Thursday, July 9, 2020

A Different Way of Looking at the Odds

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Ever since genealogists have been looking closely at how DNA can reveal the connection of familial matches, we've been equipping oursel...
Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Most Recent Thoughts About
a Most Recent Common Ancestor

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I've done a lot of thinking about the potential for using DNA matches who share only a small segment in common with my target test-take...
Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Why a Small Link Can
Make a Big Difference

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Many of us who have learned how to use genetic genealogy to address the mysterious gaps in our family tree have been taught to shy away fro...
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Monday, July 6, 2020

Connecting With Distant DNA Cousins

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Most people are death on the wholesale copying of online family trees—and I get that. There is no sense perpetuating erroneous material. As...
Sunday, July 5, 2020

Now Indexing:
Immigration Records from New Jersey

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Who says a holiday can keep me from my regularly scheduled volunteer indexing? Last night, while waiting for nightfall to get here so we ...
Saturday, July 4, 2020

What a Strange (Quarantine)
Season This has Been

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Today may be an American holiday—happy Fourth of July!—but with vestiges of the pandemic quarantine still holding life hostage, it hardly s...
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Friday, July 3, 2020

Where are the Letters?

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When my daughter spent half a year in Ireland, attending classes at University College Cork, it was hardly as if she had moved nearly half ...