The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
How the West Was Won by Justin Cascio on Mafia Genealogy
Before the Front: Waiting in the Ardennes by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past
The Ghost in My Attic, Part 2 by Lisa Rogak on Rooting Around
Beyond the Law: The Defiance of Rose Herera AND New Orleans: The Enslaved Holy Sacraments’ Are Recorded, both by Jim on Jim the Historian
Riotsly & Tumultuously Assembled: Isaac Manns & the Swing Riots (Part One) by Lex Knowlton on Knext Gen Genealogy
Philippe Mius d’Entremont (c1609-1700): Returning Home to Pubnico – 52 Ancestors #474 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Part 2: The Legendary Life of Pennsylvania & Kentucky Frontiersman John Hinkson (1729-1789) on Letters from LaBelle
Research Resources
What to Expect from the 1926 Irish Free State Census by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES
City Directory Research Checklist: Tracking Families Between Censuses by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family
Genealogical Research in Institutional Records by Nancy Maxwell on Grapevine Public Library Genealogy & Family History Blog
Reclaim the Records by Barbara on Genealogy Friends News
Tech News
Perplexity Icons Explained: What All the Symbols Mean (Web & Mobile) by Ramesh Reddy on TechPP
Trying Out Ancestry.com’s “Census Compare” Feature by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
These 108 Malicious Chrome Extensions Are Stealing Google and Telegram Data by Jake Peterson on Lifehacker
Genetic Genealogy
DNA Kits – What You Need to Know Before You Test by Paul on Paul Chiddicks
Methodology
One Genealogy Project to Answer All the Questions by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree
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Keeping Up with the Times
An Archiving Success on the Wayback Machine by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree