The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

ReConnecting with Taboo Family by Lori on Genealogy at Heart

“A poor drum boy, killed by the goat on St. David’s Day” AND The Regimental Goat and Memory Creep, both by J.L. Bell on Boston 1775

Divided Loyalties by Amy Whorf McGuiggan on Vita Brevis

Black Forty-Seven: The Brodericks Atlantic Crossing by Cindi on My Moynahan Genealogy Blog

Two Smith Brothers Murdered in Bogue Chitto Swamp, 1912 & 1918 by Colleen Brown Pasquale  on Leaves and Branches

1900-1911: When Did Pietro Di Laurenzo Become Peter Laurence? by Molly on Molly’s Canopy

Research Resources

Concerning the Apprenticeship of John Cook in Franklin Co. NC (Dec 1785) by Marie Beckman on MarieB’s Genealogy Blog

BBC New Archive by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections

More Kerry Records Added to RootsIreland by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES

Vital Records Newly Available by Diane Boumenot on One Rhode Island Family

Tech News

How to Use Snagit for Genealogy on Lisa Louise Cooke

Top Recurring FAQs by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog

Generate a Tree from the Shared cM Tool by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog

Genetic Genealogy

How Many Men Discover or Confirm Their Surname with Y DNA Testing? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Resources on The DNA Sleuth

Connecting Descendants of Enslaved and Enslavers by Sunny Morton on Your DNA Guide Blog

Methodology

Lessons in Genealogical Research: Part Two by Philip Grover on Vita Brevis

Week 25: Groups – Finding the Membership Groups Found in Marguerite Gleeson’s Obituary Using Newspapers & Other Online Sources by Lisa Gorrell in My Trails into the Past

How I Did It. . .Locating More Newspaper Stories Related to My Ancestors by Teresa on Writing My Past

Mind the Gap! by Dr. Sophie Kay on  The Parchment Rustler

The Scott Family of Cairneymount by ScotSue on Family History Fun

Education Is for Everyone

Need language help reading foreign records?
Use Foreign Service Courses to Learn a New Language for Free by Sam Blum on Lifehacker

Pssst! What Happens to Family History Secrets? by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Don’t Believe Everything Your Ancestors Told You by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

Getting a Sense of Community Through the Community Stories Collection by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story

Free Family History Mini-Class 2021: Lesson 10 by Alison Spring on The Frugal Family Historian

Use & in Open Archives by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Pro Tips for Using the FamilySearch Catalog More Efficiently on Alice Childs

Keeping Up with the Times

Keeping Up Connections Between the Generations by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree