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:
* You have the records. The story isn't written yet. and The Research Plan I Didn’t Know I Needed by Denyse Allen on Chronicle Makers.
* Brick Wall Troubleshooting Checklist: A Quick Reference Guide for Stuck Research by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes In Your Family.
* FamilySearch Full Text Search: Finding Hidden Records with AI by Melissa on Legacy Tree Genealogists.
* Daniel Frederick Bakeman: Fact or Fiction? by Linda Stufflean on Empty Branches On the Family Tree.
* Falling Short of the GPS… Or, How I Prevailed When Limited Records Exist by Carol Petranek on Spartan Roots.
* Managing Your Genealogy Research Like a Project by N.P. Maling on SeaGenes Family History & Genealogy Research.
* How to Analyze GEDCOM Files Efficiently with GEDminer by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name.
* Casting a Wider Net by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy.
* Before You Take a DNA Test for Genealogy: A Beginner’s Guide by Elizabeth Swanay O'Neal on Heart Of the Family.
* What Will Your Dash Say About You? by Paul Chiddicks on Paul Chiddicks.
* Shaking it Up by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.
* The Library of Congress Is Your Free Genealogy Resource by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains.
* What will happen to your research when you're gone? by Carole McCulloch on Essential Genealogy.
* 1926 Irish Census – Woohoo! by Joel Hartley on Hartley DNA & Genealogy.
* Who Filled Out Irish Census Forms? The System which began in 1841 by Annette Kapple on AK's Genealogy Research.
* This week’s crème de la crème -- April 25, 2026 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.
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) 2026, Randall J. Seaver
1 comment:
Thank you for including my post this week. I think Daniel Frederick Bakeman snookered a lot of people!
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