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:
* Ancestry’s New Research Ideas: A First Look at AI-Powered Genealogy Guidance by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genese In Your Family.
* Same Name Ancestors, Part 3: The Proof Case Method by Will Moneymaker on Ancestral Findings.
* Make Your Genealogy Skills Go Pro by Jennifer Dondero on The Occasional Genealogist.
* Simple Ways to Tackle Your Photos by Maureen Taylor on Maureen Taylor, The Photo Detective.
* Resolving Conflicts in Censuses – A Hork Family Example by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails Into the Past.
* AutoKinship by Genetic Affairs Builds Family Trees from Your Matches at FamilyTreeDNA, and More by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy.
* Juggling and Genealogy by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.
* This is what your ancestor's story could sound like by Denyse Allen on Chronicle Makers.
* Genealogy Life Lessons by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name.
* Always Check Records for Yourself by Lex Knowton on Knext Gen Genealogy.
* Claude AI and Genealogy by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy.
* Using ChatGPT Safely: A Beginner’s Guide for Genealogists by Sylvia Vargas on Looking For My Roots
* Transforming Court Records Research with AI: A Case Study from Colonial Virginia Part 2: Analysis by Diana Elder on Family Locket.
* Testing AI’s Ability to Map Historical Land Records: ChatGPT Compared to DeedMapper by Nicole Elder Dyer on Family Locket.
* From Records to Narratives: by Carole McCulloch on Essential Genealogy.
Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:
* Friday’s Family History Finds [13 February 2026] by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
* This week’s crème de la crème -- February 14, 2026 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.
* GenStack [14 February 2026] 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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