Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
TheGenealogist releases 1 million First World War casualty record by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES.
Expanded Links on FamilySearch.org by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star.
Full-Text Surprise: Divorce Papers! by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree.
These High-Resolution Vital Records Are Free! by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree.
The Ground Beneath Their Feet: Discovering Family Stories through Land Records by Andrew Redfern on GSQ Blog.
Find Thousands of Newspaper Records with Elephind by Lisa Cooke on Genealogy Gems.
Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery: Christiana Hodgkinson’s Maiden Name by Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz on From Shepherds and Shoemakers.
Revisiting the Father of Cynthia (Dillard) Royston: Part 5 Research Logging and Citations by Diana Elder on Family Locket.
Crafting Better Research Prompts: A Complete Walk-through and Why the Coalition’s New Statement on AI and Historical Images Matters by Steve Little on AI Genealogy Insights.
Navigating Ethical Boundaries in Genealogy by Andrew Redfern on Andrew Redfern.
Perplexity Comet Can Create AI Genealogical Sketches and Stories From an Ancestry Profile Page by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings.
Twenty Years of Silence by Jenny Mackay on Jenny’s Scrapbook of Family History Stories.
Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2024 – update by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Blackstone’s Plans for Ancestry.com: What Could It Mean for Genealogists? by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains.
Dear Uncle Bill by Lucy H. Anglin on Genealogy Ensemble.
Couples Who Made History: Louis Hébert and Marie Rollet by Sean Daly on Geneanet Blog.
Perrine Bourg (c1626-1693/1698): Phoenix Rising from the Ashes – 52 Ancestors #461 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained.
Explore the best genealogy books of 2025 and find thoughtful reads that make family history fun to explore and even more meaningful to share. by Courtney Eberhard on FamilyTreeDNA Blog.
Articles
Dusty duffel bag found in Italy revives story of Cape Bretoner killed in WW II by Megan Williams, CBC News, Nova Scotia.
Elephind 2.0: Search Free Newspaper Collections on Elephind by Katharine Arnold, Family Tree Magazine, Dublin, New Hampshire.
How to Self-Publish Your Family History Book by Maureen A. Taylor, Family Tree Magazine, Dublin, New Hampshire.
Civil War soldier’s letters to wife digitized for online viewing by Amber Philpott, WKYT, Lexington, Kentucky.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97 by Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press, 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.
