The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
A Kingdom of No Ends by Jeff Record on Vita Brevis
John L. Clifton Drew a Map of His Neighborhood in Sampson County, North Carolina by Diana Bryan Quinn on Moments in Time, A Genealogy Blog
Lt. Dan Wilson’s Second Burial, Temporary Cemetery, St. Avold, France on Joy Neal Kidney
A Royal Servant by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude
Research Resources
Plotting Family on Maps by History Explorer on A Genealogist’s Path to History
Must Love: Rejected Native American Tribal Applications by Kathleen Brandt on a3Genealogy
The Startling Details of a Chinese Case File, pt. 4 – How to Get Your Ancestor’s File by Linda Yip on Past Presence
UPDATE: German Recruitment to Michigan in the 1800s by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past
USHMM Online Resources by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
Tech News
1931 Census of Canada Available on MyHeritage with New Index by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
Understanding AncestryDNA’s New Subscription Plan by Mark Thompson on Making Family History
How to Repair a Corrupt MS Word Document by Praful Rawal on TechPP
9 Best Photo Editing Apps for Mac [Free/Paid] by Ramesh Reddy on TechPP
Watch for Updates on Ancestry DNA by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
In Beta at Ancestry: Top Hints Feature by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Beta Bait AND The Tortoise Approach, both by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Genetic Genealogy
East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference – In Person and Virtual – October 6-8, 2023 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
James Sullivan: Enjoying the Prosperity That He Deserves by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past
When Your Genealogical Wishes Come True by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart
Release Your Research Skills Out into the Wilds by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Research “Plogs” – Different Styles by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Education Is for Everyone
Trying Different Archival Photo Albums by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
RootsMagic Groups by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
All About That Place by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy
Writing for Publication by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy
Record of an Invalid Will? by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
Finding and Fixing An Awkward Typo in Your Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree
Tombstone Tuesday – Marriage Symbol by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Quick Tip – Identical Place Names in New and Old Netherland by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Keeping Up with the Times
Genea-fiction Recommendation: Ellie McClellan Genealogy Mysteries by Janice Adams on Organize Your Family History
Growing Old in Genealogy by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Thank you for including Dan Wilson’s Second Burial on your fascinating blog post. I enjoyed reading several others, especially those fascinating neighborhood maps (what treasures), the Royal Servant, and Native American Tribal Applications.
Many thanks for including my beta feature post in your finds this week! Have a good weekend.
Great list this week! Looking forward to reading so many of the postos 🙂 I had some technical issues, so won’t publish til today…
Thanks for highlighting my post this week. Great picks for the others. I’ve enjoyed reading them!
I enjoyed your list this week. Thank you for adding my post!