The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Did “Close Application to Work and Studies” Cause the Death of Georgia Goff, Age 28? on Joy Neal Kidney
It’s Family Time – What Happened to Benjamin Brock? by Charlie Purvis on Carolina Family Roots
First Grade Memories – Monday Memory by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
Research Resources
Check Those County History Books by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Have You Tried the New LAC Website? by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
9 Bonus Facts on Italian Birth Records, Part 2 by DiAnn Iamarino on fortify Your Family Tree
Why You Should Use Cyndi’s List: Words from Cyndi Herself by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Dutch Genealogy News by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
New Website Charts Irish Immigration to Newfoundland by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Tech News
Use This Free Tool to Restore Faces in Old Family Photos by Elizabeth Yuko on Lifehacker
How to Use Add-ons in Google Docs [2022] by Sandip Chakraborty on TechPP
Previously only available on the mobile app:
New: Photo Tagger Now Available on the MyHeritage Website by Erica on MyHeritage Blog
An Easy Way to Map an Ancestor’s Migration Route Using Google Maps by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past
Genetic Genealogy
Endogamy, Pedigree Collapse and Multiple Relationships: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter? by Diana Elder on Family Locket
Vote for Roberta’s RootsTech 2023 Session Topic by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
The Dead Speak: Unraveling and Understanding Patterns Found in Death Records by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Or, telling any family story:
Elements of a Blog Post by Teresa on Writing My Past
Who Was the Mother of John Morris’s Children? by Teresa on Writing My Past
Mystery Solved! 1910 Liberty Township Boxwell Commencement by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Education Is for Everyone
Expressing Gratitude To Your Ancestors by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Hound on the Hunt
Mapping Your Way to Success with BYU Family History Library Videos by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Quick Tip – Hear the Dialects of Your Ancestors by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Gazetteers for Genealogy & 4 Ways to Find Them by Julie Tarr on Genealogy in Action
Keeping Up with the Times
Even Your DNA Isn’t Your Own. The Government Can Take It Without a Warrant by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Months After Genealogy IDs Victim as Michigan Woman, Her Killer Was Identified in the Same Way by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Book Review: “Ancestry” by Simon Mawer by Marian B. Wood on Clilmbing My Family Tree
Book Notice: Rich Man’s War, Poor Man’s Fight by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
Many thanks for including me twice on this week’s list! Have a good weekend.