The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Her Name Was Aglae by Mary Sutherland on Genealogy Ensemble

Research Resources

Newly Indexed Records Reveal Surname of Sam’s Second Wife by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Ancestry Hacks: Ancestry Hints by Specific Record Collection by Doris Kenney on A Tree with No Name

Dutch Genealogy News for May 2024 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

J-Roots Forums Are Back! An Incredible Russian Empire Resource by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy

Tech News

Transcribing Document Images with ChatGPT and Claude by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket

The iPad Is Changing This Year by Jake Peterson on Lifehacker

How to Optimize Firefox for the Best Performance and Ease of Use by Praful Rawal on TechPP

How to Search and Download Ebooks for Free in 2024 by Sagar Naresh on TechPP

Genetic Genealogy

4 Practical Methods for Identifying a DNA Match by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree

Methodology

Shuffle Off to Baltimore by Jeff Record on The Last Aha

Gilbride or Gallagher? Which Michael Is Buried in Sacramento? by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree

What Is the Furthest Anyone Has Traced Their Ancestry? by Mercedes on Who Are You Made Of?

Education Is for Everyone

Tombstone Tuesday – Dogwood Flower by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt

Preserving Bite-Sized Bios of Military Ancestors by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Who Do You Believe?: The Accuracy of Inherited Genealogy by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Unlocking Better Deals for Your Genealogy Research by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections

Finding Resources in Unexpected Places by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name

Keeping Up with the News

Ancestry Announces Largest Archive Collaboration to Date with the National Archives and Records Administration in the US by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte