The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
‘Not a very tall man’ by David Allen Lambert on Vita Brevis
A Noble Legacy by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude
Where’s George? by Eilene Lyon on Myricopia
Beautiful Jim Key by Sharon Inglis on Vita Brevis
Samuel Symonds’ House by Gordon Harris on Historic Ipswich
Civil War Memories by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis
Measles by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
My Grandfather’s Brilliant City Hall Career – in Four Scandals: Part 1 by Dorothy Nixon on Genealogy Ensemble
Research Resources
Dear Randy: What Are the Most Useful Online Record Collections for Your Research? by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Good suggestions for U.K. research:
Free Family History Mini-Class 2021: Lesson 9 by Alison Spring on the Frugal Family Historican
Are You Using These 3 Genealogy Record Types? on Genealogy in Action
Lineage Society Applications: A Hidden Genealogy Resource by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter
Dutch Genealogy News for May 2021 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
Find Potential Y-DNA and mtDNA Testers by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog
Genetic Genealogy
How Each DNA Testing Site Could Be Better by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog
DNA Detective Work and the Story of a Secretive Agent by Janet Few
Building that mtDNA Database by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealoigst
More DNA News and a Virtual Conference by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
Methodology
Another Gust Doyle! by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
Building a Locality Guide: Historical Background by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Two Pension Cards, One Cousin George Frederick Ashley. . .Solving a Genealogical Puzzle by Teresa On Writing My Past
Education Is for Everyone
RLP DNA e-course Part 3: Source Citations for DNA and Traditional Sources by Allison Kotter on Family Locket
Tip: Save any record you find online WHEN you find it. It might not be there the next time you look for it:
Why Was the Information Removed from Online? by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Virtual Dutch American Conference by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tombstone Tuesday – GAR Symbol by Karen Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Keeping Up with the Times
In the Backyard by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Double Murder in Sweden Solved 16 Years Later Using Genealogy Websites by Dick Eastman n Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
National Archives Grant Will Fund Pittsburgh Records Digitization, ‘A Real Boon for Genealogy’ by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Two New Laws Restrict Police Use of DNA Search Method by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Thanks for the mention!!