Some of the bijoux I discovered this week.
Blog posts
FamilySearch vs. Ancestry by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections.
Did Canada Just Make You a Citizen? How a New Law Turned My Genealogy Research Into a Citizenship Application by Colleen Kennedy on Family Locket.
PERSI: MemberConnects! with the National Genealogical Society by Cari A. Taplin on Genealogy Pants.
The Library of Congress Periodicals by Deborah Carl on Mission Genealogy.
Medical Officer of Health Reports from 1891 on ScotlandsPeople by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES.
Book Review: Ancestoring: Understanding Records, Family, and Ourselves by Darcie Hind Posz on Genealogy At Heart.
A Surprising Genealogical Resource: The BYU Library Family History Center YouTube Channel by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star.
How to Record an Oral History Interview Before It’s Too Late by Elizabeth Swanay O’Neal on Heart of the Family.
The Ten Deadly Sins of a Genealogist by Paul Chiddicks on Paul Chiddicks.
Tribute Reels from MyHeritage by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained.
ChatGPT Images 2.0 for Genealogy: Photo Enhancement by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes In Your Family.
Articles
This U.S. church is helping citizens trace their Canadian roots to claim citizenship by Chris Knight, National Post, Toronto, Ontario.
Prince Edward Island Archives logs four years worth of document requests in four months, as Americans rush for Canadian passports by Janice Rodrigues, CIC News, Canada.
Archivists see surge in Wisconsin residents seeking Canadian citizenship, USA Today, New York, New York.
Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals by Jacob Sweet, Harvard Gazette, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Best Websites for Scots-Irish Genealogy Research by Amanda Epperson, Family Tree Magazine, Dublin, New Hampshire.
75 Best State Genealogy Websites of 2026 by Rick Crume, Family Tree 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.
