Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 26 October to 1 November 2025

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.

My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for most daily blog prompts or meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week: 

*  Meta AI Photo Animation for Genealogists: My Hands-On Tests & How It Can Bring Ancestor Photos to Life by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes In Your Family.

*  The Killer Feature DNA Companies Have Not Yet Provided by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy.

*  Checklist for a Substack Post by Deborah Carl on Mission: Genealogy.

*   Natural Disasters and Family Misfortunes: Jamestown Drought by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy.

*  Hannah Clarke Led a Daring Life during the Revolutionary War by Jeannette Holland Austin on Genealogy Tips and Beyond.

*  The Harness Maker of Fulton Avenue by Lynda Heines on Heines Sight.

*  Twenty Years of Silence by Jenny Mackay on Jenny’s Scrapbook of Family History Stories.

*  Your Immigrant Ancestor's Ship Has a Story to Tell by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree.

*  Using Tax Records in Genealogy Research by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches On the Family Tree.

*  The Power of Storytelling in Genealogy by Jon Marie Pearson on Genealogy and the Social Sphere.

*  What I Learned from My Mom by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves On the Tree.

*  Learning writing alone is slowing you down by Denuyse Allen on Chronicle Makers.

*  Using Google's NotebookLM to Brainstorm & Critique Your Research by Marie Cooke Beckman on MarieB's Genealogy Blog.

*  Why are you stressing over an end-of-line? by James Tanner on Genealogy's Star.

*  Fun Prompt Friday: 3rd Halloween Edition by Steve Little on AI Genealogy Insights.

*  Blackstone’s Plans for Ancestry.com: What Could It Mean for Genealogists? by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains.

*  From Census Sheets to Storytelling: The Grute Family of Totnes, Devon by Carole McCulloch on Essential Genealogy.

*  The Trial and Error of Collaboration by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Friday’s Family History Finds [31 October 2025] by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.

*  This week’s crème de la crème -- November 1, 2025 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.

*  GenStack [1 November 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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