Back To Genealogy Basics

I’ve decided it’s time to take a good hard look at my genealogy. I know there are people out there that have been doing genealogy for years, and although I … Continue Reading →

I Always Love To Meet Cousins

When I went to RootsTech in London, I decided that if I was going to make the long trip to England that I was going to take the opportunity to … Continue Reading →

Connect with Cousins – The DNA Angel Project – November Edition

This month’s DNA Angel Project is about connecting with cousins. Over the years that I’ve been doing genealogy and now work with DNA, I’ve discovered many cousins. Cousins in Canada … Continue Reading →

75th Anniversary of D-Day and a FREE Record Weekend

June 6th marks the 75th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Allied troops stormed German defenses on the beaches of Normandy, France that day. The victory at Normandy … Continue Reading →

Transferring Your DNA – Let’s Find More Cousins

(This is a long post with lots of pictures. This explains how to transfer an AncestryDNA file to Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) but part way through this post there will … Continue Reading →

New Ancestry Updates

If you haven’t had a chance to login into Ancestry in the past couple of days, then you may not know that there have been some changes. One that has … Continue Reading →

Be Prepared To Stay Up Tonight – Ancestry Has New Tools Part 2

So in my last blog (Part 1), I told you about Thrulines Now I’m going to tell you about the other two products that Ancestry is adding. So first let’s … Continue Reading →

Be Prepared To Stay Up Tonight – Ancestry Has New Tools

Today’s the day I’ve been waiting for. I get to tell you about some new tools at Ancestry that I was able to try out over the last couple of … Continue Reading →

DNA and Crime Fighting

It’s been a week since Buzzfeed broke the story that Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) has been working with the FBI. As you can imagine this has caused quite the uproar … Continue Reading →

Dealing With Ancestry Hints

Recently a lady joined the Getting My Poop In A Group Facebook page and one of her reasons for joining was that she wanted to understand how to work through … Continue Reading →