I Finally Tested My mtDNA
The other day I got an email that I’ve been waiting for. In April this year, I’d purchased an upgrade to my Family Tree DNA to add a mtFull Sequence. … Continue Reading →
Category: Tell Your Story
How Will You Celebrate Food Day Canada?
July 31st is Food Day Canada, and I’m thinking about how I might celebrate.
mom was going to have a get-together, he could have invited twenty people off the road because there was always too much food.
I’m Creating A Book With My Dad’s Stories
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but I got my dad to create some recordings of his stories several years ago. I think the stories I heard around the dinner table from my dad and mom were the big reason I got involved in genealogy. Continue Reading →
WikiTree Challenge Lucky Week 13
(I’m going to be the guest on Week 13 of the Wikitree Challenge and I’m feeling lucky. )
If you haven’t heard about the WikiTree Challenge, let me tell you a little bit about it. Continue Reading →
Christmas Past Dancing In My Head
Christmas from the past was about family and lots of food. Recipes included in this blog. Continue Reading →
Are You Using Photos To Catch A New Cousin?
This past Sunday, as I was sorting and organizing my photos at FOREVER, I realized that I could and should add more photos to my accounts at Ancestry and MyHeritage, I realized that by doing this, I might meet more cousins. Continue Reading →
Sharing My Story and The Stories Of My Family
If the Covid-19 Pandemic has taught me anything, it’s taught me that life is fragile. Thankfully I haven’t had any family members taken away by it, but I do know some genealogy friends who have.
This year, I’ve had time to think about things, and here are some of the conclusions and decisions that I’ve made.
Jumping from Genealogy Tree To Genealogy Tree
DNA is a useful tool, but sometimes it can come with a lot of work. Find out how I use others trees to better understand my own tree and find my DNA Quadfecta. Continue Reading →
Walking The Genealogy Talk
How are you engaging the younger generation in your genealogy? I might have found a way. Continue Reading →
Did My Family Not Hug Because of the Spanish Flu?
As the world begins the stages of the “new normal” and we slowly get back to interacting with people it’s made me wonder about how my family handled things during … Continue Reading →