Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blogs
What Is HathiTrust and Why Do Genealogists Need to Be Familiar With it? by John on Filiopietism Prism.
Geneteka expands its free database to add indexed Russian vital records by Vera Miller on Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family.
Discover Your Ancestral Hometown’s History by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree.
Four Things I’m Doing to Break My Brick Wall by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Hound on the Hunt.
New QRB Video – Researching Records in Canada by Bob Taylor on The Family History Guide Blog.
Why Are Occupations Important to Genealogists? by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude.
Book Review: Learning More About Your Ancestors Online by Marian Burk Wood on Climbing My Family Tree.
Thanksgiving Checklist for Genealogists! by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist In The Archives.
Ernest James Hall: The Spinner and Soldier by George Hall on Genealogy with George.
The mystery of Mr DeLacy-Staunton by Wendy Percival on Wendy Percival.
DNA Mystery Match? How to Respond by Brianne Kirkpatrick on Your DNA Guide Blog.
Your DNA Raw Data May Have Changed by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy.
Articles
Fraudulent claims of indigeneity: Indigenous nations are the identity experts, The Conversation, Toronto, Ontario.
Inside the 80-Year Quest to Name Pearl Harbor’s Unknown Victims by W.J. Hennigan, Time, New York, New York.
London, Ont., man finds and returns WW1 Victory Medal to relatives in England by Rebecca Zandbergen, CBC, London, Ontario.
Precious Perthshire WW1 archives digitised as part of landmark project by Robbie Chalmers, Scottish Daily Record, Glasgow, Scotland.
How to Preserve and Share Grandma’s Recipes by Ashley Memory, Wired, San Francisco, California.
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.
