The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

The Death of Officer James Henry Roche by Deborah Carl on Your Family Quest

A Spontaneous Act of Kindness by Dorothy Nixon on Genealogy Ensemble

The Tree on the Green by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree

Research Resources

Did Your Ancestor Have an Accident at Work on the Railways? by Nick Thorne on The Nosey Genealogist

Need Records from NARA? Try This Game-Changer by Lori on Genealogy at Heart

Tech News

DuckDuckGo’s ‘Scam Blocker’ Just Got a Big Upgrade by Emily Long o Lifehacker

Apple Study Reveals the Limitations of Current AI Large Reasoning Models by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

5 Reasons to Use a VPN and How to Choose the Right One by Ramesh Reddy on TechPP

Genetic Genealogy

It Took Over 30 Years to Find My Great Grandfather by Mel on Mel’s Genealogy Research Journal

FamilyTreeDNA and WikiTree Collaboration – In Two Easy Steps!! by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Methodology

Mapping Robert Beake by Teresa on Writing My Past

The Ultimate FAN Club: When Family Becomes Everything by Kirsten M. Max-Douglas on Our Growing Family Tree

Why My 83,000-Person Family Tree is Growing Again by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree

Education Is for Everyone

No Descendants? No Problem! Where to Donate Your Genealogical Materials by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree

When Your Online Family Tree Disappears: How to Protect Your Genealogy Research by Chloe Brewer on Family Wise

Spelling Doesn’t Matter in Genealogy (Still) by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy

What Will Happen to Once-Treasured Silverware and China? by Marian B. Wood on climbing My Family Tree

Top 5 Reasons for Genealogy by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family

Keeping Up with the Times

Inside the IGGP Conference: A Weekend of German Genealogy Inspiration by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past