The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
An Alien and an Alias by Michael Dwyer on Vita Brevis
Not Just Your Run of the Mill Story by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree
How Two 18th Century New Hampshire Parents Redeemed Their Kidnapped Daughters by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy
Cutting Loose by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis
What Did He Do? by Mary Sutherland on Genealogy Ensemble
Research Resources
NARA and 1950 by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Many Paths to Sources: Newspapers, Part 1 by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
New Kilkenny Records Join RootsIreland by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
The Clues in Official Bonds by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Dutch Genealogy News for February 2022 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
FREE Advanced DNA Tools at MyHeritage with DNA File Upload by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
New Features for Maps, Trees and WATO at DNA Painter by Jonny Perk on DNA Painter Blog
ScotlandsPeople to Reinstate Fuzzy Search Tool by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
Rabbit Holes with Randy — RootsMagic 8 Treeshare with Ancestry by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Genetic Genealogy
Preserving items for Future DNA Testing – Teeth, Stamps, Envelopes, Hats, Hair and More by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Reflection Journal: Week 1: Assess Your DNA Matches and Analyze Your Pedigree by J. Stephen Little on Ashe Ancestors
Methodology
Even Miraculous Finds Need a Closer Look by History Explorer on A Genealogist’s Path to History
Two Books, Two Families, Two Results: Which Is the Correct One? by Charles Purvis on Carolina Family Roots
Elizabeth Florence Moodie. . .Whose Child Is She? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
Education Is for Everyone
Ask Yvette – Is an Online Tree a Source? by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Indentures Indeed by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Part 4: Pennsylvania Germans: The Land Acquisition Process in Colonial Pennsylvania by Alice Childs on Family Locket
What Does That Mean? by Raymond Addison on Vita Brevis
Tombstone Tuesday – Animal Tombstone Art by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
What Exactly Is the AGBI and How Do We Use It? by History Chick on Genealogical Musings
Keeping Up with the Times
Bearing with the DNA News by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
1950 Census Release Includes Name Index by Nancy Loe on Sassy Jane Genealogy
Important Last Minute 1950 US Census Info by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree