If you’re on Facebook, then you know that each day you get memories of posts you’ve done in years gone by. Some from last year and others from as far … Continue Reading →
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A Random Msg Lead To More Info – The Beaton/Batten Mystery
Recently I received a random message from an Ancestry user. The Kathleen Ann that she referred to was my great uncle’s wife, and I hadn’t done any research on her … Continue Reading →
The Beaton/Batten Mystery Continues
I know when I started calling my family mystery the Beaton/Batten Mystery; it was in 2015, I believe. But the search for William (Willie) Beaton’s parents has gone on much … Continue Reading →
True Crime in My Family Tree: William Beaton’s 1947 Bootlegging Arrest
I’ve created a YouTube video about this case that you can watch HERE. I’ve written about William Beaton, my great-grandfather, many times. Over the years, he’s become my most challenging … Continue Reading →
A Beaton/Batten Update
Over the past several years, I’ve been telling you the story of the Beaton/Batten mystery. If you want to catch up, you can find those posts HERE and HERE. So a couple … Continue Reading →
I’m Hot On The Trail And Using #DNA To Solve A Mystery (Part 1)
(permission was given by John M to use photo) I have a mystery in my genealogy. I call it the Beaton/Batten mystery. The whole mystery is based on family stories, … Continue Reading →
In Search of Willie Beaton
Today I continue with what I call the “Beaton/Batten” Mystery. So as I told you; when I was in Victoria, British Columbia I had a chance to go to several … Continue Reading →
Full Text Search – Did FamilySearch Just Break My Brickwall?
Two days ago, I was so excited about something I found on FamilySearch that I created a video showing the process on my YouTube channel. The day started by looking … Continue Reading →
A DNA Wreath
This past Sunday, I had plans to go to the lake. If not that, then there is always something around my place that needs staining or painting, but instead, I … Continue Reading →
Celebrating DNA Day: How a Simple Test Helped Me Untangle My Family Tree
April 25th is DNA Day—a day that marks the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick, and for many, it’s a day to marvel … Continue Reading →