Are You Reading Your Genealogy?
I always encourage people to “read your genealogy”. What that means to me is; are you reading books which are either; genealogy how-to books or are you reading novels that are … Continue Reading →
Category: Knowledge is Power
A New Tool For My Toolbox and A DNA Angel Alert
Today I’d like to tell you about a new tool I’ve purchased to create videos. It’s called Animoto and I’ve already created a few videos. The first one I created was … Continue Reading →
Reverse Engineering Someone Else’s Tree
Have you ever checked someone’s DNA tree and thought, this isn’t a tree it’s a sapling. It’s hard to figure out your connection if they are your third cousin … Continue Reading →
Fishing In Three Ponds
With the recent announcement by 23andMe that they will now offer a DNA test that is for genealogy purposes; you now are able to fish in all three ponds for … Continue Reading →
Update DNA Angel Project™- September Edition and a Special Offer
The winner of the September Edition of The DNA Angel Project™ is James A. from St. Catherines, Ontario. James is our very first Canadian winner. James has won a 45 minute consultation … Continue Reading →
What I Learned From The Fort McMurray Fire
Backing up my computer is crucial, because it represents thousands of hours of my time and life. Time that I’ve spent doing genealogy and it’s also hundreds of photos, of my own, … Continue Reading →
Have You Checked Out SHOTBOX?
When I was at Roots Tech earlier this year I purchased a SHOTBOX and it’s turned out to be a very useful product, even more useful than I originally anticipated. … Continue Reading →
DNA Cousins Wanted
I’ve been working on DNA for a while and like many others, I’m getting frustrated trying to find the connections to my family. Especially for the brickwalls that I’m trying to break down … Continue Reading →
AncestryDNA Trees – Dig Deeper
One of the major frustrations for someone who’s done their DNA, is when one of their cousin matches doesn’t have a tree connected to their DNA. But that’s where you just … Continue Reading →
A DNA Surprise
Harold Alfred Thompson and Lily Myrtle Shannon As I prepared for my DNA Cruise I had a pleasant surprise while searching my matches on Family Tree DNA (FTDNA). I found … Continue Reading →