Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 5 to 11 November 2026

  Welcome to Genealogy Education Bytes, posted on Wednesday afternoon for the past week, where we try to highlight some of the most important genealogy and family history education items that came across my desktop since the last issue.




1) Upcoming Conferences and Institutes:

* Conference Keeper Calendar - has many links to register for and/or view seminars, conferences and institutes.

*  i4GG 2026 ($$ in person in Laguna Beach CA, $$ virtual) -- 5-6 December 2026.

*  RootsTech 2027 ($$ in-person in Salt Lake City, UT, Free virtual) -- 4 to 6 March 2027.

*  National Genealogical Society 2027 Family History Conference ($$, In-person, Madison, Wisconsin) -- 19 to 22 May 2027.

2) Upcoming Webinars and Online Classes (times are US Pacific):

* Conference Keeper Calendar - has many links to register for and/or view seminars, webinars and classes.

* FamilySearch MonthlyWebinars (Free)

* RootsTech 2019-2026 On-Demand Sessions (Free) 

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 11 November, 11 a.m.: Following the Armies: Researching Military Maps by Michael L. Strauss.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 11 November, 5 p.m.:  From Data to Dialogue with AI 4 of 5: Presentation-Ready—Reports, Talks, and Videos by Andrew Redfern.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 13 November, 11 a.m.:  Researching in Devon by Janet Few.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Tuesday, 17 November, 5 p.m.: African Americans in Indiana Before the Civil War by Carolyn Ladd.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 18 November, 11 a.m.: DNA in Action 5 of 6: Writing About Complex Results by Karen Stanbary.

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Wednesday, 18 November, 5 p.m.: From Data to Dialogue with AI 5 of 5: Keeping Your Voice—Collaborating Creatively with AI by Andrew Redfern and Fiona Brooker. (Members only)

*  Legacy Family Tree Webinar -- Friday, 20 November, 11 a.m.: Taking a Deep Dive into Mexico - U.S. Border Crossing Records by Colleen Robledo Greene.

3) Recent Podcasts:

* Ancestors and Algorithms:  Ep. 63: Burned County Research - Find Surviving Records with AI


*  Hottin' the Bricks With Kathleen:  HTB Mailbag: Tracing Early Ports of Entry


*  The Family History Podcast: S12EP02 – ‘The Slaver’ with Ben Shaw

4) Recent YouTube Videos:

*  Allen County Public Library:  Putting the History in Our Family Histories
*  Allen County Public Library:  Your Family History Starts Here with AI
*  Allen County Public Library:  Beyond the Census Uncovering Ancestor Stories













*  Genealogy Quick Start:  Ephemera & Reunion AI w/ GenQS Team



*  GeneaVlogger:  What is the Best DNA Test

*  Italian  Roots and Genealogy:  Why Your Pugliese Name Is Secretly Ancient
*  Italian  Roots and Genealogy: 



*  Randy Seaver's Genea-Musings:  ChatGPT5 Top 20 Guide to Finding Ancestor Photos

*  Talking Family History:  Ancestry Unpacked 2026 11 06
*  Trace Your New England Roots:  How to Spot Fake DNA Matches


5) Did you miss the last post in this series -- Genealogy Education Bytes - Week of 29 October to 4 November 2026?

Read past Genealogy Education Bytes here.

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NOTE: If I missed an upcoming conference or webinar, or a useful podcast or video, in this time period, please let me know in a comment or an email.

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Ask AI: Top 20 Websites for Finding Ancestor Photographs

I requested the free OpenAI ChatGPT5 AI tool to "Please describe the top twenty websites available to find ancestor photographs, and provide a two-sentence summary of each."  

(AI ChatGPT Infographic - Top 20 Websites for Finding Ancestor Photographs)

The OpenAI ChatGPT5 response was:



Top 20 Websites for Finding Ancestor Photographs

Where to find portraits, family photographs, military pictures, and historical images of your ancestors and their communities.

Genealogy Websites and Photograph Collections

1. FamilySearch — familysearch.org

FamilySearch's Family Tree and Memories sections contain photographs contributed by genealogists around the world, including portraits, family groups, and historical documents. Search individual ancestor profiles and the Memories collection, and examine photographs attached to relatives.

2. Ancestry — ancestry.com

Ancestry has a substantial collection of user-submitted family photographs, historical portraits, school yearbooks, military images, and other picture collections. Search its photo collections and individual Ancestry Member Trees for photographs uploaded by other researchers.

3. MyHeritage — myheritage.com

MyHeritage provides access to historical photographs and family photographs contributed by members. Its photo enhancement, colorization, and animation tools can also help researchers explore and improve photographs they already possess.

4. DeadFred — deadfred.com

DeadFred specializes in unidentified or orphaned photographs that have become separated from their original families. Researchers can search by surname, location, photographer, and other details in hopes of reconnecting an old photograph with its descendants.

5. AncientFaces — ancientfaces.com

AncientFaces is a community-based website where people share old family photographs, personal stories, and historical information about individuals and families. Search by surname, individual name, location, or historical period.

6. Find a Grave — findagrave.com

Find a Grave contains millions of cemetery memorials, many with photographs of the deceased, family portraits, headstones, and other memorial images. Volunteer contributors sometimes provide portraits of ancestors not found in other genealogy collections.

7. Fold3 — fold3.com

Fold3 specializes in military records and historical documents, with some collections containing photographs of military personnel, units, ships, and veterans. It is especially useful for researching ancestors who served in the armed forces.

Historical Archives and Digital Libraries

8. Library of Congress — loc.gov/pictures

The Library of Congress has an enormous Prints and Photographs collection containing historical portraits, family scenes, workplaces, towns, buildings, and events. Its Civil War, early American, and Farm Security Administration photographs are particularly valuable for understanding ancestors' lives.

9. National Archives and Records Administration — archives.gov/research/genealogy/pictures

The National Archives holds millions of historical photographs, including military personnel, Navy ships, government employees, and important historical events. It is particularly useful for finding photographs of ancestors who served in the military or worked for federal agencies.

10. Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) — dp.la

DPLA provides a searchable gateway to photographs, documents, maps, and other historical materials held by libraries, museums, archives, and cultural institutions throughout the United States. It is an excellent way to discover collections without searching individual repositories separately.

11. Flickr Commons — flickr.com/commons

Flickr Commons features historical photographs contributed by libraries, museums, and archives around the world. Search for surnames, towns, occupations, schools, churches, and historical events to uncover photographs from institutional collections.

12. New York Public Library Digital Collections — digitalcollections.nypl.org

The NYPL offers extensive digitized historical photographs, portraits, maps, and illustrations. Its collections are especially useful for ancestors who lived or worked in New York City and surrounding areas.

13. Cyndi's List — cyndislist.com/photos

Cyndi's List is a directory of genealogy websites and research resources, including links to photograph archives and historical picture collections. It is a useful starting point for discovering specialized photograph websites that might otherwise be overlooked.

Search Engines and Social Media

14. Google Images — images.google.com

Google Images searches photographs and pictures indexed from genealogy websites, historical societies, newspapers, archives, and personal websites. Search full names in quotation marks, alternate surnames, and combinations of names and locations; Google Lens can also search for copies of an existing photograph.

15. Facebook — facebook.com

Facebook is an excellent source for photographs shared by distant cousins, local historians, genealogical societies, and descendants of families who have lived in a community for generations. Search surname groups, local history groups, town nostalgia pages, and unidentified photograph groups.

16. Pinterest — pinterest.com

Pinterest users save and organize photographs from historical websites, genealogy blogs, museums, and family collections. Search family surnames, historical communities, vintage portraits, and old photographs, and follow links back to the original sources.

17. Instagram — instagram.com

Historical societies, museums, libraries, and local history enthusiasts share old photographs and archival collections on Instagram. Search hashtags such as #OldPhotos, #FamilyHistory, #VintageAmerica, and the names of towns and counties.

18. Reddit — reddit.com/r/Genealogy

Genealogy and local-history communities can help identify unidentified photographs, provide historical context, and suggest additional photograph collections. Try communities devoted to particular states, towns, and historical periods.

19. YouTube — youtube.com

Search for historical documentaries, town anniversary videos, military unit histories, and family-history presentations. These videos sometimes contain photographs of people, places, and events that are difficult to find elsewhere.

20. The Ancestor Hunt — theancestorhunt.com/photos.html

This genealogy resource website provides links to numerous online historical photograph collections, including newspapers, yearbooks, and state and local archives. It is a good resource for finding additional photograph collections organized by location and subject.

Five Tips for Finding Ancestor Photographs
  • Search alternate names. Use maiden names, married names, nicknames, initials, and alternate spellings.
  • Search extended family. Look for photographs of siblings, cousins, parents, and children. Your ancestor might appear in someone else's family photograph.
  • Search by location. Look for photographs of towns, counties, farms, schools, churches, military units, and workplaces.
  • Use reverse image searching. Upload an existing photograph to Google Lens to look for other copies or possible identifications.
  • Contact local historians and distant cousins. Some of the best photographs have never been digitized or published online.
My Recommended Research Strategy

I would approach photograph research in this order:
  • Search genealogy databases -- FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Find a Grave.
  • Search specialized photograph collections  -- DeadFred, AncientFaces, and Fold3.
  • Search historical archives -- Library of Congress, National Archives, DPLA, and Flickr Commons.
  • Search the wider Internet -- Google Images, Google Lens, and Pinterest.
  • Ask the genealogy community -- Facebook groups, Instagram, Reddit, and local historical societies.
A final word about documentation: Always record the original source, contributor, photographer (if known), approximate date, identification evidence, and usage rights for every photograph. A photograph with an uncertain identification should be labeled as such rather than treated as a confirmed portrait.

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A Google Gemini Notebook Video Overview of this post is below and on my YouTube channel:

What's on your Top 20 list for your United States research?

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Links to my blog posts about using Artificial Intelligence are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page.  Links to AI information and articles about Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy by other genealogists are on my AI and Genealogy Compendium page.

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MyHeritage Introduces United States Consolidated Federal Censuses, 1790–1950

 I received this information from Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage today:

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I’m excited to share a new way to trace ancestors across U.S. censuses! MyHeritage has published United States Consolidated Federal Censuses, 1790–1950, a collection of 461 million historical records that uses AI developed by MyHeritage to bring the same person’s appearances in multiple censuses together into a single consolidated record.

The technology connects census entries even when names, ages, or residences vary, making it easier to follow an ancestor across decades and see how their family changed. Each consolidated record includes links to the original census records for verification, as well as links to relatives’ consolidated records.


Read our blog post for more information and some examples.


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See previous Genea-Musings posts about MyHeritage record collections and features in https://www.geneamusings.com/search/label/MyHeritage.com.

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Disclosure: I receive a complimentary Complete subscription to MyHeritage, and have received other material consideration in past years. I uploaded my autosomal DNA raw data to their DNA product. This does not affect my objective analysis of MyHeritage products. I am a paid subscriber to Family Tree Webinars and love it.

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The Matthias Loucks Family in San Diego in 1916 -- (Not So) Wordless Wednesday #941

 This is a priceless (to me) image in my computer file folders from the Carringer family collection:


This photograph is from my grandfather's photo album. The note on the back of the photograph indicates that this photo was taken at Christmas 1916. The setting is the Austin and Della (Smith) Carringer house at 2105 30th Street in San Diego (from the palm tree and the porch decoration seen in other photographs in this collection).

The people in this photograph are members of the Matthias Loucks family that lived in Oregon in this time period. I think that the persons in the photograph are:

* Matthias (Tice) Loucks (1846-1918), a native of Canada, died in Los Angeles.

* Harriet (Vaux) Loucks (1849-1924), the daughter of James and Harriet (Taylor) Vaux, and the first cousin of Abigail (Vaux) Smith, the mother of Della (Smith) Carringer.

* I think that the man in the cap is Wano Glenn Loucks (1886-1945), son of Matthias and Harriet (Vaux) Loucks), but I'm not sure. It might be his brother, Warren Tice Loucks (1889-1965) or his brother-in-law, Dallas Stubbs, husband of Blanche (Loucks) Stubbs.

* I think that the young girl is either Blanch P. Stubbs (born 1903) or Maude Stubbs (born 1906), daughters of Dallas and Blanche (Loucks) Stubbs. It may also be Thelma Loucks (born 1909), daughter of Wano and Bessie (--?--) Loucks.

* I don't know who the young man is - he may be Paul Stubbs (born 1899), the son of Wano and Bessie (--?--) Loucks, but he looks too young to be age 17.

If someone descended from this Loucks family can identify these persons, I would appreciate it! I have several more group photos of them with some of the Smith and Carringer families.

Hattie Sophia (Vaux) Loucks is my 1st cousin 4 time removed, with a common ancestors of James and Mary (Palmer) Vaux. My 2nd great-grandmother is a first cousin to Hattie.

NOTE:  I used the MyHeritage photo tools to sharpen and enhance this image.

I asked the MuHeritage Scribe AI to analyze this photograph. The results were:

1)  Key Findings:

A formal outdoor family portrait featuring five individuals—two older adults, one younger adult male, and two children (a boy and a girl)—standing closely together. They are positioned in front of a large palm tree and a wood-sided house with a porch. The lighting is bright and natural, casting distinct shadows, and the subjects maintain serious, unsmiling expressions typical of the era's photographic conventions.

2)  Historical Background:

The photograph captures a middle-class American family during the World War I era, though prior to the United States' official entry into the conflict in 1917. The migration of families to Southern California for its climate and agricultural opportunities was booming during this period. The formal attire worn for a holiday gathering reflects the social norms of the time. Genealogists researching the Matthias Loucks family should consult the 1910 and 1920 US Federal Censuses for San Diego County, California, as well as local city directories and vital records to confirm family relationships and exact residential addresses.

3)  Estimated Date:

Prediction: Circa 1916 (specifically December 1916). Confidence: High. Reasoning: The provided context specifies 'Christmas 1916.' The clothing styles perfectly corroborate this era. The boy's Norfolk jacket, the girl's drop-waist dress with a large sailor-style collar, the older man's high stiff collar, and the younger man's flat cap are all hallmark fashions of the mid-1910s. The lack of heavy winter outerwear aligns with a Southern California December.

4)  Estimate location:

Prediction: San Diego, California (or Southern California). Confidence: High. Reasoning: The provided context states San Diego, CA. The visual evidence strongly supports this: the presence of a mature date palm tree and the bright, warm sunlight (especially if taken around Christmas, as the context claims) are highly characteristic of Southern California's Mediterranean climate. The wood-frame architecture is also typical of the region's early 20th-century residential buildings.

5)  Visual Clues:

Fashion: The older man wears a three-piece suit with a high, stiff collar. The older woman wears a long dark skirt and a light, high-collared blouse with a long beaded necklace. The younger man sports a flat cap and suit jacket. The young girl wears a drop-waist dress with a prominent wide white collar, and the boy wears a belted Norfolk-style jacket. Environment: A mature date palm tree dominates the background, indicating a warm climate. The house features narrow horizontal clapboard siding and a porch. A bare, thorny branch is visible in the foreground, and a concrete walkway is on the lower right. Weather: Bright sunlight, suggesting clear weather.

6)  Technical Details:

The image is a sepia-toned black-and-white photograph, likely a gelatin silver print, which was the dominant photographic medium for consumer and professional portraits in the 1910s. The image exhibits high contrast from direct sunlight and shows minor surface wear, but remains in good condition with sharp focus on the subjects.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Genealogy News Bytes -- Week of 4 to 10 November 2026

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


1)  Genealogy Research and Family History News Articles:











2)  DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy





3)  Genealogy Book/Magazine Notices and Reviews:





4)  Genealogy Software/Apps


5)  New or Updated Genealogy Digital Record Collections:







6)  Did you miss the last post in this series?  See Genealogy News Bytes - Week of 28 October to 3 November 2026.


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Guest Post for Family History Press: "Cracking a 38-Year Brick Wall: Reconstructing the Life of James Richman / Richmond (1821-1912) Through Unindexed Probate Books, Agricultural Schedules, and Parish Registers"

I received this guest post frrom Antoine Berton of Famly History Press this week:

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Cracking a 38-Year Brick Wall: Reconstructing the Life of James Richman / Richmond (1821-1912) Through Unindexed Probate Books, Agricultural Schedules, and Parish Registers

By Antoine Berton, Founder of Family History Press (https://familyhistorypress.com)


Every genealogist knows the feeling of staring at a 19th-century county biographical sketch or obituary that is rich in family lore but short on citations.

In Randy Seaver's case, two published texts framed the life of his second great-grandfather, James Richman / Richmond (1821-1912) of Hilperton, Wiltshire, and Putnam, Connecticut: pages 1150-1151 of J. H. Beers & Co.'s Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties, Connecticut (1903), and the 9 August 1911 obituary of his wife, Hannah (Rich) Richmond (1824-1911).

Together with the records Randy gathered over 38 years, they told a vivid story: born in Hilperton; married to Hannah Rich in 1845; emigrant to New York aboard the Calhoun in October 1855 while Hannah and five children followed on the Osprey in November 1856; textile worker in Burrillville, Putnam, and Windsor; and buyer of an 80-acre Putnam Heights farm from Nathaniel Battey.

Yet five questions remained:

1. Why did Hannah's 1911 obituary say she lived in Putnam "over forty years," yet on the farm for "the past 36 years" (1875), and why did James's 1913 probate distribution cite an 1875 quitclaim deed to "Adah Battey" alongside two 1869 deeds from Waterman Grant and Henry R. Dexter?

2. Who held the two mortgages on James's 80-acre farm in 1913?

3. What did his Putnam Heights farm produce?

4. Why did online parish indexes scramble his English-born daughters' birth order (1851-1856)?

5. What became of Hannah's brother Samuel Rich (1833-1897) after sailing with James on the Calhoun in 1855?

At Family History Press (https://familyhistorypress.com) (which I founded to turn archival investigations into cited hardcover books for families), we found that all five questions could be answered within 48 hours by browsing four record groups page by page.

1. Using Unlocked Probate Volumes When Town Deeds Are Restricted

Many researchers stop when they see a "camera-with-key" icon on FamilySearch's town land records (such as Putnam's Land Records in Catalog 661324, which require a FamilySearch Center or Affiliate Library).

Putnam's Probate Records (Catalog 345283), however, are unlocked from home with a free account. Browsing Putnam Probate Volumes 2, 6, 11, and 12 (DGS 7627435, 7627438, and 7627440) unlocked the farm's history:
  • - Nathaniel Battey's 1874-1875 Probate File (Vol. 2, pp. 22-23, 33-34, 91): Nathaniel Battey died 28 April 1874 leaving an 80-acre Putnam farm appraised at $2,200.00. Because his 1869 will left his property to his widow, Adah (Hopkins) Battey, only while she remained unmarried, their seven surviving children (including sons-in-law Waterman D. Grant and Henry Ray Dexter, the 1869 grantors) signed a quitclaim deed to their mother on 29 March 1875 to clear the title. On 27 May 1875 (Vol. 2, p. 91), administrator Asahel Battey recorded a $240.00 "loss on Real Estate sold at Auction" - proving James Richmond bought the $2,200.00 farm at auction in spring 1875 for $1,960.00, 36 years before Hannah's 1911 death.
  • The Two Family Mortgages in 1913 (Vol. 11, pp. 568-569 & Vol. 12, p. 35): When James's seven surviving children (Thomas Richmond [1848-1917], Randy's great-grandfather, plus Louisa, Charles E., James [Jr.], Emma Fitts, Elizabeth A. Prentice, and John H. Richmond) signed the October 1913 Mutual Distribution assigning the farm to John H. Richmond, page 569 noted it was "subject to two mortgages one for $1000. to Wm. Rich and one for $300. to Elizabeth A. Prentice." The 1914 probate inventory of Hannah's brother William Rich (1830-1914) (Vol. 12, p. 35) confirmed the matching note: "James Richmond Est. Note - $1000."
2. The Forgotten 1880 Agricultural Schedule

While the 1880 Population Schedule simply called James a "Farmer," Page 2, Line 9 of Putnam's 1880 U.S. Census Agricultural Schedule (ED 139, NARA M1808) gave a 100-column inventory of his 80-acre farm: 40 acres tilled, 29 acres meadow/pasture/orchard, 3 acres woodland, and 8 acres unimproved; a $1,900 farm valuation (matching his $1,960 auction price); 20 tons hay; 2 horses; 4 milch cows producing 200 lbs. butter; 3 calves; 3 swine; 16 poultry laying 50 dozen eggs; 17 bushels buckwheat, 60 bushels corn, 120 bushels oats, 50 bushels potatoes, 35 apple trees, and 6 cords wood.

3. Reading Original Wiltshire Parish Registers vs. Online Indexes

Inspecting the original registers of Hilperton, Trowbridge, and Staverton (WSHC) resolved the English birth order:
  • Randy's great-grandfather Thomas Richman (born 10 June 1848 at Hilperton, civil birth No. 347) was baptized 13 July 1848 at the Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel in Trowbridge (p. 34, No. 119) - explaining the family's Methodist affiliation in Putnam.
  • Living at Hilperton Marsh, they baptized their next three daughters at Staverton: Ann Richman (16 November 1851, p. 25, No. 198; buried 27 April 1853, p. 19, No. 150, age 2), Louisa Richman (5 December 1853, p. 26, No. 202, "Born Octr. 10th 1852"), and Elizabeth Ann Richman (1 October 1854, p. 26, No. 207), while Emma Richman was baptized at Hilperton on 6 July 1856 (p. 42, No. 332) before sailing on the Osprey.
4. Tracing Collateral Kin Across the Looms

Spotting 22-year-old Samuel Rich under a ditto mark (Saml. " [Richman] | 22 | Engineer) below James Richman on the 22 October 1855 Calhoun manifest let us trace him from his 19 February 1837 Hilperton baptism (pp. 88-89, Nos. 703-705) through his 1859 Burrillville marriage to Emily Cogswell, his 1867 Putnam marriage to Annie D. Thornton, and his sudden death on 7 January 1897 leaving a $20,455.21 Putnam estate (Putnam Probate Vol. 6, pp. 238-239, 360-361).

About Family History Press

At Family History Press (https://familyhistorypress.com), we turn family lore into archival-grade hardcover books anchored to primary documents. Every project begins with a free 48-hour archival feasibility study at https://familyhistorypress.com, followed by two fixed-price, all-inclusive hardcover editions: 
  • The Ancestor Portrait ($590) for a single ancestor or couple, 
  • The Lineage Edition ($1,690) for a multi-generation family chronicle.
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NOTE:  I was contacted by Antoine Berton recently and he described his website and services. I immediately asked Family History Press to perform the free 48 hour evaluation of one of my ancestors -- I chose James Richman/Richmond (1821-1912) because of his interesting and long life and the fact that there are records for him in England and America.  

I thought that I had performed extensive research for his life and had found all of the important records except for the Connecticut land records, which are on my FamilySearch Center research list. I had not even considered looking for the 1880 Connecticut Agricultural Census because Ancestry didn't have them, and I never looked on the FamilySearch Catalog for them.  Lastly, I had not followed up on the James Richmond family mortgages.

I received the Archival Feasibility Study within two days, and was very impressed by the quality of the work, although I found one minor error which Antoine corrected in the above text.  

It is humbling to have someone else review your work and find what you missed or misinterpreted.  In 48 hours. 

If you are "stuck" on a genealogy challenge, I encourage you to take the freely available opportunity to do the Archival Feasibility Study. And if you need an ancestor biographical book, consider The Ancestor Portrait or the Lineage Edition.  

Thank you to Antoine Berton for the work and the guest post.  

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