The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Who Was Adelaide Springett? by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree

Francois “dit Lavaranne” Girouard (1616/1621-1686/1690) Guns, Farms & Dikes: Pioneering Acadia by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Suicide or Murder? The Death of Michael Shelly by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name

The Bagg Family Dispute, Part 2 by Janice Hamilton on Genealogy Ensemble

I Grew Up Without a Bathtub on Joy Neal Kidney

Six Degrees from Carlos Marcello by Justin Cascio on Mafia Genealogy

Research Resources

3,190 United States Institutional Records Collections by Kenneth Marks on The Ancestor Hunt

Free Access to Marriage Records on MyHeritage Includes A Collection Unique to Quebec by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

Tech News

Write What You Know: Research What You Don’t & Beware of Artificial Intelligence Generated Answers by Kelly on Wheaton Wood

Genetic Genealogy

What to Say If a DNA Match Contacts You by Mercedes on Who Are You Made Of?

Methodology

Discovering the Home Town of Johan Anton Hork by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past

These Tips Find Missing Maiden Names by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

Back to the Father Marrin Mystery by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree

Education Is for Everyone

Jude’s Gen – February 2024 Editorial by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude

Transnational Tales of the Civil War, Part II by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past

Worth remembering about any immigrant ancestor:
Quick Tip – Were They the Only Immigrants in the Family? by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Keeping Up with the Times

Introducing G(r)eek Talk: The Premier Vidcast for Greek Genealogy Enthusiasts! by Carol Kostakos Petranek on Spartan Roots