Scores of genealogy and family history bloggers write hundreds of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.
Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:
* Biography Building with ChatGPT-5: From Detailed Histories to Quick Snapshots by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes In Your Family.
* What Is Artisan 6 And What Can It Do For You? by Ellen Thompson-Jennings on Hound On the Hunt.
* Ancestor Life Sketch: Daniel Adams (1810-1893), New Brunswick, Canada & Calais, ME, Grandchildren, Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; and Part 4 by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
* Schelly Talalay Dardashti – May Her Memory Be a Blessing by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy.
* IAJGS 2025 – August 10–14 – Part One; -- Part Two; and Reflections on the 45th IAJGS Conference by Deborah Holman on Who We Are and How We Got This Way.
* 5 Details to Review for a Richer Family Tree by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree.
* My Moore Family in America - Part 16 by Bill Moore on Family History With Bill Moore.
* The 349-page file that changed my family’s story by Denyse Allen on Chronicle Makers.
* FamilySearch Full-Text Search: A Genealogy Game Changer by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains.
* Proof Summaries by Jill Morelli on Genealogy Certification: My Personal Journal.
* Book Review: Your Stripped Bare Guide to Citing and Using History Sources by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree.
* The Summer of My Genealogical Discontent, Lesson 8: What I’ve Learned (and Unlearned) by Lori Samuelson on GenealogyAtHeart.com.
* Warren Family Genealogy Research Process by Carole McCulloch on NextGen Genealogy.
* Truth, Betsy Ross, and the Rabbit Hole of the American Revolution 250 Years Ago by Barbara Tien on Projectkin.
Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:
* Friday’s Family History Finds [22 August 2025] by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
* This week’s crème de la crème -- August 23, 2025 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.
* GenStack [23 August 2025] by Robin Stewart on Genealogy Matters.
Readers are encouraged to go to the blogs listed above and read their articles, and add the blogs to your Favorites, Feedly, another RSS feed, or email if you like what you read. Please make a comment to them also - all bloggers appreciate feedback on what they write.Did I miss a great genealogy blog post? Tell me! I currently am reading posts from over 900 genealogy bloggers using Feedly, but I still miss quite a few it seems.
Read past Best of the Genea-Blogs posts here.
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Copyright (c) 2025, Randall J. Seaver
2 comments:
Thank you for sharing Daniel Adams' life sketch on this week's "Best of."
Many thanks for including my book review in your "best of" listing this week!
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