Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
Scots in the USA and Canada 1825-1875, Part Seven by David Dobson: Book Review, My Favorite Genealogy Blogs, and Genealogy and AI: Pros and Cons by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
Ten Things I Learned Researching at the National Archives in D.C. and MD by Brenda Leyndyke on Journey to the Past.
Exploring the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) by Jennifer Holik on Soul Traveler.
Elephind is on Its Way Back! by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt.
Tracing Your Ancestors from History’s Biggest Refugee Crises by Gavin Crawley on MyHeritage Blog.
French Surnames and “Dit” Names in Genealogy by Roberta Estes on FamilyTreeDNA Blog.
FamilySearch’s Full-Text Search Exploration Revisited by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy.
What’s in My Genealogy Toolbox by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy.
Dear Diary: What Do We Do About Our Personal History? by Gena Philibert-Ortega on GenealogyBank Blog.
Save All Those Photographs! by Janice Sellers on Ancestral Discoveries.
Framing the Childhood Jewelry of Mom and Her Twin by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree.
Education: It’s More Than Just a Report Card by Kirsten M. Max-Douglas on Our Growing Family Tree.
Masonic Connections by Bill McConnell on UE Loyalist History.
Are you connected to the HAMFLETT family from Bishop Auckland in County Durham? by Simon Last on Charnwood Genealogy.
Rekindling a Forty-Year Quest for Family Origins by Will Moneymaker on Ancestral Findings.
When Ancestry.com’s Pro Tools Fail: A Professional Genealogist’s Experience with Ancestry’s Tree Checker Part 1 and Part 2 by Lori Samuelson on Genealogy At Heart.
2025 Ancestry DNA Update Coming Soon by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name.
Articles
Library and Archives Canada cutting 70 jobs as part of workforce adjustment by Ted Raymond, CTV News, Ottawa, Ontario.
Don’t make this mistake when researching your family tree by Rosemary Collins, Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, Bristol, England.
Searching for Your Ancestors’ Home Movies Online by Maureen A. Taylor, Family Tree Magazine, Dublin, New Hampshire.
23 AI Genealogy Prompts: Free Templates and Expert Advice by Andrew Koch, Family Tree Magazine, Dublin, New Hampshire.
The Da Vinci Bloodline: Living Descendants Provide Clues to the Genius’s Genetic Secrets, SciTechDaily, Encinitas, California.
23andMe seeks approval of larger, $50 million data breach settlement by Jonathan Stempel, Reuters, United States.
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.
