Daily Archives: March 12, 2019

FamilyTree DNA Updates Its Terms of Service and Privacy Statement Regarding Law Enforcement Matching Preferences

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

  I missed it earlier, but FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) has updated its Terms of Service and Privacy Statement. I received an e-mail this afternoon with the following information. We Are Updating Our Terms of Service and Privacy Statement Regarding Law … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter Corner – Roland Wright: The Dice Game — Meeple Momma

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Hello and welcome to Kickstarter Corner where I discuss a current Kickstarter project that has come across my radar. This installment will be discussing an amusingly titled roll-and-write game called Roland Wright: The Dice Game. via Kickstarter Corner – Roland Wright: … Continue reading →

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DNA Testing – What’s the Best Test?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Updated March 12, 2019: added links to Promethease, Livewello, and several other companies that were compared by SelfDecode below so you can decide for yourself which may best suit your needs and budget. I decided to add this one as … Continue reading →

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Irish Gravestone Symbols – BillionGraves

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

BillionGraves latest blog post – Irish Gravestone Symbols: https://blog.billiongraves.com/2019/03/12/irish-gravestone-symbols/. I didn’t copy/paste most of the above link below, other than parts that had links. Each of the symbols mentioned below have headstone images for each symbol. Irish Gravestone Symbol #1: … Continue reading →

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The Historical Gamer – Featured Vlogger of the Week March 12, 2019

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I chose The Historical Gamer as the Featured Vlogger of the Week for March 12, 2019. It’s nice to see a vlogger use another channel in addition to YouTube. The Historical Gamer reviews a variety of wargames that range from … Continue reading →

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The Smithalo – Kansas Tuesdays

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I found this on a Kansas search of Roadside America: The Smithalo: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/16564 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Smithalo/@39.122689,-97.3956557,89m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87bd1fab5699484f:0xe5bea41a7f09fd02!8m2!3d39.122689!4d-97.395243 (Street View allows you to get a zoomed in view of the monument) Longford Kansas website: https://www.longfordks.org/attractions Atlas Obscura: no listing located Facebook (website … Continue reading →

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Gravestones.org Websites – Tombstone Tuesdays March 12, 2019

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Another major cemetery or graving site is divided into sections: Gravestones.org. You can start with https://arkansasgravestones.org/. I included links to each section below in the About GPP quote. Browse over 1,214,000 gravestone photo records from across Arkansas! The Arkansas Gravestones … Continue reading →

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Can DNA Help Me Find My Prussians? — The Family Kalamazoo

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

My maternal grandmother’s mother’s family emigrated from somewhere in Prussia. Ancestry has further refined some of the ethnicity findings, and now they are showing me with 6.1% Eastern European (this has been there in varying amounts both here and on … Continue reading →

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My 1,500th Blog Post

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Updated March 23, 2019 – realized I missed a category/topic. I am fast approaching blog post #1,500. As always, a big thank you to those who read my blog, follow me, like a post, or comment. It’s appreciated. If I … Continue reading →

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