The best Family History Finds this week:

Family Stories

Iowa State Fair – 1909 by Joy on Joy Neal Kidney

Hurricane Sweeps Nelson Farm by Jamie Gates on Applegate Genealogy

It’s Complicated. by J.L. Starkey on Baugh, Bass, and Beyond

Joseph Cushing: A Brick Wall Revisited by Nancy on Nancy H. Vest

Get Thee to a Nunnery by Jamie Gates on Applegate Genealogy

James Moore (c1718-c1798), Westward to Amelia County, 52 Ancestors #249  by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Cousin Bait Leads to Discovery of Another Family History Book by Marian B. Wood on Climbing My Family Tree

John Howland and “The Tragic Hocking Affair” by Bill West on West in New England

A Blacksmith’s Legacy by Barb Angus on Genealogy Ensemble

Research Resources

A Middlesex Muddle by Alicia Crane Williams on Vita Brevis

Estate Records in Ireland by Donna Moughty on Irish Genealogy

Internet Obituaries on Genealogy Quebec No Longer Free by Gail Dever on Genealogy à la Carte

A Guide to Online Resources for Teaching and Learning Acadian History in K-12 by Andrea Eidinger on Unwritten Histories

Tech News

23andme Now Connects to FamilySearch World Tree by Kitty on Kitty Cooper’s Blog

Genetic Genealogy

When There’s a Surprise in DNA Results by Amy on Amy Johnson Crow

The Trials and Tribulations of Triangulation on Family Sleuther

The Chromosome Browser: A Tool for Visualizing Segment Data by Nicole Dyer on Family Locket

Untangling Our Twisted Family Relationships by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

First Steps When Your DNA Results Are Ready – Sticking Your Toe in the Genealogy Water by Roberta Estes on DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Methodology

Seligmann Updates: The Work Is Never Done by Amy Cohen on Brotmanblog: A Family Journey

Adding Family Branches from Another Hemisphere by DiAnn Iamarino on Fortify Your Family Tree

A Few Things About Frank by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry

Cleaning Up Date Formats in Your Family Tree Software by Amie Bowser Tennant on The Genealogy Reporter

The Process of Digitizing Family Archives by Brandon Harris on Organizing Photos

Duplicates Project. . .  by Teresa on Writing My Past

Quick Tip – What Interpretations Were Added to the Abstract? by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy

Henry Miller Enumerated in 1880 Dead and Alive by Michael John Neill on Rootdig

Education Is for Everyone

GenFriends – Favorite Books for Genealogy Research by Cheri Hudson Passey on Carolina Girl Genealogy

Update: The Countries Knowledgebase by Bob Taylor on The Family History Guide Blog

Keeping Up with the Times

A 1908 Mystery in Limerick, Ireland by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog