Sunday, June 7, 2026

Best of the Genea-Blogs -- Week of 31 May to 6 May 2026

 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:

*  She Lost So Much, But Found Unexpected Strength by Kirsten M. Max-Douglas on Our Growing Family Tree.

*  The Things AI Will Never Find (And Why That Matters More Than Ever) by Lori Samuelson on GenealogyAtHeart.com.

*  Top 5 Free Genealogy Education Resources by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family. 

*  A Trip to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy CenterA by Diana Elder on Family Locket.

*  Finding the Way by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.

*  Getting Better Historical Infographics from Google Notebook LM by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy.

*  How to Keep Track of Genealogy Research Ideas (Even When They're Not About an Ancestor) by Jennider Dondero on The Occasional Genealogist.

*  Some Suggested Prompts for Preventing AI Hallucinations by James Tanner on Genealogy's Star.

*  Drastically Improved Newspapers.com Clipping Tool by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name.

*  The Maiden Aunts of Your Family Tree: How to Trace Women Who Never Married by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains.

*  From Memory to Memoir by Carole McCulloch on Essential Genealogy.

*  Five Ways to Overcome Your Genealogy Research Hurdle by Robin Foster on Genealogy Just Ask.

*  My Father Tormented Me With a Single Question by Diane Burley on Musings Of a Storyteller.

*  Reading Between the Lines: A Five-Part Guide to Historical Newspapers by Jen Baldwin on Jen Baldwin.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week: 


*  GenStack [6 June 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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