Daily Archives: May 2, 2019

Why It’s Important to Photograph Headstones

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

There are several reasons for photographing headstones. Outside the United States (U. S.), a number of countries or locations re-use graves if land is limited for new burials. In those cases, the headstones are often removed. Germany, Sweden, among others, … Continue reading →

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Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘hair’ to undergo DNA testing

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this story about Leonardo‘s hair to be DNA tested several places – Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘hair’ to undergo DNA testing: https://www.keyt.com/lifestyle/leonardo-da-vincis-hair-to-undergo-dna-testing/1073841976 Leonardo’s hair to be DNA tested: https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2019/04/29/leonardos-hair-to-be-dna-tested_d4833848-8626-48bb-aea2-f15fea68657c.html  

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this earlier today on Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. I am only including the newest items since the last time I updated the list New and Updated New and Updated UPDATED U.S., Presbyterian … Continue reading →

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New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of April 29, 2019

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Thought I had posted this a couple of days ago –New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of April 29, 2019: https://media.familysearch.org/new-free-historical-records-on-familysearch–week-of-april-29-2019/. There is going to be a lot of crossover with this post – https://upsdownsfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2019/05/02/new-records-on-familysearch-from-april-2019 FamilySearch added new, free, historical records this … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day DNA Sale Prices Most Sales End May 13, 2019

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Updated May 13, 2019 (last update as most of the sales end today) – removed LivingDNA as sale has ended; made other minor price changes as needed; updated May 8, 2019 – added FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) Mother’s Day Sale, other … Continue reading →

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My 2,000th Blog Post

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

 This should be 2,000th post, not counting the first Blog post that WordPress ate or any subsequent blog posts that I deleted. As always, a big thank you to those who read my blog, follow me, like a post, or … Continue reading →

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How to Find Out Who Your Great-Grandparents Were – FindMyPast

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on FindMyPast earlier today – How to Find Out Who Your Great-Grandparents Were – FindMyPast https://blog.findmypast.com/discover-find-great-grandparents-family-history-2635932312.html As one of my great-grandparents is an unknown; he signed a Bastardy Bond, but denied being the father of the unborn … Continue reading →

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Fox and Friends’ Jedediah Bila’s Family History Revealed – MyHeritage

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this earlier today on MyHeritage‘s blog – Fox and Friends’ Jedediah Bila’s Family History Revealed: https://blog.myheritage.com/2019/05/fox-and-friends-jedediah-bilas-family-history-revealed/. ack in February, Yvette Corporon visited Fox and Friends where she revealed to Griff Jenkins his MyHeritage DNA results live on air. Yvette … Continue reading →

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Understanding Your New Ethnicity Estimate – AncestryDNA

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on Ancestry‘s blog just now – Understanding Your New Ethnicity Estimate: https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2019/05/02/understanding-your-new-ethnicity-estimate/. We’re always looking for new ways to help support our customers on their journeys of personal discovery. Often that means updating our products and services … Continue reading →

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New Records on FamilySearch from April 2019

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on FamilySearch a few minutes ago – New Records on FamilySearch from April 2019 – https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/new-records-april-2019/ New Records on FamilySearch from April 2019 – FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in April of 2019 with an astounding … Continue reading →

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