The best Family History Finds this week:

NOTE: I’ve been on the road this week and I tried to leave comments on several posts in my list this week. However, my laptop has been weird lately and, for some reason, it wouldn’t let me comment on some sites. I did enjoy your articles and stories.

Family Stories

Adalaide Blanche Bartlet and The Rev. George Dyson: Got Away with Murder by Gwen Kubberness on Criminal Genealogy

Pierre Goicheau (c1652-after 1698) and the Silence of Famine – 52 Ancestors #482 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Well-to-Do Girls, Indeed! by Joy on Joy Neal Kidney

Jane’s Illness: Home Life, Beginnings of Mania, and Mental Illness as a Cause of Death by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree

Summer on the Farm: Remembering How Our Ancestors Lived by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name

Research Resources

Substitutes for the (Mostly) Lost 1890 Federal Census by Nancy Maxwell on Grapevine Public Library Local History & Genealogy Blog

Tech News

Changes When Searching the NARA Catalog by Dr. Mac on A Week of Genealogy

Three New History Mapping Tools by Jason on Jason Duncan – webjmd

New Map Overlay Tool by Jason on Jason Duncan – webjmd

Genetic Genealogy

Big news from MyHeritage:
New on MyHeritage: Trace Your Paternal Line Back Thousands of Years with Y-DNA by Daniella on MyHeritage Blog

Ancestry’s Updated ThruLines: What I Like and What I’d Like To See In Future Updates by Marie Cook Beckman on MarieB’s Genealogy Blog

Autosomal DNA Unlock at FamilyTreeDNA to Be Retired August 18th by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Methodology

Why I Don’t Start My Genealogy Research Online by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family

SNGF: Verify, verify, verify…especially newspaper articles… by Teresa on Writing My Past

Finding William Henry Kelsey’s Naturalization in a Utah County Minute Book by Nicole Dyer Elder on Family Locket

John Michael Gleason’s Birthdate: Untangling Nine Conflicting Sources by Don on Don Taylor Genealogy

Education Is for Everyone

Postcards and Family History by Maureen Taylor on The Photo Detective News

Why Did Your Immigrant Ancestors Leave Home? by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree

Fall 2026 Mastering Genealogical Documentation Study Group by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants

Colonial Craftsmen: Skilled Labor of Enslaved Africans in 18th Century New England by Anna Ruane on Vita Brevis

Genealogy Myths – Census Takers Always Visited the Household by Kenneth marks on The Ancestor Hunt

Escheating by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day

A Major Update of Keep or Throw Away: The Challenge of Genealogical Documents and Photos by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Keeping Up with the Times

Lost & Found by Lisa Rogak on Rooting Around