The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Ancestral Weather by Meg on a Genealogist’s Path to History

Flower Power by Joe Smaldone on Vita Brevis

Moved by Religion by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis

Rabbinical Negotiations, 1892 Style by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy

Research Resources

Did You Know that Ancestry Has 1, 175 FREE Collections? by Kenneth Marks on The Ancestor Hunt

The Census Is Coming by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots

Preparing for the 1921 England Census by Teresa on Writing My Past

Inquest and My Family History by Jennifer Jones on Tracking Down the Family

For Context of 1950 US Census, See Documents at HathiTrust by Marian B. Wood on climbing My Family Tree

Dutch Genealogy News for October 2021 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Tech News

Disproving an AncestryDNA ThruLine by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Genetic Genealogy

Copying from One Chromosome Map to Another by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog

DNA Testing and Privacy: Ancestry, 23andMe and More by Diahan Southard on Your DNA Guide Blog

Methodology

About That William by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

Education Is for Everyone

Digging into the Entire FamilySearch.org Website: Part Two by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Are Genealogy To-Do Lists a Help or a Hindrance? by Dara on Black Raven Genealogy

Back Up to the Rescue by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History

Pharos Courses Price Increase by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES

Does My Family Story Need a Narrative Arc? by Laura Hedgecock on Treasure Chest of Memories

Free Webinar: The 5 Keys for Effective & Efficient Genealogy Research on Genealogy in Action

This 3-Step Backup Routine Protects Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

Keeping Up with the Times

Genea-Musings Contest: Win a Free One-Year Ancestry World Explorer Subscription by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the First Thanksgiving by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy