The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Gold Star Mother’s Day on Joy Neal Kidney
Discovering the First Life of My Second-Great-Grandfather by Hallie Borstel on Vita Brevis
History, Genealogy and a Festival, Oh My! by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
How a Family Heirloom Lives On by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
AFS Messenger Bertie James Frederick Harris by Paul Chiddicks on Old Palace School Bombing
Mineral Wells, Texas Mystery Solved – with Pictures by John Newmark on TransylvaniaDutch
This is really quite a story:
Why Was Old Man Jacob Dobkins’ Will Fraudulently Secreted, Concealed and Destroyed? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Research Resources
Researching Military Ancestors in the Netherlands – Before 1795 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
New to Me: History Hub by A Pearl on GeneaJournals
Introducing Historic New York City, Ordinances, Codes, Resolutions, and Extras! by Debbie Mieszala on The Advancing Genealogist
Quick Tip – 400 Years of Dutch-American Stories by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
How to Stock Your Genealogy Toolbox for Success by Lisa Lisson on Are You My Cousin?
New Website Helps Preserve Kansans’ Life Stories by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Tech News
None!
Genetic Genealogy
Autosomal DNA Coverage Calculator by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket
How Multiple Relationships Affect DNA Match Analysis by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket
Eurogenes K13 Charts and Maps by History Chick on Genealogical Musings
Methodology
The Death of Rilah Smith by Charlie Purvis on Carolina Family Roots
Rabbit Holes with Randy – Where Was the Martin Carringer (1758-1835) Farm? by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Correlating the Evidence for John Morris and Eliza Davey. . . by Teresa on Writing My Past
Finding on the Ground: An Urban Address by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots
The Genealogy Research Process: Improve Your Family History Research by Jennifer on The Occasional Genealogist
Education Is for Everyone
Tombstone Tuesday – 2 Railroad Acronyms by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Share Your Family History in a Fun New Way by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
RootsTech 2023 – Both In-Person and Virtually by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
WikiTree Announces Free Genealogy Symposium and “WikiTree Day” Party by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy newsletter
Keeping Up with the Times
Ancestry.com Wins Class Action Lawsuit Over Its Use of Yearbook Photos by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
What a treasure your website is, Linda! Thank you so much for including Gold Star Mother’s Day among those compelling family stories. I especially enjoy stories behind family heirlooms.
Very much appreciate being on your list this week! Have a good weekend.
Thank you so much for including my post as a “Find”.