The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Grandpa and the Aviator by Eilene Lyon on Myricopia
Elizabeth Laws, Place Names, and Accents/Dialects by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
Outside the Lines by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis
Don’t Believe Everything You Read on Public Records: An Update on Albert Kaufmann by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Just Curious: Did My Immigrant Ancestors Know English? by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
It Started with a Shoebox – My Genealogy Journey by ScotSue on Family History Fun
The Search for Mercy by Michael Dwyer on Vita Brevis
Research Resources
The 1921 Census in the News by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude
Find-A-Grave Memorial Changes – A How-to Guide by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
FamilySearch + LAC = 1851 Census of Canada Success by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
1699 Venetian Document of Agios Ioannis by Carol Kostakos Petranek on Spartan Roots
Compiled Service Records by Lisa on The Shy Genealogist
Using the Internet Archive for Genealogy Research by Kenneth Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Digitalized Holland Amerika Line Passenger Lists Reveal Famous Names by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Navigating the Unique Texas Land Grant System: Spanish colonial Era 1703-1821 by Diana Elder on Family Locket
Three Keys to Using Michiganology by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past
Records of Enslaved and Free Black People in Colonial Louisiana Being Digitized by Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog
Tech News
Genealogical Software by Tony Proctor on Parallax View
Free, Unlimited Access to MyHeritage’s Improved Colour Restoration Tool Until February 5 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Crystal Balls by Tony Proctor on Parallax View
Genetic Genealogy
Identifying John Wilson’s Irish Origins, Part 3: Documentary Evidence and Conclusions by Rick T. Wilson on Family Locket
An Adage for DNA Too by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
My New Puppy’s DNA Says She Is Mainly Heeler by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog
Crawford yDNA by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
Rabbit Holes with Randy – Updating My DNA Match Lists by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Methodology
Level Up Challenge – 2022 Progress by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
EVERYTHING Is a Working Theory: Beware of Sacred Cows by Kelly on Wheaton Wood
Family Tree Research Takes Time to Bear Fruit by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
PERSI: Search Tips Part 1 by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Thinking Outside the Genealogy Box by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Education Is for Everyone
You Can’t Take It With You by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Canadian Genealogy Research Institute Cancelled by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Legacy Family Tree Offering Free One-Day Genealogy Conference on Saturday by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
When All You Need Is a Little ‘Prompt’ by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree
Using Archived Records to Fill in Your Ancestor’s Timeline by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives
Keeping Up with the Times
Information about 1950 U.S. Census Indexing Efforts by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
The Amanda Pape Collection at the Texas Archive of the Moving Image by Amanda on ABT UNK
What I See in My Crystal Ball: The Future of Genealogy Research by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Thanks so much for including my “curious” post in your finds of the week. Enjoy the weekend!
Thanks so much for including my post! I was very happy to see some segments of my family’s digitized films (from 1963, 1964, 1998, and 2000) on my state’s motion pictures archives!
Thank you for including my post this week (and several previous times, too), Linda. It always comes as a surprise to be included with bloggers I hold in such high esteem and who seem to know so much more than I do.