The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
A Few Forgotten Women by Helen Finch on Sticklepath A Village and Its People
Marjorie: Throwing My Hat Over the Fence by Anne Young on Anne’s Family History
See This Blazing Star Quilt, from 1845, at the Iowa Quilt Museum on Joy Neal Kidney
Treasure Chest Thursday: Other Heirloom or Vintage Glass Ornaments by Amanda on ABT UNK
Tonsillectomies, 1951 on Joy Neal Kidney
Soldier and Foxhole Buddy by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Research Resources
Rock, Paper, DAR by Laura Mattingly on The Old Trunk in the Attic
Hungarian Holocaust Additions (and Other Vad Yashem Additions) by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Welcome to 1927! by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
What You Probably don’t Know About the Family Search Catalog and About Catalogs in General: A Basic Introductory Survival Guide by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
County Histories: School Records by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Check Out Fold3 Links on Find A Grave Memorials by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
835 Free United States Mortuary and Funeral Home Records by Kenneth Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Dutch Genealogy News for December 2022 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
It was also the first day of the year, so here’s a reminder. It’s an essential habit!:
It’s the First Day of the Month: Back Up Your Genealogy Files by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
What About Twitter and Mastodon for Genealogy? by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
9+ Best Grammerly Alternatives for Error-Free Writing [2023] by Anoop Varghese on TechPP
The Care and Feeding of Flash Drives by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Genetic Genealogy
How the FBI Tracks Down Suspects Using Your Genealogy Results by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Strategies for Overcoming Endogamy by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket
Methodology
Your Genealogy Mission for 2023 by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Use Nicknames in Genealogy Search by Kenneth Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
Tracking Down a Death Record by John Newmark on Transylvanian Dutch
Education Is for Everyone
I listed this under Education instead of Tech News because it’s an interesting list this year with a number of programs I didn’t know. Good educational experience if you want to browse:
GenSoft Review Award Winners 2022 by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy
Free Organizing Class Offered by NYG & B Next Week! by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family HIstory
World War I and 2 Draft Registration Requirements by Kenneth Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
New Goals for a New Year by Donna Moughty on Irish Genealogy
Tombstone Tuesday – Parakeet Inscription by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Keeping Up with the Times
USCIS Proposes BIG Fee Hike by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
The Security of Your Mother’s Maiden Name by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
How to Find Money Without Sticking Your Hand in the Couch by Debbie Mieszala on The Advancing Genealogist
Where Is Genealogy Going in 2023 and Beyond? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
I Am My Own Grandpa by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
Thank you, Linda, for sharing a couple of my posts. Your Family Stories are so fascinating, especially the one about the foxhole buddies.
As always, some fascinating finds 🙂
Many thanks for including my posts this week. So many interesting blogs to catch up on! Have a good weekend.
Thank you for including my post, Linda! Always appreciate it!
Many thanks for including my ‘Family Story’. A Few Forgotten Women is an exciting project, and as time goes by we will be looking for guest posts and are happy to link to stories about women that fit into one of our categories (contact us through the website).
Great list Linda – I will certainly be back to check out more!
Thanks so much for listing our Few Forgotten Women site. We have several new stories to add over the coming weeks
Linda, thank you so much for sharing my post! It’s been fun writing about my Christmas tree ornaments, as I decide which to go ahead and pass on to my children now.