Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
Newly Opened Records: 1939 Register and Heart Tax Digital by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Now Live: 4 Major U.K. and Ireland Collections — Passenger Lists and Nonconformist Vital Records by Esther on MyHeritage Blog.
Sanborn Maps: A Genealogist’s Friend and 5 Strategies to Uncover New Genealogy Clues by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki – Part 3: Understanding Topic Pages by Virginia Pratt on Family Locket.
7 Things to Know About RootsTech 2026 Online by Annie Lincoln on FamilySearch Blog.
Ancestry.com Has a New Full-Text Search and Transcription Feature by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings.
Add an Alert Note to FamilySearch to Connect with Future Researchers by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree.
Researching Farming Ancestors by Claire Bradley on Claire Bradley.
Family History is the Stories of Our Families by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails into the Past.
Preserving Old Black Paper Photo Albums and Tell Your Ancestor’s Story! by Melissa Barker on A Genealogist In The Archives.
Beaumont-Hamel: A Fragment Returned by Paul Chiddicks on The Chiddicks Family Tree.
Before Vaccines: The Quiet Evidence in Our Family Trees on Genealogy At Heart.
Family Tree Experts: An Interview with Roberta Estes on FamilyTreeDNA Blog.
Articles
Newly elected Africville Genealogy Society board shares vision to bring community together by Gareth Hampshire, CBC News, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
7 Creative Writing Forms for Sharing Your Family History by Melina Papadopoulos, Family History Magazine, Dublin, New Hampshire.
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.
