Here are the best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Trouble in Tipton by Eilene Lyon on Myricopia

A Pet Squirrel on a Book Cover by Joy on Joy Neal Kidney

The Farm Boy Who Went to War by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree

One Grave, Two Lives: Cholera Tragedy of the Morris Family by David Shaw on Serengenity

All Boxed In by Jeff Record on The Last Aha

Daniel Vannoy (1752-after 1820), “Lived in the Boundary of the Cherokee Indians” – Say What??? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Isabella Sara Carandini -Lady Isabella Campbell by Jennifer Jones on Tracking Down the Family

The Complicated Life of Marian (Goudie) Jobson by Mel on Mel’s Genealogy Research Journal

Research Resources

Two Major Australian Databases Ease Researching of USSR Ancestors and Relatives by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family

Nutrioso, an Extreme Example of Full-Text Search by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

What Can I learn about School Censuses from Newspaper Search? by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past

Advanced City Directory Research: Professional Genealogy Methods by Kirsten M. Max-Douglas on Our Growing Family Tree

Using Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive to the Fullest by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt

Obituaries and the Gems They Reveal by Mary on Dr. Mary M. Marshall’s Collection

Researching Your Ancestors with New Horizons Genealogy by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt

Black Loyalists AND The UELAC, both by Brian McConnell, UE on UE Loyalist History

Find Your Ancestors in I Dream of Genealogy by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt

Tech News

FamilySearch’s Full-Text Search by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy

How Does Adobe Bridge Work? by Maureen Taylor on The Photo Detective News

Timeline Storytelling for Genealogy: Three Ways ChatGPT-5 Structures an Ancestor’s Life by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family

How to Avoid AdBlock Detection on YouTube by Guru Prasad on Lifehacker

Genetic Genealogy

DNA isn’t helping much with this brick wall… by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog

Help Needed! by Barbara Jean May on Heritage Hunters

Methodology

Revisiting My Roots: Pick the Low-Hanging Fruit by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants

Education Is for Everyone

How Do We Know What Is Real in Genealogy? by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Bequeath the Story with Your Photos and Heirlooms by Marian B. Wood at Climbing My Family Tree

Allen County Public Library’s Latest Genealogy Videos on YouTube Include Library and Archives Canada, Quebec, Portugal, Ireland, Arkansas, Wyoming, and North Carolina by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

Top 10 Surprising Jobs Your Ancestors May Have Had by Ethan on Family Wise Ltd.

Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy: Education by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Keeping Up with the Times

Ancestry and the NRS – When the Corporate Genealogy World Turns Ugly AND More on the Legal Proceedings by Ancestry Against the National Records of Scotland, both by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES

Canadian Armed Forces Looking for Relatives of British Home Children Who Went Missing While Serving in Military During WWI by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte