Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
10 Awesome Websites with Maps for Genealogy Research by Elizabeth M. O’Neal on Heart of the Family.
When Is a Marriage Date Not the Date of Marriage? by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots.
The 1890 U.S. Census: Not Everything Was Destroyed and Cite This For Me by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
Book Review: Les Réfugiés et miliciens acadiens en Nouvelle-France by Suzanne Galaise on GenSpotters.
Book Review: Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry through Church & State Records: A Guide for Family Historians by Chris Paton by Paul Milner on Milner Genealogy.
Can Your Genealogy Work Survive Without You? by DiAnn Iamarina on Fortify Your Family Tree.
Plagiarism and Copyright for Genealogists by Diana Elder on Family Locket.
Lessons Learned… by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist.
Free iPhone Scanning App by Matthew Miller on Matt’s Genealogy Blog.
Why You Don’t Get Replies from Ancestry Users and How to Keep AncestryDNA’s Small-Segment Matches by Judy Webster on Genealogy Leftovers.
Why even small African matches matter! by Fonte Felipe on Tracing African Roots.
Ancestry Match Purge Update by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained.
Articles
B.C. couple finds war medals, photos in hidden ‘Jumanji treasure chest’ by Simon Little, Global, Port Moody, British Columbia.
Poverty and the past on the Prairies: Farmer recounts early days of Jewish settlements by Evan Radford, Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan.
Genealogy expert helps African-Americans trace slave ancestors in database of 8 billion records by Carrie Sheffield, JusttheNews.com, Washington, DC.
For more gems like these throughout the week, join the Genealogy à la carte Facebook group. When you submit your request to join, you will be asked to answer two quick questions about your family history research.
