The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Family Stories from Documents by Teresa on Writing My Past
Flying Farmer by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
Schumm Family Enumerated Twice in 1920 by Karen Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Research Resources
American Prison Newspapers by Kenneth Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Finding Christmas in the Archives by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives
WASP by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
What Is Online in the National Archives Archival Databases? by Kenneth Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Thousands of Historic Photos in Nova Scotia Archives New Online Collection by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
New WWII Database Documents Soldiers, Bombing Victims and Citizens Forced to Germany from Stalingrad by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
More Irish Genealogy Research Videos Added to John Grenham’s YouTube Channel by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
South Dakota Historical Society Digitizes Important Suffrage Papers by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Cherokee Nation Celebrating Grand Opening of National Research Center in Tahlequah by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Dutch Genealogy News for November 2021 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
Microsoft Makes Breakthrough in the Quest to Use DNA as Data Storage by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy newsletter
Genetic Genealogy
Y DNA Tree of Mankind Reaches 50,000 Branches by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Family Stories vs. Documents & DNA by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
The Westbye Mystery: Finding a Y Tester by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
Methodology
Another Theory Shot Down by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Two More Reasons to Create Virtual Cemeteries on FindAGrave by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Keep These Genealogy Resources Always Within Reach by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
It Pays to Share by Joe Smaldone on Vita Brevis
Education Is for Everyone
Applied Genealogy Registration Opens January 2 on California Genealogical Society Blog
Can Slave Families Be Traced Before 1870? by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy
The Photo Organizing Process – Simplified by Caroline Guntur on Organizing Photos
Paleography for Genealogists: Working with 17th Century Documents in Latin by Kelly on Wheaton Wood
Passenger Lists: How Do We Know Which Database to Search? on Auntie Jen’s Family Trees
Keeping Up with the Times
My Genealogy Christmas Tree by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
For those in FB genealogy groups:
SteveMorse.org Is Not Spam by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Collect Moments Not Things by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree
2021 Holiday Gift Guide for Genealogists by Julie Cahill Tarr on Julie’s Genealogy & History Hub
The 12 Genealogy Days of Christmas by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Thanks for including my post in your finds this week! Have a good weekend.
Thanks for including my post about the Montgomery siblings 🙂