The best Family History finds this week:

Family Stories

Perrine Bourg (c1626-1693/1698): Phoenix Rising from the Ashes – 52 Ancestors #461 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Research Resources

Another Great Free Site for Those of Irish Descent by Jeff Butler on Genealogy Today Newsletter

These High-Resolution Vital Records Are Free! by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree

Mennonite Resources by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name

Tech News

Expanded Links on FamilySearch.org by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Full-Text Surprise: Divorce Papers! by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

NotebookLM Can Now Turn Your Notes Into a Video by Lindsey Ellefson on Lifehacker

Understanding FamilySearch GEDCOM Updated by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

I Tested the Four Biggest AI Browsers, and Here’s What I Found by David Nield on Lifehacker

Perplexity Comet Can Create AI Genealogical Sketches and Stories From an Ancestry Profile Page by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Genetic Genealogy

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Methodology

Revisiting the Father of Cynthia (Dillard) Royston: Part 5 Research Logging and Citations by Diana Elder on Family Locket

Civil War Deserters in the Mountains: Genealogical Clues in Court Records by Misty Hamilton Smith on Appalachian Genealogy

Education Is for Everyone

The RLP Institute Launches with Identity Resolution Course by Nicole Elder Dyer on Family Locket

Appalachian Courtship Rituals: Love, Letters, and Family Alliances by Misty Hamilton Smith on Appalachian Genealogy

Untangling a Civil War Pension File with ChatGPT: Lessons from the Hutchinson Case by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy

Discoveries From Our Hessian Soldier Research by Carol on Piedmont Trails

Revisiting My Roots: Ancestry Tree Cleanup by Cari Taplin on Revisiting My Roots: Ancestry Tree Cleanup

Concepts: What is a Half-Relationship, Like Half First Cousins, Anyway? by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Keeping Up with the Times

Forbidden New York State Records by Jody Lutterby on Family History Research