The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Postscript on the Irish by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Homes of the Manning Family of Ipswich by Gordon Harris on Historic Ipswich
Mirrored Names by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis
Silvio Pellico and the Italian Risorgimento: An Ancestral Connection by Molly on Molly’s Canopy
Stamping the Past (1) by Julie Goucher on Anglers Rest
Some Things Never Change by Janice Sellers on Ancestral Discoveries
Diamonds Are This Girl’s Best Friend – Two New Diamond Ancestors! by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Homes of the Descendants of Daniel Rindge and Mary Kinsman of Ipswich by Gordon Harris on Historic Ipswich
Research Resources
Land Army Records by History Explorer on A Genealogist’s Path to History
Prep for Browsing the 1950 US Census in Three Steps by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Immigration Before 1865 at Library and Archives Canada Part 3 by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story
The Official Pension Roll of 1883: One of the Hidden Censuses on Cindy Freed on
US and Canada Newspapers Removed from FindMyPast by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
Quick Tip – Open Journals by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Irish Deeds? Yes, Indeed. by Joe Smaldone on Vita Brevis
How to Find Your Ancestral Locations in China: Geography Basics, Maps, and the UCB Register of Chinese Immigration by Linda Yip on Past Presence
Dutch Genealogy News for July 2021 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
Be sure to read all five articles:
Ancestry Retreats AND One Big Change at Ancestry by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist AND
Clock Is Ticking: In 28 Days, Ancestry CAN DO ANYTHING THEY WANT with Every Image in Your Tree by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy AND
Ancestry.com and Your Ancestry Member Tree by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings AND
Panic by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
Using the Greenshot Screenshot Tool for Genealogy by Teresa on Writing My Past
FamilySearch GEDCOM 7.0 by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
MyHeritage to Acquire Filae by Esther on MyHeritage Blog
Update: Are You Ready for the Future of Computing? by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Genetic Genealogy
I Finally Tested my mtDNA by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Hound on the Hunt
What Do You Think You Are? by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Understanding Admixture and Genetic Overlap at AncestryDNA AND Understanding Admixture and Genetic Overlap at MyHeritageDNA, both by History Chick on Genealogical Musings
Methodology
Is Pinterest a Valid Source? by Tony Proctor on Parallax View
A Moore Unmoored by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Using Newspaper Resources for Family History Research by Wayne Shepheard on discover Genealogy
Finding on the Ground: An Ontario Concession/Lot on a Map by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
Education Is for Everyone
The Role of the Census Enumerator by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree
Building a Locality Guide: Repositories by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Revisit: Exploring ICD Codes on Death Certificates by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
CGVRI 2022 Dates Announced by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Become a Better Genealogist by Taking a Course in Forensic Genealogy by Robin Wirthlin on Family Locket
Free in September by Alison Spring on The Frugal Family Historian
Keeping Up with the Times
Criminal Genealogy Now Has a Podcast by Gwen Kubberness on Criminal Genealogy
Lady Tricyclists on Untold Lives Blog
Deeds and Research Lead to Discovery of Lost, Historic Augusta, Maine Cemetery by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
It is an honour to make the Friday list. Thank you.
Thanks for the mention 🙂
Thanks Linda 🙂
Linda, you do so much for the genealogical community. Thanks for all you do!