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 →
Category: Thoughts
I’m Reading The Edmonton Journal Newspaper From 1955
The other night, I watched the news from Toronto, and I had to turn the channel because it was so depressing and stressful. I’m no baby, but it made me wonder; “really? There isn’t anything good to report about?”.
So I decided today to have a peek at what the news was like 65 years ago. I can do that with a Newspapers.com subscription. I have the Publisher’s Extra subscription because I want to read The Edmonton Journal, but there are lots of newspapers in the basic plan and then for certain newspapers, you pay an additional charge. The Edmonton Journal is one of them, but I’ve found so many great articles about my family that the extra is “worth every penny.”
My AncestryDNA Ethnicity Just Got More Colorful
Come see my new ethnicity updates at AncestryDNA. You’ll want to check yours out when they change on September 10th Continue Reading →
Steve’s Story
Please take a minute to read this from Steve, my friend Sheri’s client. His story touched my heart. Here’s his story Today I got emotional. As a 73-year-old guy, I’m … Continue Reading →
What’s Changing At Ancestry DNA?
There are changes afoot at Ancestry DNA. 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 →
Art Journal
What have you been doing during these weeks…. months of Covid-19 seclusion? Genealogy? Genetic Genealogy? Photo organizing? I’ve been doing all of the above, but there are always more things … Continue Reading →
Playing With My DNA
A few weeks ago, it was DNA Day, and because I was #StayingIn, I thought I should try doing something different. I work with my DNA every day, and what … Continue Reading →
Photo Reminiscing Therapy
Whenever I hear of a way to help with the problems associated with Alzheimer’s or memory loss, I’m all over it. But funny enough, when I read the article from … Continue Reading →
How To Preserve A Legacy Together
On April 1st, my father passed away. My brother’s said it was the cruelest joke that my dad could have played on me. I was there when he passed, and … Continue Reading →