Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 20 April 2021

 Welcome to Genealogy News and Education Bytes, posted on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon, where we try to highlight the most important genealogy and family history news and education items that came across our desktop since the last issue.    


1)  News Articles:





2)  New or Updated Record Collections:



3)  Genealogy Education -- Conferences and Institutes



*  We Are Open! The 51st Jamboree Conference! (4-5 and 11-12 June 2021)



4)  Genealogy Education - Seminars, Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):




*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Tuesday, 20 April, 5 p.m.:  Turning Raw Information into Evidence: Tips for Drawing and Explaining Conclusions, by J.H. (Jay) Fonkert

*  Upcoming Family Tree Webinar - Wednesday, 21 April, 11 a.m.:  3 Ways to Advance Your Research with Correlation, by Shannon Green

5)  Genealogy Education - Podcasts:
 
*  Research Like a Pro:  RLP 145 - Missouri Repositories






6)  Genealogy Videos (YouTube):



*  BYU Family History Library:  Discovering Your Ancestors in Canada - James Tanner


*  DearMYRTLE:  Mondays with Myrt 2021 with CC

*  Ellen Thompson-Jennings:  AutoBook Mission


7)  Did you miss the last post in this series -  Genealogy News and Education Bytes - 16 April 2021?

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FREE National Archives Genealogy Series - May and June 2021

 I received this information from NARA today:

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The (US) National Archives has presented a virtual genealogy fair since 2013 and last year due to the pandemic they canceled the virtual genealogy fair. This year, they will present several sessions on different days in May and June. You are invited to watch and participate in real time with the presenters and family historians from around the world on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLugwVCjzrJsVzU4raqGj87E8leVNsoc6S)

 

Over the two months, the sessions will offer family history research tools on federal records for all skill levels. The May sessions are broad and will appeal to the beginner and beyond. The June sessions are focused on specific topics and may be better suited for the experienced researcher. All are welcome! 


Session descriptions, videos, handouts, and participation instructions are below.

 

  • Open with no reservations required
  • Watch the broadcasts via YouTube
  • Participate and ask questions via chat during the scheduled broadcasts
  • After the scheduled broadcasts, video recordings and presentation materials will be available online

 

The Schedule:

  • Tuesday, May 4, at 1:00 p.m. ET -- Preserving and Digitizing Personal Photo Albums and Scrapbooks 
  • Wednesday, May 12, at 1:00 p.m. ET -- Finding Genealogy Resources and Tools on Archives.gov
  • Wednesday, May 19, at 1:00 p.m. ET -- Tips and Tools for Engaging Family with Your Research Finds 
  • Tuesday, June 1, at 1:00 p.m. ET -- From Here to There: Researching Office of Indian Affairs Employees 
  • Tuesday, June 8, at 1:00 p.m. ET -- Civil War Union Noncombatant Personnel: Teamsters, Laundresses, Nurses, Sutlers, and More 
  • Tuesday, June 15, at 1:00 p.m. ET -- Merchant Marine Records at the National Archives at St. Louis 

To learn more about this year’s virtual fair and details about the aforementioned sessions go to:

https://www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair


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Carringers in the News - Mrs. Carringer Dies in 1918 in Chicago, Illinois

  It's time for another edition of "Carringers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Carringer (my mother's maiden surname) that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from The Daily Gate City and Constitution-Democrat [Keokuk, Iowa]  newspaper dated 7 January 1918:

The transcription of the article is:

"Death Claims Mrs. Carringer
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Former Resident of Keokuk Died Saturday at the 
Home of Her Daughter in Chicago --81 Years Old

"Mrs. Maria Carringer, for several years a resident of Keokuk, passed away at the home of her only daughter, 3935 Ellis Ave., Chicago, at 9 a.m. Saturday, January 5.

"Mrs. Carringer was born in West Greenville, Pa., March 22, 1837.  July ? 1858, she was united in marriage to Anthony S. Carringer.  six children were born to this union, all of whom survive her, six grandchildren, and one sister.  The children are Franklin E. of Denver, Colo.; Wm. E. of Urbana, Ill.; Chas H. of Waco, Texas; Mrs. Lillie I. Findley of Chicago; Harry M. of Gary, Ind, and Fred W. of Denver, Colo.

"For the past five years Mrs. Carringer lived with her daughter in Chicago.  She was a member of the Christian Science church.  Services were held today at 2:30 p.m. after which the body will be conveyed to Denver, Colo. for interment."

The source citation is:

"Death Claims Mrs. Carringer," The Daily Gate City and Constitution-Democrat [Keokuk, Iowa] newspaper, obituary, Monday, 7 January 1918, page 5, column 1, Maria Carringer obituary notice;  Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 19 April 2021).

Maria Carringer died 5 January 1918 in Chicago, Illinois.  The obituary provides a birth date, her husband's name, and their marriage date, but not the names of her parents.  It does provide the names of her six living children and their residences, and a few association details.

Maria (Moyer) Carringer (1837-1918) was born 22 March 1837 in West Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Sarah (--?--) Moyer.  She married Anthony Spangler Carringer (1837-1910) in July 1858 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and they had six children:

*  Franklin Eugene Carringer (1859-1946), married 1915 Ethel G. England (1880-1919).
*  William Effinger Carringer (1860-1926), married 1884 Huldah Jane Crawford (1861-1932).
*  Charles Herbert Carringer (1865-1951), married 1894 Grace Darley (1870-1945).
*  Lilla Annetta Carringer (1868-1924), married 1894 Samuel Gibson. Findley (1870-1948)
*  Harry Martin Seaver (1872-1960), married 1953 Della Kiser (1885-1969).
*  Frederick Willard Carringer (1876-1965), married 1898 Elisabeth A. Olds (1876-1950).

I am a first cousin three times removed to  Anthony Spangler Carringer.  Our common ancestors are my 3rd great-grandparents Daniel Spangler (1781-1851) and Elizabeth King (1796-1863) and 4th great-grandparents Martin Carringer (1758-1835) and Maria Magdalena Hoax (1768-1851). 

There are hundreds of Carringer "stories" in my family tree - and this was one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person loses her husband and leaves a relatively large family.  I am glad that I can honor Maria (Moyer) Carringer today.  

You never know when a descendant or relative will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors or relatives, or will provide more information about them to me.

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Monday, April 19, 2021

Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 19 April 2021

 Here are the highlights of my family history and genealogy related activities over the past week:

1)  Hosted and moderated the Chula Vista Genealogical Society (CVGS) Research Group meeting in a Zoom Meeting last Wednesday with 28 attendees.  In the first hour, I reported on the 24 hour webinar marathon, the NGS and SCGS conferences, the MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia animations, Finding Your Roots, my new GEDCOM to MyHeritage, finding the maiden name of Ann (--?--) Seaver, and useful email genealogy newsletters.  In the second hour, the attendees shared their genealogy questions, challenges and successes.

2)  Attended the San Diego Genealogical Society (SDGS) British Isles Interest Group meeting on Saturdayon Zoom, with Colin Whitney presented "Using FamilySearch For British Isles Research."

3)  Attended today's Mondays With Myrt webinar.  The panel discussed what documents or artifacts do you have a hard time preserving. Mine was photographs, home movies, etc.  Other topics included Pat's photos, my "to be filed" post, Hilary suggested OGIndex.org for British Isles records, the New France map, and more.

4)  Wrote and posted a biographical sketch of my 7th great-grandmother #589 Hannah (Wheeler) Fletcher  (1647-1697) of Chelmsford, Massachusetts  for my 52 Ancestors post on Friday. 

5)  Transcribed a probate record in Amanuensis Monday -- 1692 Will of Richard Sawtell (1611-1694) of Watertown, Massachusetts today.

6)  AncestryDNA added 103 new DNA matches this past week, with no new ThruLines, and  MyHeritage added 19 new DNA matches.   Reviewed the new DNA matches on  AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe.  Added Notes to 10 more AncestryDNA matches with cM values, relationships and known shared ancestors, and added no new ThruLines to RootsMagic. 

7)  There were several sessions working in the RootsMagic software program to match with and update FamilySearch Family Tree profiles for Seaver families and my ancestral families, with occasional additions to the RootsMagic profiles. I have matched 41,573 of my RootsMagic persons with FamilySearch Family Tree profiles (up 51).

8)  Used Web Hints and Record Matches from Ancestry, MyHeritage, Findmypast and FamilySearch to add content and source citations to my RootsMagic profiles.  I now have 62,778 persons in my RootsMagic file (up 49), and 136,430 source citations (up 326).   I TreeShared with my Ancestry Member Tree once this week updating 152 profiles, and I resolved 1,212 Ancestry Hints.  I've fallen behind on the Ancestry Record Hints with 149,865 to be resolved, but I work on them almost daily. 

9)  Wrote 15 Genea-Musings blog posts last week, of which two were a press release.  The most viewed post last week was Amanuensis Monday -- 1697 Estate Inventory of John Grout (1616-1697) of Sudbury, Massachusetts with over 360 views.  

10)  We are still fine here at the Genea-cave, hunkered down and not going out much after Week 57 of COVID-19 isolation.  I went to the root canal doctor for another one on Tuesday, and wWe went masked to outdoor church on Sunday and talked to and fist bumped some friends.  The Padres season continues, and they are now 10-7, and we attended the Saturday night game versus the Dodgers. Other than that, it was stay-at-home on the computer doing (mainly) genealogy, plus eating, sleeping, cleaning, cooking, and a little yard work - I got another part of bush #1 cut down and disposed of in the green barrel.

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It Was Genea-Musings 15th Anniversary 4 Days Ago

 It's Genea-Musings 15th Blogiversary ... yep, I started it on Tax Day, 2006!  Yes - I forgot all about it!!  Haven't sent in the tax return yet, either!  Too busy doing genealogy!

It seems like just yesterday that I started my Randy's Musings blog - here is the first post on 15 April 2006. I explained the name change to Genea-Musings in my first anniversary post on 15 April 2007. In my two-year anniversary post, I showed a screen shot of the early blog page. 

I like to spout some numbers on my blogiversary, so please bear with me:

1)  After 15 years of Randy's Musings and Genea-Musings, this is post number 14,550.   Over 5,483 days, that averages out to be 2.65 posts per day. In the past year, I've written 935 posts, or 2.53 posts per day (that is a little lower than last year, 2.65. I think that the most in a year was 1,053 in 2017, and the most posts in one day was 8, but I've had some days with zero posts (usually when on vacation).

2)  I find it mind-boggling that I have posted:

*  584 Amanuensis Monday posts
*  192 Tuesday's Tips posts
*  564 Wordless Wednesday posts
*  717 Treasure Chest Thursday posts
*  389 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks posts
*  526 Surname Saturday posts
*  625 Saturday Night Genealogy Fun posts
*  715 Best of the Genea-Blogs posts

That totals only 29% of the total number of blog posts.

For reference purposes, 520 weeks is 10 years, and 780 weeks is 15 years!

3)    My Blogger statistics from Google indicate that I have had 12,044,322 page views in the 15 years.  Currently, I average about 90,000 page views per month, or about 3,000 per day.  It's also 820 views per post on average (ranging from tens to thousands).

4)  In addition, about 3,500 persons subscribe via email using Feedburner, and over 2,100 persons subscribe via RSS using Feedly.  I don't have a count for other feeds, blog readers and  Facebook  readers. If I had to guess, I would say that about 5,000 persons read part of Genea-Musings on an average day. A significant number of the readers (probably over 30%) visiting the actual website come via Facebook or a search engine.

Please permit me to genea-muse for a bit here (it's a given, isn't it?):

1)  I really appreciate the Genea-bloggers Tribe community and all of my Genea-Musings readers. Without all of you, we would not have as much genealogy information (news, research experiences, family history, photographs, etc.) online. Blogging and social networking has brought democratization to the world of genealogy writing - anybody can do it (and many do it very well) and the genealogy community has more information, provided faster and more up-to-date, than it ever has had before.

2)  The genea-blogger community is overwhelmingly friendly and supportive of each other and their readers.  There is very little overt competition, back-biting or flame wars.  This reflects the genealogy community as a whole, I believe, and almost everyone believes in and works at collaborating with, educating, and helping others from the most famous (e.g., the genea-rock stars like Elizabeth Mills, Tom Jones, Judy Russell, Blaine Bettinger, etc.) to the beginners (new society members, new blog readers, etc.).

3)  The genea-bloggers community as a whole has garnered the respect of the genealogy industry - the record provider companies, the software companies, website owners, and genealogical societies.  We have been treated and recognized as legitimate media outlets for the genealogy community.  They understand that genealogy blogs are a significant way to announce and publicize their products or services, and to create genea-buzz at conferences.  This could not happen without the commitment of genea-bloggers to objectivity and collaboration.  Not to mention time, energy and lifelong learning.

4)  I'm really proud to be a member of the Genea-Blogger community and to enjoy the camaraderie online and in person.  At a genealogy conference or seminar, genea-bloggers tend to flock together - it's an instant brother/sisterhood - many of us read and comment on each other's blogs.  Facebook and other social media sites have enabled us to "know," rejoice, or commiserate with the life and research experiences of our colleagues.  

5) Life is good in the genea-cave, and it's even better when family history is made with our daughters and the five grandchildren (we added grandson Charlie 6 years ago).  We love to travel to a genealogy seminar, conference or society talk. I would have gone to RootsTech 2021 but it was virtual.  Because of Linda's mobility problems, we may not get to another conference.

6)  Lastly, thank you to my faithful readers.  I do this to help the genealogy community pursue their hobb obsession, and to document my own family history.  I appreciate your feedback to my posts and learn a lot from the collected wisdom and experience of my readers.  

Can I take the rest of the week off?  Probably not.  I'll do one more blog post today, unless something important comes up.  I am hosting a Zoom meeting on Wednesday at noon for the Chula Vista Genealogical Society DNA Interest Group.  I may get a nap, and will likely work on the RootsMagic family tree tonight before watching the Padres game.

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Amanuensis Monday -- 1692 Will of Richard Sawtell (1611-1694) of Watertown, Massachusetts

This week's document for transcription is the 1692 will of the estate of Richard Sawtell (1611-1694) of Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, which is in Estate File 19965 in the Middlesex County Probate Court records. 

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The inventory is also included in the Middlesex County Probate Court Clerk's volumes, in Volume 8, pages 239-240:
The transcription of the will is (from the court clerk volume, because it is clearer and easier to read):

In the name of god Amen. I Richard Sawtell being not sick in body, but in perfect memory
Considering the certainty of my Death, and the uncertainty of the time thereof, I do therefore make this
my last Will and Testament for the disposeing of my Selfe and that little of y'e world w'ch God hath
given me. And first of all when my naturall life Shall be ended, I Committ my body to y'e Dust from
where it was taken, and my spirit to God that gave it in hope of a blessed and glorious Resurrection
of my body to partake with my Soul of life everlasting through y'e free grace of God in Christ
Jesus Amen.

And for my worldly goods, If my beloved and Loveing wife Elizabeth Sawtell doth
(by Gods providence) Survive me, Then I bequeath unto her all my Lands & Houseing in Watertowne &
the appurtenances of the Land during her life. And also all my Lands n Groton w'th y'e appurtenances
thereof during her life and all my moveable Estate, whither without Doors or within Doors, of what
denomination soever I give her to dispose of when She will, by Sale or any other waies as She
pleases. And my will and Expectation is that my Son Obadiah Shall Improve y'e said Lands at
Groton And that my Son Enoch Sawtell Shall Improve y'e Said Lands at Watertowne. And my
will is that both of them, Each one for what of y'e said Land he Improves Shall (either quarterly
or yearly) pay unto theire mother for the Use of the said Lands, So much as themselves Shall
agree upon. But if they Can not agree, then what others which She may Choose Shall agree
upon and appoint. And if the benefits or Income of the said Lands will not be Enough for her
Comfortable provision for food and Raiments Physick and attendance at all times when She needs
or any thing Else that She doth or may need, tho'h it be not here named, Then my will further is
that my abovesaid Sonnes Shall adde unto y'e Income of y'e said Lands, by way of Supply &
not suffer theire aged Tender and Loveing Mother to want any thing that may make her
life Comfortable the little time She may be here amongst them. Whereof if they faile and
suffer theire mother to want what they may and in duty ought to Supply her with, Then
by vertue hereof I give her full power and Authority to desire Two or three of her friends
whome she Shall Judge meet who shall be the Overseers of my Will and Shall by vertue here
of (She desireing and Consenting, Have full power and Authority to Assist in y'e Sale of ^any of” y'e said Lands for her Comfortable Supply and Support, or She may her Selfe if She Sees Cause dispose
of any of the Said Lands by Sale or otherwise as She Sees best for her Supply & Support.

And After y'e Death of my beloved Wife I bequeath unto my son Enoch Sawtell all y'e said Lands
in Watertowne, and the appurtenances thereof, Excepting only for such of the Lands as prhaps is
Sold for his mothers Support as aforesaid. I bequeath also my houseing to him, but my desire &
will is that my Daughter Bethia Sawtell Shall have her being in my house if they Can live qui-
etly and Loveingly together, lest She will and can procure better for her Selfe. And unto my Son
Obadiah Sawtell I bequeath off of y'e said Lands in Groton and y'e appurtenances thereof Excep-
ting only So much as perhaps is Sold for his mothers Support as is above said. And my will is
also that he Shall pay my Legacies as followeth. Namely to my son John Sawtell and to my daugh-
ters Bethia Sawtell Hannah Winn and Ruth Hues to each of them Ten pounds in money if he be
abble, or in that which is Equivalent to money. As for my Son Jonathan Deceased, I did for him in his
life time what I Judge meet (and more too), But yet unto his Children I bequeath y'e worth of one
Shilling apeice. And to my Son Zacharias Children and to my Daughter Starlings Children the
worth of one Shilling apeice if they desire it, & to any other y't can justly Claim any of mine Estate.
All these Legacies my Will is that they Shall be paid by my Son Obadiah abovesaid within the Compass
of six years after y'e decease of my Loveling Wife His Mother, or sooner if he Can. But if it
Shall please God that I Shall Survive my Wife then within the Compass of six years after my Decease
this my will Shall be performed and Confirmed to every person Concerned therein in every particular as is above
in The Severall Lines Expressed, Excepting only my moveable Estate, concerning which my Will is that it Shall be divided among my Children to every one alike Share by valuation by such as may be Called
thereunto. And if my Son Obadiah Should by Gods Providence be totally and forever be dispossessed
and disinherited of y'e said Lands in Groton by y'e Enemy Indians, or others, whereby he is disinabled
to pay the Said Legacies, then what he hath not paid of them Shall be a Nullity & void.

For the performance of this my Will according to y'e true Intents and Scope Thereof I
appoint and authorize my Sonnes Enoch and Obadiah Sawtell my Executors. And for y'e
Confirmation hereof I have here unto put my hand and Seal May:16:1692 May
the Sixeenth one thousand and Six hundred Ninety Two. Richard Sawtell and Seal Witt-
nessed by John Warren and Stephen Randall.

The source citations for this probate case file is:

Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Probate case files, Volume: Middlesex Cases 18001-19999, Estate File #19965 (4 images), Richard Sawtell of Watertown estate, 1694; "Middlesex County (Massachusetts) Probate File Papers, 1648-1871," digital images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014, American Ancestors  (https://www.americanancestors.org: accessed 16 August 2014);   Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org from original records at Probate Registry, Cambridge, Mass. 

"Massachusetts, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 April 2021), Middlesex County, "Probate Records, Vol. 7-10, 1689-1704," Volume 8, pages 239-241 (images 294-295 of 748), Richard Sawtell of Watertown will and probate records, proved 24 September 1694.

Richard Sawtell (611-1694) married Elizabeth --?-- (1615-1694) in about 1637 in Watertown.  They had eleven children, all born in Watertown:

*  Elizabeth Sawtell (1638-1676), married 1659 William Sterling (1639-1719).
*  Jonathan Sawtell (1639-1690), married 1665 Mary Tarbell (1645-1676).
*  Mary Sawtell (1640-1665), married 1664 Joseph Johnson (1636-1714).
*  Hannah Sawtell (1642-1723), married 1665 Increase Winn (1641-1690)
*  Enoch Sawtell (1643-1742), married 1672 Susanna Randall (1657-1720)
*  Zachariah Sawtell (1644-1692), married (1) 1668 Elizabeth Harris (1644-1683); (2) 1684 Anna Parker (1663-????).
*  Bethia Sawtell (1647-1714), married 1702 John Green (1647-1712).
*  Obadiah Sawtell (1648-1741), married 1680 Hannah Lawrence (1662-1707).
*  Ruth Sawtell (1650-1720), married 1677 John Hewes (1653-1721)
*  Richard Sawtell (1653-1676).
*  John Sawtell (1655-1700), married 1675 Elizabeth Post (1650-1700).

Richard Sawtell died 21 August 1694.  In his will, he identified his wife as Elizabeth, and his living children as Enoch Sawtell, Obadiah Sawtell, John Sawtell, Bethia Sawtell, Hannah Winn and Ruth "Hues", , and children of sons Jonathan and Zacharias and daughter Elizabeth "Starling." An inventory was taken on 14 September 1694 and totaled £147-11-00, including the Watertown and Groton lands.  The will was proved by the Probate Court on 24 September 1694.  The inventory is the only other record in the estate file.

Richard and Elizabeth (--?--) Sawtell are my 8th great-grandparents, through son Obadiah Sawtell (1648-1721) who married Hannah Lawrence (1662-1707) in 1680 in Watertown, Massachusetts.

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NOTE: Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday." John offers this definition for "amanuensis:"

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

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Sunday, April 18, 2021

Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 11 to 17 April 2021

Scores of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands 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 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:

*  Zip Code Maps of Every U.S. County by Randy Majors on RandyMajors.org.

*  Common Segment Generator and DNA Painter Dimensions: a new way to showcase your ancestral line by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog.

*  Mid-19th Century Germans in St. Louis by Heidi Mathis on Family Locket.

*  How To Pull All the Clues From a Genealogy Source by Amy Johnson Crow on Amy Johnson Crow.

*  How They Do It: Amie Bowser Tennant by Janine Adams on Organize Your Family History.

*  Finding Ancestors in the Upper Canada Sundries by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog.

*  Using Behold as a Data Viewer For a WikiTree GEDCOM by Louis Kessler on Behold Genealogy.

*  Philatelic Genealogy by Michael Dwyer on Vita Brevis.

*  Expanding the Scope of Your Genealogical Research by James Tanner on Genealogy's Star.

*  Easy Guide to Citing Sources in Genealogy, Part I by Jessica Edwards on GenealogyBank Blog.

*  Who  Owns RootsMagic (Origins Explained) by Margaret O' Brien on Data Mining DNA.

*  If This Was Easy .... by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist.

*  Brick Wall by Marcia Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy.

*  The Only Constant in Change by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

*  Friday's Family History Finds  by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree.

*  Friday Fossicking 16th April 2021 by Crissouli on That Moment in Time.

* This Week's Creme de la Creme - April 17, 2021  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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