The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

A Window of Light: The Story of Little Merrit Beardsley by Paul Chiddicks on Chiddicks Tree

52 Ancestors: A Theory in Progress – My 2x Great Grandfather Joseph Henry Jones by Jennifer Jones on Tracking Down the Family

The Family He Left Behind by Freya Thompson on Uncovered Roots

Mafted by Leslie Still on Family Cameos

Research Resources

The Revolution Didn’t Free Everyone by Aryn Youngless on Genealogy by Aryn

Family History Sleuth? Please Don’t Avoid Online Family Trees. by Paula on Paula Stuart-Warren

The New Face of the Family History Guide by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Comparing a Photo of the Gleeson House Against the Fire Insurance Map by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past

Tech News

Ancestry “AI Stories” in Beta by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Zen Browser: A Holy Grail for Tab Hoarders Like Me by Sagar Naresh on TechPP

I Didn’t Know NotebookLM Could Do This – 10 Features Hiding in Plain Sight by Amanda Caswell on Tom’s Guide

My Big Hairy Audacious Goal – Creating an Analytical Framework with ChatGPT by Linda Yip on Past Presence

Ancestry “Ideas” in Beta by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

OpenAI Is Killing ChatGPT-4o (Again) by Michelle Ehrhardt on Lifehacker

RLP with DNA Research Log 4.2 (2026) Airtable Template Updates by Nicole Elder Dyer on Family Locket

Firefox Will Soon Let You Disable All Current (and Future) AI Features by Jake Peterson on Lifehacker

Genetic Genealogy

The Questions I Can Never Ask by Jenny Hawran on Like Herding Cats

Custom Clusters: Step Into Your Match’s Shoes by Rick T. Wilson, PhD on My Family Pattern

A New Brod/Brotman Discovery—Thanks to Leah Larkin! by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A family Journey

Methodology

An Update on Charles Ledebur and Another Reminder to Get Outside of “Big Genealogy” by Lex Knowlton on Knext Gen Genealogy

Research Logs: The Tool Behind Real Genealogy Work by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Hound on the Hunt

Making the Right Connections by Teresa on Writing My Past

Getting a Helping Hand on Edward Elliot’s Crown Land Petition by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree

Margin Notes: How Horton Malone Got Too Much Publicity by Lori Olson White on The Lost & Found Story Box

Education Is for Everyone

Does Your Past, or Your Ancestors Past, Define Who You Are Today? by Paul Chiddicks on Chiddicks Family Tree

National Library of Scotland Using Geo-Referenced Maps Webinar by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES

Colourful Efficiency by Jill Ball on GeniAus

Now Open: “Tracing Your New York Ancestors with the NYG&B” by Dr. Mac on A Week of Genealogy

What Can You Learn About Your Ancestors’ Daily Lives? by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree

Keeping Up with the Times

You can’t make this stuff up!
‘Moltbook’ Is a Social Media Platform for AI Bots to Chat With Each Other AND Is Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Actually Fake?, both by Jake Peterson on Lifehacker

Dual Citizenship – An Update by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart