The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
A Nostalgic Look at Toys by ScotSue on Family History Fun
Daniel Vannoy and the Strange Case of the Two Sarahs – 52 Ancestors #457 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
The Balham Mystery by Dr. Angela Buckley on The Detective’s Notebook
A Brawl in Saint-Michel by Patrick LaCroix on Query the Past
The Colacurcio Brothers of Seattle by Justin Cascio on Mafia Genealogy
Research Resources
3,580 Free United States Online Tax Records by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt
This Ship Manifest Clue Saves You Time and Effort by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree
What Can Be Found in WPA Files? by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past
Tech News
Perplexity’s AI Browser Is Now Available for Free for Everyone by Jake Peterson on Lifehacker
The Most Underrated Feature in Perplexity You’re Probably Not Using Yet by Ramesh Reddy on TechPP
A Gentle Introduction to AI for Family Historians by Denyse Allen on Chronicle Makers
Genetic Genealogy
23andMe, AncestryDNA and MyHeritage DNA Updates: Should My Ethnicity Estimates Change? by Andrew Koch, Family Tree Magazine
My Updated 23andMe Ethnicity Results: Ancestry Composition v7.0 (September 2025) by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family
Methodology
Which Elizabeth Beake…Part 3…Collecting Evidence… by Teresa on Writing My Past
Revisiting the Father of Cynthia (Dillard) Royston: Part 1 Objective by Diana Elder on Family Locket
Finding the Lost Daughter: The Search for Letitia Plunkett by Kirsten M. Max-Douglas on Our Growing Family Tree
Revisiting My Roots: Correcting Errors by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Education Is for Everyone
Knowing the government in power is important to knowing the village name:
Beregszasz Hungary by Jody Lutter on Family History Research by Jody
Feedly: Revisited by Debbie Mascot on California Genealogical Society Blog
Missing Branches on Ancestry (With Fix) by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name
Instantly by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
Keeping Up with the Times
Saint Andrews by Brian McConnell, UE on UE Loyalist History