot of readers this week. Everyone is excited about getting back into the repositories for some research trips!