The best Family History Finds this week:
Family Stories
Fact or Fiction? A Revolutionary War Soldier Talked to a Boy who Became a Civil War Soldier by Kelly on Wheaton Wood
A Family Auction One Hundred Years Ago Today by Pamela Athearn Filbert on Vita Brevis
Military Drummers in the Family on Joy Neal Kidney
Visiting Ann by Jill Ball on GeniAus
Peacocks and Cherubim: My Mysterious Aunt Cecile by Dorothy Nixon on Genealogy Ensemble
Research Resources
Overlooked Website Finds Immigrant Ancestors by DiAnn Iamarino Ohama on fortify Your Family Tree
Dade Registers by Janice Heppenstall on English Ancestors
Source: Estate Inventories by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy
Tech News
What Is USB-C and Why You Should Care by Sachin Bahal on Lifehacker
Signs of Progress by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
Genetic Genealogy
Guest Post: What Happened at AncestryDNA This Week? by Marshall Clow on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings
Different Views in Your Chromosome Map: Did You Know, #5 by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog
Three What Are the Odds (WATO) Improvements by Jonny Perl on DNA Painter Blog
Methodology
Creating a Prussian Genealogy Cheat Sheet by Nancy Loe on Sassy Jane Genealogy
The Startling Details of a Chinese Case File, pt. 3 – Stories and Tools for Analysis by Linda Yip on Past Presence
The Other John by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Research Plans/Logs – Why? by Cari Taplin on Genealogy Pants
Education Is for Everyone
Help with Chronicling America by Judy G. Russell on The Legal Genealogist
Back to School: Genealogy Style by Dr. Mac on A Week of Genealogy
Formerly Late by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
Connecting the Past to Your Posterity Through Heirlooms by Diana Elder on A Family Tapestry
What Areas Are Included and Extant? by Michael John Neill on Genealogy Tip of the Day
Keeping Up with the Times
Time for a September 30 x 30 Challenge (finally!) by Janice Adams on Organize Your Family History
Accessing Restricted Genealogy Records by Lori on Genealogy at Heart
New Options for Service by Jacqi Stevens on A Family Tapestry
The first story reminded me a book called “Civil War Fathers” about 8 families whose fathers fought in the Civil War and whose sons and daughters fought in WWII, which evolved from an interview project involving middle school children in Peoria, IL.
Thank you for including Military Drummers in your delightful Friday’s Family History Finds!