The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Dr. Louis Cleage Proves Billy Eckstine’s Voice Influences Blood Pressure by Kristin on Finding Eliza
Tragedy in the Fernando Family – The Death of Joseph Benjamin Fernando by Teresa on Writing My Past
Family Ghosts: Bringing Back the Dead (Part II) by Thomas Grebenchick on Vita Brevis
Gerson Blumenfeld II, Part II: Two Sons Killed in World War I Fighting for Germany by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Amanuensis Monday: 1804 Origin of the Kruvand Surname by John on Transylvanian Dutch
Clabe Wilson Save a Clipping Called “Why Gossip Is Harmful” on Joy Neal Kdney
Research Resources
Searching for Historical, Cultural, and Genealogical Organizations in Minnesota by Paula Stuart-Warren on Genealogy by Paula
Semi-Win for Fred Gerner’s Death Announcement + Obit Magnet by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me
Collaborative Project Identifies Nearly 1,000 Slave Transactions in Macon, Georgia from 1823-1865 by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Dutch Genealogy News for October 2022 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
Your Family Statistics at MyHeritage by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy
Enhancements to the DNA Coverage Tool by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog
Amazon Drive is Ending December 31, 2023 by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
PicWish: A Simple and Free Image Background Removal Tool by Sponsored on TechPP
Genetic Genealogy
Creating Gephi Graphs, Part 3: Adjusting the Network Graph by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket
Methodology
Make November Genealogy Loose Ends Month by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Quick Tip – Expand the Scope by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
The Death of Lt. Joseph B. Davis – When Did It Occur? by Charlie Purvis on Carolina Family Roots
Education Is for Everyone
County Boundaries by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
Using Timelines in Genealogy by Jennifer Jones on Tracking Down the Family
Organized: How I Hope to Leave My Genealogy to My Heirs by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past
County Histories: More Details on Samuel Cook Dimick by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Are You Related to Royalty? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Keeping Up with the Times
Just for Fun! He even has his own stamps in Albania!
The Ancestry of Donald Duck by Zachary Garceau on Vita Brevis
New WorldCat.org Connects Genealogy Enthusiasts, Educators, and Historians to the World’s Libraries by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
That Donald Duck story was so much fun! Have a good weekend.
Thanks for highlighting my post this week!