Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
New Free to View on the British Newspaper Archive and FamilySearch Labs Experimental Search Watch by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
10 Details Not to Miss on Italian Vital Records by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree.
5 Alternatives for Non-Public Birth, Marriage, or Death Records by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy.
Introduction to South African Genealogy by Will Moneymaker on Ancestral Findings.
Looking for 2 Million Free Occupational Records to Search? by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt.
A Service Records Access Challenge Decision by Jane Roberts on PastToPresentGenealogy.
Teamwork makes the dream work by Ellen Bond on Library and Archives Canada Blog.
The Research Question – Developing a Discipline by Teresa Basińska Eckford on Writing my past.
At a Glance, Is This Your Louis Hartfield? by Marian Burk Wood on Climbing My Family Tree.
Using AI in Report Writing: Isabella Weatherford Project Part 6 by Diana Elder on Family Locket.
The Franco-Americans of ChatGPT by Patrick Lacroix on Query the Past.
Genetic Networks, Part 3: How to Find Them by Rick T. Wilson on MyFamilyPattern.
23andme: Now and Then by Kitty Cooper on Kitty Cooper’s Blog.
What’s Next for 23andMe? by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.
Articles
Franklin expedition descendant feeling pride, sorrow after DNA match with sailor, Canadian Press.
Ukraine ranked second in the world in terms of digitization of documents – 21 million per year by Vadym Karpus, ITC, Ukraine.
Remains of 1,617 cholera victims reinterred in Glasnevin by Samantha Libreri, RTÉ, Dublin, Ireland.
Finding out at 87 who mum and dad were by Steven McKenzie, BBC, Scotland Highlands and Islands.
11 Inherited Traits That Come From Your Mom and Dad by Denise Mann, Reader’s Digest, New York, New York.
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.