Recommended Reads

Resources

FREE Access to Fold3 WWII Collections During Month of December – Commemoration of Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS

Facebook Group Collects More Than 40,000 Historical Photos of Miramichi by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte

Family Stories

Celebrating Sinterklass by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Sepia Saturday – Christmas Illustrations by Anna Matthews on Tripping Over My Roots

My Parents by Nancy on My Ancestors and Me

A Fifth Marriage Names the Parents by Michael John Neill on Rootdig

Technology

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Methodology, News, Etc.

2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Genealogists by Julie Cahill Tarr on Julie’s Genealogy and History Hub

Back It Up, Archive It, Preserve It or Lose It by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Genealogy Education

Genetic Genealogy in Practice by Roberta J. Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

On the webinar front, Scots-Irish, Midwest and European research are coming up this week. Check the GeneaWebinars calendar for details on these presentation along with hangouts.

Recommended Reads

Resources

Genealogy Essentials: British-Genealogy.com by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Searching the FREE MyHeritage “Compilation of Published Sources” Collection by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings

Another site for British help:
Have You Tried LostCousins.com on The French Genealogy Blog

Unique Histories from the 18th and 19th Centuries by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

How to Discover if Your Canadian Ancestor Was an Alien in Maine by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte

Family Stories

Test Driving MyHeritage.com and Making an Amazing Family Find! by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart

Ancestors can certainly surprise us:
Justin Richard Colby, His Many Wives and a Surprise by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees

I’ve been to the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. It is fabulous. Remember and honor the Greatest Generation:
Worldwide Genealogy: Registering Your U.S. WWII Soldier by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees

Elizabeth Marie Kallman – I Wonder If She Knew? by Ranae Feick on Ranae’s Swedish-Chicago Heritage Blog

Technology

Russ has been tracking and trying to prove/disprove family connections between himself and famous relatives that appear on the new We’re Related app:
We’re Related Update – 30 November 2016 by Russ Worthington on A Worthington Blog

Ancestral Quest 15 Adds New Features by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

Methodology, News, Etc.

Here is a way you, too, can give back. NARA has so much untapped genealogical potential:
Transcribers Needed! How You Can Help by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy at Heart

How to Properly Store Your Negatives by Caroline on Organizing Photos by the Swedish Organizer

More holiday gift ideas from Lorine and Lynn:

12 Christmas Gifts for a Genealogist by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog AND

Five Cool Genealogy Gifts for the Holidays by Lynn Palermo on The Armchair Genealogist

Genealogy Education

National Genealogical Conference 2017 Family History Conference Program NOW AVAILABLE by Diane L. Richard on UpFront with NGS

Has anyone else taken this course?:
A Disappointing Course Review: AGS: Beyond the Basics by Dana (Stewart) Lees on The Enthusiastic Genealogist

Be sure to check the GeneaWebinars calendar for upcoming webinars and hangouts this week.

Recommended Reads

Resources

Using court record clues in a different way:
The Mileage Fee by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist

Canadian Public Libraries Genealogy Databases AND

Further Genetic Genealogy Ireland Presentations on YouTube both by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections

Family Stories

To pay or not to pay, when unusual records are lurking? In this case, I agree – I’d probably not order them:
Is It Worth It to Get Records of a 1934 Inquest? by Michael John Neill on Rootdig

Although I have deep New England roots, I had never heard of this tradition:
The Five Kernels of Corn Myth at Thanksgiving by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy

Dying obviously isn’t funny, but I love the play on words:
Toward Died in Forward by Schalene Dagutis on Tangled Roots and Trees

Sometimes DNA testing just tantalizes:
So Close. . .and Yet So Far Away by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy

Technology

And more on the “We’re Related” app:
The “We’re Related” App on Ancestry.com – Don’t Automatically Extend My Pedigree by Michael John Neill on Rootdig

Two good reads on DNA research:
Building Your Personal Mitochondrial Tree by Roberta J. Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Methodology, News, Etc.

25 Ways You Can Present and Share Your Family History by Alona Tester on LonetesterHQ

Preserving Whole Newspapers and Newspaper Pages by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist in the Archives

Scribbles of Some Importance – Primary Records and Why You Need Them by D.M. Walsh on Exploring My Family History – Past and Present

A reminder about flash drives:
The Closest Drawer, and the Death of USB Flash Drives by Drew Smith on Rootsmithing: Genealogy, Methodology and Technology

More Holiday Gift Ideas:
Your Genealogy Easy Gift Guide for the Holidays by Lisa Lisson on Are You My Cousin?

Genealogy Education

A nudge from James:
Jumpstart Your Family History in Ten Steps: Step Nine – Start Reading or Attending Classes or Both by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star

With the Thanksgiving holiday, this coming week has few webinars on the GeneaWebinars calendar, but be sure to check this calendar weekly.