The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Things My Mother Kept by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree
Blessed by a Long-Lived Motherline by Joy on Joy Neal Kidney
Research Resources
WWI Women’s Registration Card Collections with Amber Oldenburg on Carolina Girl Genealogy
Kossuth Association Plot Photos on Multiple Sites by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
My Loyalist, Philip Crouse, was from Zeeland:
Map of the Week – Zeeland, 1659 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Origins of the People Map by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
FamilySearch Experimental Labs Search of Canadian Probate Records by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections
A Look at Kindex.org, Searchable Archives for Everyone by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Tech News
The Fatal Flaws of AI Chatbots by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Using AI in Locality Research: Isabella Weatherford Project Part 3 by Diana Elder on Family Locket
Tree Inconsistencies: Update #1 by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy
Genetic Genealogy
MyHeritage Updates Theory of Family Relativity Matches for DNA Results by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
FamilyTreeDNA Match Download Files are Back! by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Methodology
Don’t Neglect Researching the More Recent Past by Marie Cooke Beckman on MarieB’s Genealogy Blog
My 5 Favorite Genealogy Tricks by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree
Common Surnames Can Cause a Mix Up When There Are Multiple Thomas Davey Baptisms by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past
Education Is for Everyone
Machine Writing vs. The Human Touch: An In-Depth Look at AI- Generated Content by Jasmine Leechuy on The Blogsmith
8 New Genealogy Videos on Allen County Public Library’s YouTube Channel by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte
9 Ways to Connect with the Culture of Your Ancestors by Mercedes on Who Are You Made Of?
Tombstone Tuesday – Knights of Pythias Flag Staff by Karen Miller Bennett on Karen’s Chatt
Details Only in My Mind by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
Keeping Up with the Times
NARA NYC Closing by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
‘Records About Our Ancestors Should Be Free.’ Discuss! on English Ancestors
Thank you for including my post in your finds this week. Have a good holiday weekend!
Thank you for including my four generations post! I especially enjoyed the one on “9 Ways to Connect with the Culture of Your Ancestors.” “Things My Mother Kept” reminded me that I even have box of Grandma Leora’s hair from her 1920s , when she talked Grandpa Clabe into cutting her hair into a “boy-bob” like a photo in the newspaper!
Thanks for including my post in your Friday’s Family History Finds. I always look forward to reading from your list of articles
Great list…I’m hoping to post again sometime over the next few days. Enjoy the holiday weekend!!
I enjoy seeing the great list of posts each week. Thanks for including mine.