The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Marguerite Hebert (c1652-1715/1734): Missing Children, Surprise Attacks, Hostages and Martyrs – 52 Ancestors #471 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Peggy’s Faith by Leslie Still on Family Cameos

Alimony Sam: The Man Who Wouldn’t Pay by Lori Olson White on The Lost and Found Story Box

Remains of WWI soldier Private Albert Henry Detmold Identified by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

The Surviving Daughter by Janice Hamilton on Genealogy Ensemble

Research Resources

When “Cringe-Worthy” Sources Become Gold: Using Early Family Histories the Right Way by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family

Research Resource – Kent Wills Index by Teresa on Writing My Past

Tech News

Comparison of a FamilySearch Full-Text Search Transcription and a Google Gemini Pro Transcription by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Fun Prompt Friday: Deep Look v2 — Teaching an Old Photo New Tricks by Steve Little on Vibe Genealogy

This Free, Elegant GEDCOM Analyzer Is a Wonder by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Foritfy Your Family Tree

Using the MyHeritage Scribe AI Tool To Transcribe and Translate a German Birth Record by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Testing MyHeritage Scribe AI: Very Good, Always Double-check by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Genetic Genealogy

Segmentology Fundamentals by Jim Bartlett on segment-ology

Methodology

10 Genealogy Mistakes You Might Be Making by Mercedes on Who Are You Made Of?

Stop Asking AI to “Search” for Your Ancestors by The Technical Genealogist on 2-Minute Reads

Education Is for Everyone

What to Do After RootsTech: Turn Conference Ideas into a Research Plan by Kathryn Lake Hogan on Looking 4 Ancestors

Detailed Instructions for Using RootsMagic to Create a Minimal GEDCOM by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name

Navigating the Servile Barrier: Researching Indentured, Transported, and Enslaved Ancestors by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

The Persistent Problem of Misattributed Ancestor Photos by Marie Cooke Beckman on MarieB’s Genealogy Blog

Keeping Up with the Times

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