Miscellaneous items I found interesting this week.
Even though Yorkshire Day was yesterday, it’s never too late for this Yorkshire comedy classic.
Canada Keeps Calling Itself a Middle Power. It Isn’t
From The Walrus. Confronting a comforting illusion.
MyHeritage updates French Vital Records
On 31 July, MyHeritage added Church Baptisms and Civil Births, now 204,183,653 records, Church Marriages and Civil Marriages, now 171,841,549 records, and Church Burials and Civil Deaths, now 193,580,033 records.
101 Best Genealogy Websites
An article in the US Family Tree Magazine for July/August 2026, which I was able to access through a public library online subscription, lists their view of the top genealogy websites. The headings are:
The BIG Genealogy Websites (4) – no prize for guessing!
The (13) US, Canadian and Caribbean Websites – including Canada’s LAC and PRDH.
Genealogy Advice and News (6) – all US
Genealogy Tech Tools (10) – including WorldCat
FamilyTree and Sharing Websites (8)
Genetic Genealogy Websites (4) – including DNA Painter
Historical Newspaper Websites (8)
Geography and Historical Map Websites (7) – not including Scotland’s People maps!
Cemetery Websites (3)
African-American Genealogy Websites (5)
US Military Record Websites (5) – including Fold3, which is not just US
UK and Irish Genealogy Websites (10) – 6 Irish
European Genealogy Websites (15)
Genealogy Websites for Australia and the Philippines (3)
I was able to access the magazine through a public library online subscription.
RIP
The heading may be premature; I hope it is. Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter was last posted on 5 March following technical problems. Dick was a highly respected pioneer in online genealogy. No posts to Steve Little and Mark Thompson’s The Family History AI Show have been made since 5 April. I’m sure I’m not alone in missing these contributions to the genealogy/family history community.
Thanks to the following individuals for their comments and tips: Anonymous, Gail, Linda Reid, Sunday Thompson, Teresa, and Unknown.
