The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Grafted In by Pamela Athearn Filbert on Vita Brevis
My Dad’s Exemplary Sportmanship Example by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past
Roberts Brothers, George & Ernest: Conspiracy by Gwen Kubberness on Criminal Genealogy
On the Trail of My Military McIntoshes by Alison Spring on The Frugal Family Historian
Ghosted by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis
Research Resources
Factory Industries in the Netherlands in 1875 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Half a Million Postcards on Geneanet.org by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Chernigov Guberniya Records Indexed on FamilySearch by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
How a Family Archive Can Help Document a Person’s Life by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past
New Source for UK Court Records by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Ask Yvette – How to Find a Dutch Will by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
OCRing the 1950 Census by Lindsay Fulton on Vita Brevis
A Step-by-Step Guide on Converting Cassettes to Digital Files by Carmen Docampo on Organizing Photos
Beware of Translation Tools! on Spartan Roots
Genetic Genealogy
Proving a Parent-Child Relationship Using Ancestry DNA Thrulines and Documentary Research, Part 1 by Diana Elder on Family Locket
It’s Bucketing at DNA Painter by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog
Rabbit Holes with Randy – Updating My Leeds Method DNA Lists by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Focus Mode in What Are the Odds? (WATO) by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog
Methodology
1950 US Census: Seeking Big-City Ancestors on NARA Site? by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Finding Meier Blumfeld’s Children: The Benefits of Teamwork by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Finding Tiny Bits of Family History in Old Negatives by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Take a Look at My OneNote Notebooks by Diana Bryan Quinn on Moments in Time, A Genealogy Blog
Education Is for Everyone
Byzantine and Catholic by Philip Jenkins on The Christian Century
What Will Happen When I Become a Death Certificate? by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree
Snippet: Those -ix Endings! by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Digitally Donate Your Genealogy? by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Tombstone Tuesday – Gate Symbol by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Scanning Negatives by Marie Cooke Beckman on MarieB’s Genealogy Blog
Keeping Up with the Times
Presidents in the 1950 Census by Christopher C. Child on Vita Brevis
Very grateful to be included in your list this week! Have a good weekend.