The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
That Eureka Moment by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Look for Obscure Sources, Too: How I Found a Written Mention of Shlomo Diment by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Tracking Down Elizabeth Jones by Anne Young on Anne’s Family HIstory
Battle of the Coral Sea: Memories of Donald Wilson, Aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) on Joy Neal Kidney
Research Resources
Ohio History and Genealogy: Henry Howe Collection by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter
More Than 1 Million Records Added to the Largest WWII Soldier Database of the Former USSR by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
BYU Family History Library Subject Guides by Bob Taylor on the Family History Guide Blog
NYC Vital Records Are Online Now in New York: A Guide by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Tech News
Ancestry Releases an Early Version of the [Indexed] 1950 U.S. Census by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
You Can Finally Get Your Personal Information Off Google by Jonathan van Halem on Lifehacker
Your Passwords Are Worse Than You Think (and the Easiest Ways to Fix Them) by Jake Peterson on Lifehacker
New Tool Lets You Search for Books Set in Your Hometown by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Working Through 3,000 Matches at MyHeritage by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy
Genetic Genealogy
The Easy Secret for DNA Success by Jennifer on The Occasional Genealogist
Who’s Your Daddy, Harold Alfred Thompson? by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Hound on the Hunt
Methodology
Tips for Archive Visits by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
Quick Tip: Research Living People First by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Maps: Visualizing Your Ancestors by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Extrapolating from a Collateral Line. . .Part 1 by Teresa on Writing My Past
Education Is for Everyone
Historic English Dialect Recordings Archive Digitised for the Public by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Clandestine Marriages by Kimberly Mannisto on Vita Brevis
Decoding Occupations in 1950 US Census by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Keeping Up with the Times
End of the Tooth Fairy? by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy
Thanks so much for including my 1950 Census post in your finds this week!