Best of the Blogs, Week Ending April 10, 2021

My criteria for The Best of the Blogs is this:  I look for blogs that highlight genealogy methodology, new records, social and historical context, current events, and educational and volunteer opportunities.  I try especially to focus on blogs that document the Irish and the Irish diaspora and may be of interest to TIARA members.

Current Issues

Celebrate your family's beginnings with free birth records on My Heritage Blog by Esther

Family History

The Real Titanic McCoys: Triumph & Tragedy on The Wild Geese by Joe Gannon

How Many Great Grandchildren Did Warren Lancaster Really Have? on Mama's Southern Family by Lisa S. Gorrell

Irish in America

The Civil War Life & Letters of NY's Capital District Irish on Irish in the American Civil War by Damian Shiels

Irish in Canada

Nova Scotia Ancestors: Civil Registration Gets a Makeover on Finding Your Canadian Story by Candice McDonald

Nova Scotia Archives updated website improves access to records on Genealogy a la carte by Gail Dever

Methodology

An Introduction to Nicknames on Vita Brevis by Hallie Borstel

Down the Rabbit Hole on Irish Family Roots by Donna Moughty

Records and Databases

In Memory of the Dead on Vita Brevis by Thomas Lester

Archdiocese of Boston: New searchable records from Arlington, Amesbury and Ayer on American Ancestors Database News by Molly Rogers

Research Resources

My 1950 U.S. Census Release To-Do List on Climbing My Family Tree by Marian B. Wood

Research Tools

On (Virtual) Display at the State Library on State Library of Massachusetts by Elizabeth Roscio

Volunteer Opportunities

Please Contribute to the Honor Roll Project for Memorial Day, May 31, 2021 on Nutfield Genealogy by Heather Wilkinson Rojo

Here are some other bloggers who write about weekly posts that may be of interest:

Friday's Family History Finds by Linda Stufflebean, on her blog Empty Branches of the Family Tree blog click here

Best of the Genea-Blogs and Genealogy News and Education Bytes by Randy Seaver on his Genea-Musings blog click here and here and here and here

This Week's creme de la creme by Gail Dever on her Genealogy A La Carte blog click here

Did you see a great genealogy blog post I missed? Let me know! 

Copyright 2021 by Kathleen Sullivan