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.
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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:
* Why You Should Research Your Ancestors' Descendants (And Not Just Your Direct Line) by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes In Your Family.
* What My Husband Discovered About His Cousin Using AI - Part One by Deborah Carl on Mission: Genealogy.
* The Vanishing Butcher by Carole McCulloch on Essential Genealogy.
* Learning More About Old Family Photos Using AI, Part 3 and Learning More About Old Family Photos Using AI, Part 4 by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
* Even Informed Informants Can Make Mistakes by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree.
* 5 Rules to Use When Family Tree Details Are Missing by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree.
* Discovering Google Gemini: How I Started Creating Custom “Gems” by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy.
* How Immigrant Communities in the United States Can Help You Discover Your Ancestors’ Origins by Hannah on Legacy Tree Genealogists.
* Brick Wall or Genealogical Challenge: Rethinking Your Approach to Genealogical Research by Nancy Maxwell on Grapevine Public Library Genealogy & Local History Blog.
* You’ve had the story of your ancestor all along by Denyse Allen on Chronicle Makers.
* Ancestry's New Hints Page: More Than a Layout Change by Doris Kenney on A Tree With No Name.
* Stop Looking at Historic Maps Like a Modern Tourist by Jen Baldwin on Jen Baldwin.
* 12 Questions to Unlock Your Story by Karen Ray on Remembering the Time.
* The Village That Never Came Home by Paul Chiddicks on Stories Behind the Records.
* AI and Genealogy – Brick Walls, Breakthroughs and Blunders by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy.
* S O S : Saving Our Societies by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.
Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:
* The Chiddicks Observer Edition 63 [13 July 2026] by Paul Chiddicks on Stories Behind the Records..
* Friday’s Family History Finds [17 July 2026] by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
* This week’s crème de la crème -- July 18, 2026 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.
* GenStack [18 July 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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1 comment:
Thank you for including my two posts this week. Do you think Mary Scripture is a mourning photo?
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