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:
* Ancestry Smart Search: Old Wine, New Bottle? by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree.
* Your Candid Camera: A Family Photo Preservation Plan by Thomas MacEntee on Genealogy Bargains.
* How to Choose the Best Starting Ancestor for Descendancy Research by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes In Your Family.
* A Free, New Family Tree Tool for Map Lovers by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on Fortify Your Family Tree.
* Citing your sources by Janice Heppenstall on English Ancestors.
* Following the Evidence: Finding Martin Morris, Son of Amie Nalle by Cathy Meder-Dempsey on Opening Doors In Brick Walls.
* What to do about Multiple Sources for One Event by Lisa S. Gorrell on My Trails Into the Past.
* Autosomal DNA Unlock at FamilyTreeDNA to Be Retired August 18th by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy.
* Ancestry’s Updated ThruLines: What I Like and What I'd Like To See In Future Updates by Marie Cooke Beckman on MarieB's Genealogy Blog -- Southeastern USA.
* Checking the Neighborhoods by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.
* The Empty Spaces in the Family Plot by Lori Samuelson on GenealogyAtHeart.com.
* English Name Abbreviations and Nicknames by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt.
* Three New History Mapping Tools by Jason Duncan on Jason Duncan - webjmd.
Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:
* The Chiddicks Observer Edition 67 [10 August 2026] by Paul Chiddicks on Stories Behind the Records.
* Friday’s Family History Finds [14 August 2026] by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.
* This week’s crème de la crème -- August 15, 2026 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.
* GenStack [15 August 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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