The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Creepy October – A Website Connection by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
Research Resources
Newly Added Records and Databases Offer Some Treasures for Russian Genealogy by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
Small Town Vaults Holding Our Ancestors? by Tracing Ancestors on a3Genealogy
10 Ways to Find Notarial Records in the Netherlands by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
Is Updating the GEDCOM Standard Necessary? by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy
The Genealogist’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence by Thomas MacEntee on Family Tree Magazine Blog
The 23andMe Data Exposure – New Info, Considerations and a Pause Strategy by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Genetic Genealogy
The Complications of Pedigree Collapse by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Methodology
Multiple Sources by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy
Using the 1940 Census to Find Emergency Relief Workers by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past
Dig a Little Deeper by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past
A Map As a Research Log by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
The Lack of Critical Thinking Breeds Genealogical Errors by Melvin Collier on Roots Revealed
Education Is for Everyone
To -ski, to -ska. . . or Not at All by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Several Generations of Linens and Lace from Spain by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy
6 Best Ways to NOT Find Your Ancestors by Kenneth Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
The Name Game by Hallie Kirchner on Vita Brevis
Creating Bio Sketches About Your Ancestors by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family HIstory
Cringing! Let’s Talk America’s Modern History by Tracing Ancestors on a3Genealogy
Research Plogs: Final Thoughts by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Make an Easy Ancestral Map for the Cousins by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree
Writing Challenge: Playing with Sentences by Kelly on Wheaton Wood
Keeping Up with the Times
Are Genealogy Seminars Falling by the Wayside? by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past
ConferenceKeeper.org Is Now Part of NGS by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
Do You Participate? One, Two, Three by Marian B. Wood on Cllimbing My Family Tree
My GPC Library – Not Just for Individuals on Genealogical.com
Many thanks for including my participation post this week! Have a good weekend.
Thanks for mentioning my blog post about all the family linens we carried over from Spain. We are still working on identifying the monograms on some of these items.