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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