The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
104 Year Old Mother’s Day Letter from WWI Soldier Returned to Granddaughter Who Never Knew Him by Daniella on MyHeritage Blog
More About That Lost Son of Johanna Gunn by Ellie on Ellie’s Ancestors
Treasures in the Closet – My Grandfather’s Housing Rental Books by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Pollywogs Become Shellbacks on Joy Neal Kidney
Finding Francis Ward Lewis by Kathy Javdani on Vita Brevis
Research Resources
Cork Graveyards Database by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
US Veterans Administration Payment Cards by Marie Cooke Beckman on MarieB’s Genealogy Blog
Quick Tip – Use Image Banks at Archives by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Releases New Website by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
How to Find School Yearbooks and Use Them for Genealogical Research on Treemily
Eastern Kentucky University American Slavery Collection by Catherine Halley on JSTOR Daily
Tech News
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Genetic Genealogy
4 Awesome Genetic Genealogy Tools I Can’t Live Without by Elizabeth O’Neal on Heart of the Family
Chromosome Data matters: Exploring Ewe Connections from Ghana by Melvin Collier on Roots Revealed
Who Did You Inherit Your Traits From? by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree
Comparing DNA Results – Different Tests at the Same Testing Company by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
Thompson Theory by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
Building a Tree from a Will by Teresa on Writing My past
Education Is for Everyone
FindAGrave Memorial Creator/Maintainer Clues? by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
Hidden Mothers in Family Photographs by Nancy Loe on Sassy Jane Genealogy
British Acadia: The Beginnings by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past
What Are ICD Codes on Death Certificates? Can They Be Helpful to You? by Diane Gould Hall on Michigan Family Trails
Old Files and Formats by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
Keeping Up with the Times
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I’m grateful you’ve included the centuries old crossing-the-equator story of the two older Wilson brothers.
The family stories you share include such gems. I just sent “Finding Francis Ward Lewis” to inlaws, who’ve lived in Concord, CO for decades. And the one about the WWI Mother’s Day letter is so dear.
Hi Joy,
I love reading about your family stories. You do such a great job sharing early 20th century life events.
Thanks for linking to my post 🙂