Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 18-24 May

Excellent genealogy and family history writing and blogging

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:

* The Beginner’s Guide to AI Deep Research and Writing a family history like a Hollywood blockbuster by Denyse Allen on Chronicle Makers.

* Revisiting My Roots: Tracing the Life of My 6th Great-Grandfather, Michael Howlett (Hulet, Hulett, Hewlett) by Diane Henriks on Know Who Wears the Genes In Your Family.

* The Mystery of the Blue Fugates and Smiths: A Study in Blue Genes and Pedigree Collapse by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy.

* Find Your Passion and Genealogy is Pure Joy by DiAnn Iamarino Ohana on Fortify Your Family Tree.

* Translating Old Genealogy Records: 20 Top Tools by Rick Crume on Family Tree Magazine.

* Adventures in transcribing a will with AI… by Teresa Basinska Eckford on writing my past.

* Timeline Analysis by Cari Patplin on Genealogy Pants.

* Passports, Programs, and Fun Finds in the Archive Closet by Nancy Gilbride Casey on Leaves on the Tree.

* Grok 3 DeepSearch: “Please Tell Me How To Solve a Genealogical Brick Wall Problem For My Robert Carlisle” by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches On the Family Tree.

* OldNews: 3 Steps for Finding Historical Newspapers and How to Find Records Faster with FamilySearch’s Catalogs by Sunny Morton on Family Tree Magazine.

* Transcribing Cursive by Marcia Crawford Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy.

* No Obituary, No Gravestone. I'm Okay with That. Would You Be? by Barbara Tien on ProjectKin.

* Blogger Genealogy Research Toolboxes: 2025 Edition by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches On the Family Tree.

* Your Story Matters: Episode 2 by Carole McCullough on NextGenGenealogy.

Here are pick posts by other geneabloggers this week:

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

* This week’s crème de la crème — May 24, 2025 by Gail Dever on Genealogy a la Carte.

* GenStack [24 May 2025] by Robin Stewart on Genealogy Matters.

* The Chiddicks Observer 13th Edition [19 May 2025] by Paul Chiddicks on Paul Chiddicks.