Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
MyHeritage Publishes Exclusive Huge Collection of Israel Immigration Records by Talya on MyHeritage Blog.
New Geneagem — Emigrant Guides: Travel Brochures from the Past by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
Digging for Deaths: Understanding the Census Mortality Schedule by Katherine on Legacy Tree Genealogists.
From Data to Narrative: Genealogist versus Family Historian by Lene Dræby Kottal on Lene Kottal Danish Genealogist.
I Want To Travel the World to Save My Ancestors’ Stories on The Simple Living Genealogist.
Newly discovered Civil War photos of my Great Great Grandfather by Healther Wilkinson Rojo on Nutfield Genealogy.
Time to Write up Those Item Stories by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day.
Expanding the Reach of Genealogy Societies and Conferences by Dick Eastman on Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter.
My Big DNA Breakthrough by Judith Batchelor on Genealogy Jude.
GEDmatch Owners Verogen Bought by Qiagen for US $150 Million by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES.
Articles
Brock University: Archives Donation Paints Picture Of Local Union’s Rich Community History by Amanda Bishop, BrockNews, St. Catharines, Ontario.
Lost and found, then almost lost: 100-year-old photos linked to Quebec shipwreck make it home by Rachel Watts, CBC News, Montreal, Quebec.
Distinguished Dozen: Shelley Viola Murphy helps people discover their roots by Lynne Anderson, Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Virginia.
It took decades: Now there’s a photo for each name on Vietnam wall by Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Massachusetts.
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.
