The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
A Letter, A Notice, A Deed: What Happened to Michael Gilbride? by Nancy Casey on Leaves on the Tree
Bertie – Tracing a First World War Soldier by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude
Reconnecting with Long Lost Family by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
Remembering George Keal Spong by Teresa on Writing My Past
Purebreds and Conscientious Objectors by Kristin on Finding Eliza
Thomas Speake of Zachia (c1700-1755): Life and Death in Zachia Swamp by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
AFS Fireman Albert Victor Kite by Paul Chiddicks on Old Palace School Bombing
Dead Reckoning: How Genealogy Brings Memory Back to Life by Wiliam Fahey on Vita Brevis
The Wilsons’ 1942 Plymouth, One of the Last New Cars Until After WWII and The Rest of the Story of the 1942 Plymouth, both on Joy Neal Kidney
Research Resources
Found a Way by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
This Is the First List of Japanese Americans Incarcerated in Internment Camps in WWII by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
County Histories: Looking at Census Leads by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Tech News
MyHeritage Releases AI Time Machine to Enable Anyone to Transform Themselves into Historical Figures Using Everyday Photos by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Use a VPN for Your Own Protection by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Fixing Consistency Issues by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy
How to Convert Scanned Files into Searchable and Editable PDFs with PDFelement on TechPP
Genetic Genealogy
Some DMT Dialog, with Questions and Answers by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy
Y DNA Genealogy Case Study: SNPs, STRs & Autosomal; Why the Big Y-700 Rocks! by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
Continuing Cousin Collaboration by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Records for Women Serving in WWI by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy
Education Is for Everyone
Two Dozen New Genealogy Videos on Allen County Public Library’s YouTube Channel by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
How to Improve Your Digital Genealogy Documents by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Keeping Up with the Times
Thoughts on 3-Ring binders, Plastic Paper Protectors, and Rolling Briefcases by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
$90 Million Facebook Privacy Settlement Approved by Judge by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Bending Spoons to Acquire Evernote by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
I especially enjoyed the Family Stories you’ve shared. Thank you for including mine about my grandparents’ 1942 Plymouth!