The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Premonition? Part One by Lisa Rogak on Rooting Around

In the Shadow of the Great War: Remembering William George Curtin by Paul Chiddicks on Chiddicks Family Tree

Ann’s Adventures – Part 2 by Eilene Lyon on Myricopia

Thirteenth Combat Mission by Joy on Joy Neal Kidney

Four Bullets at Baler Bay: The Story of Arthur Venville: Part 3 by Lori Olson White on The Lost & Found Story Box

François Broussard (1653-1716), Intractable Acadian – 52 Ancestors #463 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

George Bentley, the Forgotten Patriot by Deborah Carl on Your Family Quest

Research Resources

Tracing Ancestors Through Prison & Penitentiary Records by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt

Genealogy in Hospital, Asylum, and Sanitorium Records by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt

The Loyalist Gazette by Brian McConnell, UE on UE Loyalist History

Tech News

5 Surprising Ways Google’s Gemini 3 Will Change How We Research Family History by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Using the Wayback Machine to Recover Lost Genealogy Websites by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt

Evaluating the Results of the FamilySearch AI Research Assistant by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

X-VPN: A Fast and Private VPN With a Generous Free Plan on TechPP

Exploring Google NotebookLM’s New Report Options for Genealogy by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family

The Fatal Flaw of AI Chatbots by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Handwriting Recognition, Ancestry.com, and FamilySearch.org, and Gemini 3 by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Genetic Genealogy

My First Experiments with AncestryDNA Custom Clusters by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog

Mitotree Sprouts 12,773 NEW Branches and Includes Ancient DNA by Roberta Estes on DANeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

The Journey of a DNA Sample: From Cheek Swab to Discovery by Maor Malul on MyHeritage Blog 

Six Ways to Sunday – A Tale of the Genetic Distillations  by Jeff Record on The Last Aha

Methodology

The Publication Puzzle by Tad Callin on Mightier Acorns

Education Is for Everyone

New Book About the Irish Famine by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

Get Familiar with Your Ancestral Homeland for Free by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree

Bangor’s Great Thanksgiving Indignation of 1850 by Lori Olson White on the Lost & Found Story Box

Keeping Up with the Times

Talk to Your Older Relatives and Create History for Your Descendants by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History

Black Friday sale — 50% off Legacy Family Tree Webinars by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

Sharing Ideas, Sharing Resources by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry