The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
The Brief Life of NEHGS’ Youngest Founding Member by Jonathan Hill on Vita Brevis
A Boshter and Other Postcards from Bob Whiteman to Jack Young by Anne Young on Anne’s Family History
Research Resources
Now There Is a Photo for Each Name on the Vietnam Wall by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
The EETAA Website: Nuggets of Important Information by Carol Kostakos Petranek on Spartan Roots
Newly Discovered civil War Photos of My Great Great Grandfather by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy
Hidden Genealogy Clues by Kenneth Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
MyHeritage Publishes Exclusive Huge Collection of Israel Immigration Records by Talya on MyHeritage Blog
Tech News
GEDmatch Owners Verogen Bought by Qiagen for US $150 Million by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
Estimating Age by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
Genetic Genealogy
My Big DNA Breakthrough by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude
Methodology
The Roop Boy Who Died Twice by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls
How to Tell If a Hint Is Any Good by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
My Top 10 Genealogy Tips by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree
Quick Tip #39: Gather Up Your Learning Resources by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
Keeping Up with the Times
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Thanks for mentioning my blog post about my great great grandfather’s US Civil War photo!
Thank you for the mention, Linda.