The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
A Case of Bastardy by Eilene Lyon on Myricopia
Richard Lang: #2 From British Loyalist to Spanish Citizen by Jane Chapman on BJNL’s Genealogy
Passports, Programs, and Fun Finds in the Archive Closet by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree
The Bittersweet Truth of Sampson Bob by Jeff Record on The Last Aha
Research Resources
NARA’s Two Databases Ease Searches of its Collection of 1.7 Million Most Valuable Immigration Files by Vera Miller on find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family
Lighting the Way: A Genealogist’s Guide to Lighthouse Keeper Records by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past
Never Underestimate a Library by Colleen G. Brown Pasquale on Leaves & Branches
Tech News
Rick Crume’s InsideGenealogy.com Checklist – An Interactive Research Tool by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Regeneron Wins Bid for Bankrupt 23andMe – Wedding Planned by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
The Beginner’s Guide to AI Research by Denyse Allen on Chronicle Makers
Genetic Genealogy
The Mystery of the Blue Fugates and Smiths: A Study in Blue Genes and Pedigree Collapse by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Half-Identical Region (HIR) by Jim Bartlett on Segment-ology
Methodology
Ask AI (Grok 3 DeepSearch): “Please Tell Me How To Solve a Genealogical Brick Wall Problem For My Hannah Smith” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Timeline Analysis by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Education Is for Everyone
Adventures in Transcribing a Will with AI. . . by Teresa on Writing My Past
How to Search for Your Family in East European Archives by Melanie on MyHeritage Blog
Why Is Thomas Hicks a Revolving Door Ancestor? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Publishing Your Family Story Through KDP by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart
Keeping Up with the Times
Plug to be pulled on ScotlandsPlaces website next month by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES