The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
If your family lived in ED 144 in Homestead, PA in 1920 and you can’t find them, here is the incredible likely reason why:
And About That Census. . . by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Black Market Baby by Janice Hamilton on Genealogy Ensemble
MMR, Measles, and Milktoast on Joy Neal Kidney
The Tragic Wartime Tale of Fred Glover by Chris Glover on Family History Fun
Research Resources
Part 7: Pennsylvania Germans: Church Records by Alice Childs on Family Locket
Part 8: Pennsylvania Germans: Additional Record Types by Alice Childs on Family Locket
Researching Your Pennsylvania German Ancestors on Alice Childs
Many Paths to Sources: Newspapers, Part 3B by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Thousands of Aerial Images of England Online for First Time by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Tech News
Changes to Ancestry.com: More Than Cosmetic by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
SVG Family-Tree Generator (v6.3) by Tony Proctor on Parallax View
Source Template Editor: Family Historian 7 vs. RootsMagic 8 by Teresa on Writing My Past
Overlay Enumeration District Maps onto Modern Street Maps to Find Relatives in Census by Place by J. Stephen Little Jr. on Ashe Genealogy
Genetic Genealogy
Finding the Parents of Frederick Harold Plowright by Anne Young on Anne’s Family HIstory
X-DNA Inheritance and Recombination by Robin Wirthlin on Family Locket
Methodology
Learning How to Look for My Irish Ancestor’s Townland by Diana on Moments in Times
Researching Colonial Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy
European Ancestors – Understanding France by Julie Goucher on Anglers Rest: Part 1 (Census), Part 2 (Paris), Part 3 (Births) and Part 4 (Baptisms)
Lessons Learned from On-Site Research by Teresa on Writing My Past
Education Is for Everyone
Catching Up by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Free Irish Genealogy Conference on Saturday by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Pinpointing Tenant Farmer Ancestors in the USA by Cameron Azimi on The Hidden Branch
The Genealogy Show: Spring and More by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
None of your information about your family on FamilySearch Family Tree disappears when you die by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Beware of Misleading, Inaccurate Records by Charlie Purvis on Carolina Family Roots
Catch & Release, Word Fishing: Writing Challenge by Kelly on Wheaton Wood
New Videos Every Week on the BYU Family History Library YouTube Channel by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Keeping Up with the Times
How to Leave Your Photos to Someone When You Die by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
1950 US Census Prep: Check for Special EDs on the Maps by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Volunteers Rally to Archive Ukrainian Web Sites by Cara Lee Adams on Internet Archives Blogs
The 1950 Census – Who Cares? by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis
1950 Census: Spreadsheet Research Log on Auntie Jen’s Family Trees
Exploring the 1950 U.S. Census ED Finder Tool on Ancestry.com – Updated by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Many thanks for including my 1950 Census post this week! Have a good weekend.
Thanks for including my post 🙂
Bless you for sharing MMR, Measles, and Milktoast!
Thank you for including my post.