The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Robert Vernon Estes (1931-1951): DNA and Hope for Military Repatriation by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Two Brothers, One Vocation: The Lives of the Plunkett Priests by Kirsten M. Max-Douglas on Our Growing Family Tree

Presumed Dead AND Follow-up on the Individual Presumed Dead, both by D.M. DeBacker on Gathering Leaves

John Clark of Durham, England by Janice Hamilton on Genealogy Ensemble

Research Resources

Researching US Military Ancestors Serving in Europe and Beyond by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

Comments on the FamilySearch AI Research Assistant by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Tech News

Further Experiments with AI and Genealogical Documents by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog

Scribe AI: The New AI Analysis Tool From MyHeritage by Natalie Webb on Family Tree Technology

Testing ChatGPT Images 2.0 “Research Visual” for Genealogy Infographics by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family

For Substackers:
Tips for New Substack Publication and PDF Features by Jane Chapman on Mission: Genealogy

If you are so inclined:
Two Ways to Completely Remove Microsoft Copilot From Windows 11 by Pranay Parab on Lifehacker

Genetic Genealogy

ONeil DNA Cousins by Jody on Family History Research by Jody Lutter

Methodology

Searching for an Ancestor By Name Is NOT Enough by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree

Finding William’s Father by J. Hogue Corrigan on As Canadian As Can Be

Tracing Edward Sims: Family, Land, and a Migration Corridor to Kentucky (Part 5) by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls

Education Is for Everyone

My Complicated Relationship With AI Creations in Genealogy by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name

Stepping Aboard a Famine Ship by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree

So You Want to Do Genealogy by Aryn Youngless on Genealogy by Aryn

Keeping Up with the Times

How to Use AI to Make Us Smarter by Hana Lee Goldin on Card Catalog

The Law Firm AI Hallucinations and Genealogy by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star