The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Three Sages by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis
Ancestors Who Were Deaf by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude
A Hidden Family Secret by Mike Charles on Family History Fun
Zacharie Cloutier, Master Carpenter by Claire Lindell on Genealogy Ensemble
Research Resources
Hungarian documents – Another Resource by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Using Grand Army of the Republic Records for Civil War Research on Amy Johnson Crow
Building a Locality Guide: More on Records, Vital Records & Probate/Court Records by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Did I Find a Clue from the Address Book? Will You? by Barbara Poole on Life from the Roots
Full-Text Searches Now Possible in Digitized Newspapers on Quebec Archives’ Website AND How to Search Quebec Archives’ Historical Newspaper Collection Online, both by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Tech News
Stay Safe: Phishing Moves to the Next Level – Meeting Invitations and File Transfer Links by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
FTDNA Updates|Family Tree DNA News by Dihann Southard on Your DNA Guide Blog
5 (Mostly) Free Apps to Scan Negatives with Your Phone by Elizabeth O’Neal on Heart of the Family
Genetic Genealogy
Don’t Be Like My DNA Cousin by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Hound on the Hunt
9 Must-Have Books About Genetic Genealogy by Elizabeth O’Neal on Heart of the Family
How to Crunch Your DNA Numbers by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
R1b Crawford by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
A Sperm Donor Is Found with DNA by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
Methodology
Analyzing a Complex Challenge on FamilySearch Family Tree: Part Two AND Part Three, both by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Lessons Learned from Exhaustive Research by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
Quick Tip #23: One Source Is Not Enough by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
Falling into the Gap by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Education Is for Everyone
Quick Tip: Beware of Chapter 1 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Preparing the Victorian Home for a Funeral by Cathy Wallace on BillionGraves Blog
Genealogical Education by Dr. Mac on A Week of Genealogy
Anatomy of a Bite-Sized Ancestor Bio by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
By Any Other Name by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis
Snippets 2021 v.3 by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Organizing and Storing Family History by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
How to Store, Share,and Care for Old Printed Photos by Caroline Gunther on Organizing Photos
Tombstone Tuesday – Star Symbol by Karen on Karen’s Chatt
Are You Reading the Help Section? on Genealogy in Action
1950 Census Occupations: Special Care! by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Keeping Up with the Times
Ideas for a Genealogy Time Capsule by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children’s Home Society by Diana Elder on Family Locket
In 2030, You Won’t Own Any Gadgets by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Thanks so much for including my posts in your finds this week! Have a good weekend.
Linda, Thanks for the ping back on Three Sages! You honor me – and especially those three little guys!
Kind regards,
Jeff Record
Linda, thank you so much for mentioning my post about The Address Book. I didn’t know if anybody would even read the post, but you did and with a recommendation to boot! Thank You.