This week is a bit light on posts! Happy New Year, everyone!

Family Stories

My Ice-Skating Memoirs: A Journey Through Rinks, Memories, and Time by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family

Unearthing the Past: How an Old Ledger Revealed Hidden Family Secrets by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree

A French-Canadian House in 1815 by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past

Research Resources

Records That Became Public on 1 January 2025 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

1921 Census for England and Wales Coming to Ancestry by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

FamilySearch Full-Text Search Update – 1 January 2025 by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Wow! Reclaim the Records Got BIRLS Files for Us for Free by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree AND

US Military Records via BIRLS – My Beta User Experience by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy

Source – Central Archive for Special Jurisdiction (CABR) by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

A public library card and free databases for genealogists by Paula Stuart-Warren on Genealogy by Paula

Where to Find Genealogy Records for Poland by Mercedes on Who Are You Made Of?

Tech News

Artificial Intelligence and Genealogy: A Look Back at 2024 by Diane Elder on Family Locket

Genetic Genealogy

Pro Tools Part 20a by Jim Bartlett on Segment-ology

New Features You Might Have Missed by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog

There’s History in a Name: Connecting the Dots to the 18th Century by Melvin Collier on Roots Revealed

Methodology

Confirming a Hypothesis with Robert Keel’s Will by Teresa on Writing My Past

Education Is for Everyone

Always read the original all the way through:
Error on Marriage Certificate by Jody on Family History Research by Jody Lutter

Latin Names in Church Records by Doris Kenney on A Tree with No Name

The 2025 AI Genealogy Do-Over by Steve Little on AI Genealogy Insights

Excellent Suggestion!
Commit to This One Genealogy Project by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree

2025 Legacy Webinars Series Announced by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections

Ask AI: “Please describe the challenges faced by Pennsylvania German immigrants in the 1700s” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Keeping Up with the Times

Welcome to 1929! by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

Time for a 30 x 30 Challenge for the Near Year by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History

Three Books Simmered in My Periphery by Joy on Joy Neal Kidney