The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Full Circle by Jade Aimers on Vita Brevis
Pursuing Directory Entries by History Explorer on A Genealogist’s Path to History
The Underground Railroad in Ipswich by Gordon Harris on Historic Ipswich
Russian Empire Recruit Lists – Garber Edition by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
What Happened to Margaret Mary Carroll? – Answered by Dara on Black Raven Genealogy
A Genealogical Riddle by Teresa on Writing My Past
“Love and Affection” by Scott C. Steward on Vita Brevis
Travelling by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy
Rowland Mainwaring: from Midshipman to Rear Admiral by Anne Young on Anne’s Family HIstory
Research Resources
Filae: A Website for Genealogists You Need to Know About by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter
Largest Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery in USA Gets Documented on FindAGrave by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
Grand Army of the Republic – An Important Part of a Veteran’s Life and Genealogy Research by Cindy on Cindy Freed
North of the Line by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Boyle’s Company by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
Print Resources for African American Research by Diana Elder on Family Locket
United Confederate Veterans – Researching a Soldier’s Post War Life by Cindy on Cindy Freed
Those Interrogatories by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Graves in 19,000 English Churchyards to Be Mapped Online by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Hometown by Kimball Carter on Family Locket
Dutch Genealogy News for August 2021 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
Understanding Beta.FamilySearch.org by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Ancestry.com Acquires French Genealogy Company – Geneanet by Leland Meitzler on Genealogy Blog
FamilyTreeDNA Chromosome Painting Just Arrived! by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Genetic Genealogy
Make DNA Connections Easier by Rearranging Your AutoClusters by Robin Wirthlin on Family Locket
Tracking Down a BRCA2 Mutation by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
Shared cM Tool Revisited on DNAsleuth
DNA Beginnings: How Many DNA Matches Do I Have? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
How to Download Your DNA Match List|Export DNA Matches by Diahan Southard on Your DNA Guide Blog
Methodology
How a FAN Club Member Identified an Ancestor for Me by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Finding Women in Your Family Tree by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots
How to Find Distant Cousins on Facebook by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
New York State: Elements of Historical Geography by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past
John Wood Had a First Wife? Turn on the GPS! by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
30 Free Virtual Presentations During Webtember from Legacy Family Tree Webinars by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Scottish Indexes Conference This Weekend – and It’s Free by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Tombstone Tuesday – Grapevine Symbol by Karen Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
British Mourning Cards and Funeral Fashion by Marian Bulford on Genealogy Ensemble
Mission Accomplished – Capturing Blog Posts in Permanent Book Form (August 28, 2021) by John on Filioprietism Prism
Keeping Up with the Times
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Thanks so much for including my blog in your “finds” this week. Have a good holiday weekend!