The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Thank You, Officer Heney by April on Digging Up the Dirt on My Dead People
William Hanington Comes to Canada in 1785 by Lucy H. Anglin on Genealogy Ensemble
A Closer Look at Georgia’s Revolutionary War Soldiers by Carol on Piedmont Trails
Those Who Returned: One Family’s Journey to the U.S. and Back by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past
Two Tragic Years by Teresa on Writing the Past
Research Resources
Key Family History Repositories in Edinburgh by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
FamilySearch has a number of early Southern digitized tax lists available to browse. Search by county:
Tax List Treasures in Fayette, Georgia by NCasey on Leaves on the Tree
Uncovering Stories of People in Poverty by Melanie McComb on Vita Brevis
Gateway Ancestors Leading to Royal and Noble Lines by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
U.S. National Archives Says ALLLLLLL Aboard! on Paula Stuart-Warren
Tech News
How to Share Documents and Citations Within Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on fortify Your Family Tree
My Wish Has Come True for an Every Name Index to Deeds at FamilySearch! by Annette on AK’s Genealogy Research
Genetic Genealogy
Belfast City Cemetery DNA Project by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
How My Segment Map Has Helped with an Irish Match by Annette on AK’s Genealogy Research
Methodology
Quick Tip – Drowned Places by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Quick Tip #42: Check Multiple Websites Before Giving Up by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History
Were Ancestors Native American? by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy
Education Is for Everyone
The Great Migration of African Americans 1915-1970 by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Deeds Before and After by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
Tombstone Tuesday – African Violet Symbol by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Keeping Up with the Times
Never Done by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry