The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
The Possibilities AND Enter Haystack, Search for Needle, AND Going at This All Backwards, AND The Next Step, all by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Narcissa Cornell and the Wreck of the Barque Elijah Swift on Plough and Anchor Genealogy
Research Resources
Early 20th Century British Railway Accidents by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
The National Archives of France by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble
Ipswich Houses That Were Moved by Gordon Harris on Historic Ipswich
Searching for a Barnardo Home Child by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
Update on Finding Irish Records by James Tanner on Genealogy’s Star
Tech News
The Big Y Test Increases Again to Big Y-700 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
A Reader’s Take on Ancestry.com Problems – Part II – Ancestry Search Engine Problems by Randy Seaver on Genea-Musings
Genetic Genealogy
How to Make the Most of Your AncestryDNA Matches: Part 5 – A Science-free Walk Through xDNA, yDNA and mtDNA on An American Genealogy
Methodology
FamilySearch Junk A Reminder to Save When You Find by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Genealogy Clues Add Context for Family Photos by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree
Online Family Trees Revisited by Wayne Shepheard on Discover Genealogy
When Documents Disagree, Get More Documents by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree
Education Is for Everyone
Knowing the political history is important:
Philip Jacob Kirsch (1806-1880): Masquerading as. . . French??? – 52 Ancestors #226 by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
Irreplaceable: A History of England in 100 Places by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections
Divorce was a common fact of life in some areas, but highly frowned on and almost impossible to obtain in others. Lara offers an interesting view of the European Jewish community:
Divorces in the Shtetl – Frequency by Lara Diamond on Lara’s Jewnealogy
It Can Happen in an Instant by Michael John Neill on Rootdig
Keeping Up with the Times
Preserving the Heritage of Upstate New York’s Franco-American Communities by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte
#NotatRootsTech by Marcia Philbrick on Heartland Genealogy