The best Family History Finds this week and there are lots of posts!

Family Stories

One Generation Apart by Freya Thompson on Uncovered Roots

How Bronzed Baby Shoes Became More Than Just a Mother’s Treasure! by Kimberly Mannisto on Vita Brevis

An Incident of Her Youth by Lori Olson White on The Lost & Found Story Box

Chasing Charles – Part I on The Family Archives

‘Popsie’ Ruegg’s Story by Xanthe Hall on X-Factored – Family Stories

Dale and Me – Lesson from a Serial Killer by David Shaw on Serengenity

Tyneham: The Village Where Time Stood Still by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree

Research Resources

Western Volhynia (Ukraine) Ancestors? Check This Out? by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy

Tech News

NotebookLM Has a New Name and a Few Other Changes by David Nield on Lifehacker

RLP 418: Meet Leo – The Handwritten Text Recognition Platform Built for Researchers by Nicole Elder Dyer on Family Locket

A Hidden Resource for Historic Genealogy Software AND Ancestry’s New Hints Page: More Than a Layout Change, both by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name

How to Use Google Photos’ New AI Video Remix Tool by Sagar Naresh on TechPP

Discovering Google Gemini: How I Started Creating Custom “Gems” by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy

A Follow-Up: Different, Not Better — Full-Text Search’s Toggle and the FamilySearch Catalog by Diana Bryan Quinn on Moments in Time – a Genealogy Blog

AI Assisted Genealogy: Van Coppemolle Branch by D.M. DeBacker on Gathering Leaves

Behold 2.0 Now Available by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy

Genetic Genealogy

When ThruLines Numbers Don’t Make Sense by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy

Methodology

Brick Wall or Genealogical Challenge: Rethinking Your Approach to Genealogical Research by Nancy Maxwell on Grapevine Public Library Genealogy and Local History Blog

Use AI to Improve Your Newspaper Searching by Linda Yip on Past Presence

Why You Should Research Your Ancestors’ Descendants (And Not Just Your Direct Line) in Genealogy by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family

Turning Nameless Heirs into a Family by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors in Brick Walls

Education Is for Everyone

The Genealogical Proof Standard by Janice Heppenstall on English Ancestors

Finding Your Ancestral Town: Why Historical Geography Matters by Michelle Chubenko on Have Questions? Get Answers for Research in Galicia

Mysteries Solved! Cases Studies in Cracking Death and Burial Puzzles by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree

FOIA Disappointing by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy

5 Rules to Use When Family Tree Details Are Missing by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

Trying to Understand a Tax Record in Beaver County, Pennsylvania by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past

Even Informed Informants Can Make Mistakes by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

New Video on American Ancestors’ YouTube Channel — ‘Top Resources for Atlantic Canadian Research’ by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte

Keeping Up with the Times

Stories250 | A Celebration: Our Ancestors at the Time of the American Revolution by Barbara Tien on ProjectKin

Saying Goodbye by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry