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 →
Father’s Day Week DNA Deals
DNA Deals There are so many DNA deals we had to add a new page to our site. A terrific gift for that hard to buy for Dad but you … Continue Reading →
On The Road To The OGS Conference In Ottawa (#OGSConf2017)
Road Trip It’s June already and time to hit the road to Ontario for the Ontario Genealogical Society’s Conference in Ottawa. Shop the Hound has been attending OGS for 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 →
Free Military Records This Memorial Weekend?
It’s the Memorial Day weekend and military records are free. So if you have a few missing records for your family research then this weekend is your chance to get caught … Continue Reading →
The DNA Angel Project™ – May Edition
The May Edition of The DNA Angel Project™ has arrived and this month the draw is for an AncestryDNA kit valued at $99.00 U.S. Whether you live in Canada or … 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 →