The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Coffin Ships by Maureen Carey on Vita Brevis

Robert Vernon Estes: Still Missing, But Not Forgotten – 52 Ancestors #339 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

The Old Rocking Chair’s Got Me by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy

52 Ancestors: Health – Finding  Rev. Albert M. Hork’s Death Certificate and a Tip by Lisa Gorrell on My Trails into the Past

My Grandfather’s Brilliant City Hall Career in Four Scandals: Part 2 by Dorothy Nixon on Genealogy Ensemble

Research Resources

Unsung Heroes by History Explorer on A Genealogist’s Path to History

Immigration Before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 2 by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story

Newspaper Adverts. . .A Rich Resource by Teresa on Writing My Past

Update on the Digital Public Library of America by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Tech News

How Do You Back Up Your Data? by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History

How to Get Your Ancestor’s FindAGrave Memorial Transferred to You on Amy Johnson Crow

Genetic Genealogy

Lost and Found at FTDNA by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

Interpreting Inferred Segments: A Full Aunt by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog

The Origins of Zana of Abkhazia by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Methodology

Top Ten Tips to Finding Your Ancestors pre-1837 by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude

Which Genealogy Documents Are You Missing? by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

Using Wills to Find Family. George Cooke, Yeoman of Shepshed by Sharn White on FamilyHistory4U

Quick Tip: Check the Finding Aid or Catalog for Scans by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Finding Mrs. Yip Sang: a Case Study of the General Register of Canadian Immigration 1885-1949 (Canada) by Linda Yip on Past Presence

Education Is for Everyone

Family History and Food Part 1: Connections AND Part 2: Making a Famiy Cookbook, both by Diana Elder on Family Locket

Analyzing a Complex Challenge on the FamilySearch Family Tree: Part Five by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Understanding the Probate Process on Alice Childs

Recording Memories – Some Ideas by Lori on Genealogy at Heart

Creating a Family Photo Memory Book by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog

1911 Census of Canada and Addresses in Ontario by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots

Victorian Mourning Clothes for Women and Men by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

Tombstone Tuesday – Wreath/Garland Symbol by Karen Miller on Karen’s Chatt

Dutch Terms – “Huis en erf” and Other Land Uses by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Keeping Up with the Times

My Week as the WikiTree Challenge Guest by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy