The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Was She Pushed? Did She Jump? Or Did She Fall? by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree

Census Surprise by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy

School Day, School Days, Good Old New England Rule Days by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past

Abraham Knowlton, “Workman of Great Skill” by John Fiske on Historic Ipswich

Messy Divorce by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy

Lost and Found by Amy Whorf McGuiggan on Vita Brevis

Research Resources

The State of the 1950 United States Census – 3 April 2022 by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Castle Garden Database Is Online by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter

A Treasure Trove of London Maps by Teresa on Writing My Past

University of Vermont Special Collections Launches a New Digital Collection by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter

Many Paths to Sources: City Directories, Part 2 by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants

Tech News

Kwitcherbitchin by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

Your Family Tree Checkup/Tune-up List by DiAnn Iamarino on fortify Your Family Tree

What to Do Until There Is An Every-Name Index for the 1950 U.S. Census by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter

Genetic Genealogy

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Methodology

Meet the Sniders by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry

1950 Census Clue: Sheet 71 and Up by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History

Genealogy Research Plan: The Secret Solution by Jennifer on The Occasional Genealogist

Quick Tip: Check for Records in the Nearest Bigger Town by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Education Is for Everyone

1950 US Census: What Works? AND 1950 US Census: Read the Notes, both by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Comparing Censuses: 1940 and 1950 by Jennifer Shakshober on Vita Brevis

Children in Assessment Records by Kelsey Jones on Vita Brevis

Keeping Up with the Times

What a Mess by Tony Proctor on Parallax View