Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
Ready for Research: Announcing New Collections and Additional Digital Images by Melissa Lindberg on Picture This (Library of Congress).
What’s New Online at the Library of Congress: March 2025 by Carlyn Osborn on The Signal (Library of Congress).
Digitizing Vital Railroad History by Paula Stuart-Warren on Genealogy by Paula.
New Irish Census Website by Claire Bradley on International Institute of Genealogical Studies Blog.
Growing Russian family tree site offers valuable information on an easy platform by Vera Miller on Finding Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family.
Soviet Repression Records – Information, Photos and More by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy.
Finding out of print books by Jill Morelli on Genealogy Certification: My Personal Journey.
Exploring FamilySearch’s AI Research Assistant: A Game-Changer for Genealogists by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family.
Ask AI: “Please Describe and Analyze This Photo of a Wiltshire Man” by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings.
Building Better Family Trees With MyHeritage’s Cousin Finder by Lisa Lisson on Lisa Lisson.
8 Expert Tips for Deciphering Handwriting on Old Documents on Family Wise.
Family History is All About Connections by Jacqui Stevens on A Family Tapestry.
Miss Lindsay’s Curtain Call by Lucy H. Anglin on Genealogy Ensemble.
Focusing In on My Photographer Ancestor by Pam Guye Holland on Vita Brevis.
Welcome to the New FamilyTreeDNA® mtDNA Group by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained.
Articles
The Great Hunger by Don Cummer, Canada’s History, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
People with Canadian DNA could help solve 43-year-old Volusia County cold case by Daniel Tozzi, Orlando-News, Florida.
Marco Rubio is now minding the “store” of documents by Joan Zwagerman, Storm Lake Times Pilot, Iowa.
Andrew Garfield and Will Young to star in Who Do You Think You Are? 2025 by Rosemary Collins, Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, Bristol, England.
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.