Friday’s Family History Finds

Family Stories

Killed by Lightning by Eilene Lyon on Myricopia

Lustron Houses by Joy on Joy Neal Kidney

Deaths of a Father and Son by Teresa on Writing My Past

Vintage Franciscan Desert Rose – Dishes of My Childhood by Joy on Joy Neal Kidney

Research Resources

An excellent post from one of my earliest genea-buddies:
Buried Treasure in Underused, Little Known, and Untapped Civil War Resources by Nancy Maxwell on Grapevine Public Library Genealogy and Local History Blog

Not a free website, but necessary for Irish research:
New Armagh Records Added to RootsIreland by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES

Incredible Database Eases Searches for Small Russian Towns and Villages by Vera Miller on Finding Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family

Enemy Alien Records of World War I by Nancy Maxwell on Grapevine Public Library Genealogy & Local History Blog

Tech News

Using AI in Research Planning: Isabella Weatherford Project Part 4 by Diana Elder on Family Locket

Ask AI: “Provide Genealogy Research Suggestions for Finding the Parents of Sarah Fletcher” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Genetic Genealogy

Using WATO Plus to Find an Unknown Parent by Jonny Perl on DNAPainter Blog

New: Showcase Your Roots with Y- and mtDNA in Your Chromosome Map by Jonny Perl on DNAPainter Blog

RLP 321: Using Airtable AI Tools to Evaluate DNA Matches by Nicole Elder Dyer on Family Locket

Methodology

The Search for My Mystery Ancestor – a Guest Post by Jennifer Jang on Past Presence

Moses Rothschild, Part II: Is This His Death Certificate? by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey

Education Is for Everyone

Invalid or Unprobated Wills by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day

What to Do with Family Secrets by Carol on Piedmont Trails

Property Tax Records Complement Property Records by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day

Keeping Up with the Times

September 2024 30 x 30 Challenge by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History

ScotlandsPeople Launches New Look Website by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES

Registration for RootsTech 2025 Is Open 25 September 2024 by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

One thought on “Friday’s Family History Finds”

  1. Thank you, Linda, for including a couple of my posts. Eilene’s Killed by Lightning one is certainly a surprise, and the one about the father-son deaths a puzzle. I also enjoyed the one about family secrets and Civil War researching.

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