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Run by Roberta Estes, DNAeXplained is a deeply detailed genetic genealogy blog covering DNA testing, inheritance patterns, ethnicity calculations, and how to use tools like Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and X-DNA to discover your ancestors. With hundreds of posts, guides on specific ancestral groups like Acadians and Native Americans, and tutorials tied to platforms like FamilyTreeDNA, this is an exceptional resource for anyone serious about DNA-based ancestry research.

The Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project provides free genealogical and local history data for Lancashire, England, including parish registers and census records. It is part of the broader OPC network, making historical records freely accessible to family history researchers tracing Lancashire ancestry.

Cousin Russ runs this practical blog dedicated to helping users navigate Family Tree Maker software, covering versions FTM2017 and FTM2019 on both PC and Mac. Posts address real reader questions on topics like census source templates, relationship settings, citations, and undocumented features, making it a handy reference for genealogists using the program.

ILGenWeb is a long-running volunteer-driven project offering free genealogical and historical resources for all 102 Illinois counties, operating since 1996 as part of the USGenWeb Project. Visitors can explore county-level records, transcribed census data, Civil War records, county boundary histories, and links to archives like the Illinois State Archives and IRAD.

JoeAnt.com hosts a curated web directory focused on genealogy resources, listing sites for ancestor searches, family tree research, obituary databases, ethnic records, heraldry, and surname lookups. A well-organized gateway to dozens of genealogy tools and databases, it covers everything from beginner guides to specialized resources like military records and international family history searches.

JewishGen's Ellis Island One-Step Search Tools, developed by Stephen Morse, provide powerful alternative search interfaces for the Ellis Island immigrant arrival database covering records from 1892 to 1957. Part of the broader JewishGen platform, this tool is particularly valuable for Jewish genealogy researchers tracing ancestors who passed through Ellis Island, with access to ship manifests and flexible search options beyond the official database.

Part of the USGenWeb project, this page preserves rare historical photographs of American Falls, Idaho as it appeared in 1925 before three-quarters of the town was relocated to higher ground due to dam construction. The collection includes over 30 labeled images of churches, hotels, schools, bridges, and business blocks, offering a vivid visual record of a community lost to relocation.

Donna DeHoyos shares her personal world on this late-1990s Tripod homepage, introducing her four adult children, granddaughter Sophia, and her passion for online bingo. The site includes a family photo album, a links collection covering Avon and earning-money sites, and a heartfelt mention of her battle with emphysema and support for the EFFORTS community.

The Elder William Brewster Society is a membership organization for documented descendants of William Brewster, the Pilgrim who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. The site covers membership eligibility, lineage documentation requirements, society officers, and newsletters for those tracing their ancestry back to this historic figure.

The Descendants of the Knights of the Bath Hereditary Society brings together men and women who can trace their lineage to knights invested in the ancient Order of the Bath, serving the King or Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. The site offers membership application information, genealogy resources for tracing Knight of the Bath ancestry, and outlines the society's patriotic and historical mission to preserve the memory of these noble ancestors.