The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
An inspiring, must-read story from Roberta Estes:
Almost Dying Changes You by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
John Simonik by Nancy Casey on Leaves on the Tree
The Missing Sister by Eilene Lyon on Myricopia
Tree Begone by Jan Doerr on Vita Brevis
My Great-Great Grandmother Voted – How I Discovered That and Her Birth Year by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
My Cousins on the SS St Louis: The Shameful Conduct of the US Government by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Favorite Photo That Led to a Breakthrough by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
My Childhood Vaccination Record on Abt UNK
The Women Who Served in Rhode Island (1943-1945): Let’s Say Their Names! by John Tew on Filiopietism Prism
This is the most adorable photo:
Charles Edward Byers (1915-2012) – Favorite Photograph on GeneaJournals
Research Resources
Invaluable Scanned Records from Russian and Ukrainian Archives Posted Online by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
Big News from Archives of Ontario about Online Access to Wills and Estate Files by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
PERSI Tips: What Kind of Index Is It? by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Seeking City Directories for Your 1950 US Census Prep? by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Tech News
How to Make the Best of the New Antenati Website by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Possibly the Best (?) Document Scanner for Home and Office Use by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
How to Find Downloadable Books on Google Books by Dan Russell on SearchReSearch
Genetic Genealogy
Debbie Parker Wayne, R.I.P. by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
What Article Topics Would You Like in 2022? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
A DNA Whyne by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
I’m Doing the Happy Dance (almost) by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots
Identifying John Wilson’s Irish Origins, Part 2: Autosomal DNA Analysis by Rick T. Wilson on Family Locket
Find a Birth Father: Paternity Test v. DNA Test by Sunny Morton on Your DNA Guide Blog
Methodology
Census, Parish and One-Place Study Resources by Julie Goucher on Anglers Rest
Direct, Indirect and Negative Evidence by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Mapping the Ancestors by Judy G. Russell on the Legal Genealogist
Obituary Misdirection by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
Annie Leontine Chipman and a Census Mystery by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
Can We Ever Really Know Our Ancestors? by Dorothy Nixon on Genealogy Ensemble
Education Is for Everyone
One of my biggest pet peeves. I totally agree with Judy:
Reprise: TNSTAAFL by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Don’t Forget the Brigham Young University Family History Library YouTube Channel by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Workshops on County Wicklow Family History Webinars 2022 on Ancestor Network
Tombstone Tuesday – Curtain Symbol by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Introduction to Genealogy A New Online Course from MyHeritage by Esther on MyHeritage Blog
Banning the Marriage by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Genealogy on YouTube.com by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Keeping Up with the Times
A 1929 Video Interview with an 87-Year-Old Man by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
Some Thoughts about Genealogical Conferences for All#GenealogyforAll by Janet Few on The History Interpreter
Getting a Chance to Give Back by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Terry Teachout (1956-2022) Has Died – A Famous Blogger Extraordinaire by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
What Motivates Family Historians? Survey Results by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
Project Management Tips for Everything in Life by Jamie Martin on Organizing Photos
Great list as always 🙂
TY for including me this week! I’m still catching up with the many excellent posts you’ve flagged here.
Linda, Thank you very much for the mention in yesterday’s Friday Family History Finds. It is an hour to make your list and much appreciated!
Linda, thank you for the shout-out on my childhood vaccinations post! And thanks also for the link to Dick Eastman’s post on Debbie Parker Wayne – her passing was such a shock.