What Do You Take To A 80th Birthday Party?
Last weekend I went to my Uncle Ken’s 80th birthday party; Uncle Ken is my mom’s younger brother. My husband and I decided that it was such a warm day … Continue Reading →
Category: Thoughts
Keep Calm AncestryDNA Changes Aren’t The End Of The World
You may have read Ann Swayne’s blog post regarding the upcoming changes to roles of users of the AncestryDNA site. To read the blog click HERE. There’s no need to … 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 →
Wine and Dine Me Before You Demand To See My Tree
Maybe I’m old-fashioned but I like a bit of preamble with a new DNA match. But that wasn’t what happened when a DNA match sent me a note this week. Can … Continue Reading →
How Do You Stay Active?
One of the downfalls of doing genealogy is that you sit at your desk quite a bit. For someone like me who has a underactive thyroid that doesn’t help the … Continue Reading →
20 Questions About Your Ancestors?
Often you see lists that people copy and paste into their Facebook feed where there is a list of questions to answer and you share them with your friends. So … Continue Reading →
New Team Member
With so many distractions in our life it’s a wonder we get any genealogy done. Well at least it’s a wonder I do because there is my Pinterest account, Facebook; … Continue Reading →
DNA Is Like Fertilizer For My Family Tree
Today I realized that my DNA results are like fertilizer for my family tree. As each new cousin match comes to light if that cousin has taken the time to … Continue Reading →
Hmmm What To Give Mom For Mother’s Day
It’s the second day of May and in two weeks it will be Mother’s Day. Wikipedia tells us that Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908 by Anna Jarvis who … Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Mom ?? & A DNA Angel Announcement
Today would have been my mom’s 81st birthday. My mom; Eleanor Louise Thompson (nee Middlebrough) didn’t actually do genealogy but when I discovered my love of family history she was … Continue Reading →