The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Boots on the Ground Library Search Turns Up Gold by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
How My Forty Year Old Brick Wall Was Broken: The Benevolence of Strangers and the Problem of Names on Wheaton Wood
Second Life of Sam Lima by Justin Cascio on Mafia Genealogy
If Lodvor Wasn’t Lazy, Would I Be Here? : Stories from Vinje, Telemark, Norway by Kelly on Wheaton Wood
Unto Death Do Us Part by Claire Lindell on Genealogy Ensemble
Testifying at the Old Bailey by Teresa on Writing My Past
Noah Putman: Statement of Non-Importation of Slaves – Christian Co KY 1851 by Marie Cooke Beckman on MarieB’s Genealogy Blog
Research Resources
Google Books Just Got Way Better on Lisa Louise Cooke
Genealogy Toolbox by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
1880s Rochester, Minnesota High School Record Book Discovered on Paula Stuart-Warren
Solving a Mystery with a Cemetery Receipt by NCasey on leaves on the Tree
Tech News
FamilySearch Experimental Search by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
3 Ways to Convert PNG to JPG/JPEG on Windows Without Internet by Praful Rawal on TechPP
Update on Threads by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Genealogy by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Genetic Genealogy
LivingDNA Adds Chromosome Browser by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
Methodology
Lost in London – Mapping London Addresses by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude
Pinpoint Important Places in Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
A Cut Edge by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
UPDATED: Basic Scottish Gaelic Terms for Genealogists by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
Using Websites’ Catalogs: FamilySearch by Cari Tapllin on Genealogy Pants
Keeping Up with the Times
A Cautionary Tale About Works in Progress by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
1973-2023 50th Anniversary of the Fire That Destroyed Many Military Veterans Records at NARA on Paula Stuart-Warren