Daily Archives: November 6, 2019

How to trace your Irish roots using this traditional Irish naming pattern – FamilySearch November 6, 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on FamilySearch – How to trace your Irish roots using this traditional Irish naming pattern: https://media.familysearch.org/how-to-trace-your-irish-roots-using-this-traditional-irish-naming-pattern/ Summary A popular tradition in Irish names could help you trace your Irish roots. Our ancestors in Ireland had a very … Continue reading →

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Brightside – Featured Vlogger of the Week – November 6, 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I chose Brightside – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4rlAVgAK0SGk-yTfe48Qpw as the Featured Vlogger of the Week. Some basics of Brightside’s YouTube channel – joined Mar 15, 2017. Has over 6,017,249,390 views, 31.4M subscribers, and 3,104 videos. Official website: https://brightside.me/ YouTube About: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4rlAVgAK0SGk-yTfe48Qpw/about Description Hey! Are … Continue reading →

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Genealogy Basics Chapter 3: Discovering Historical Records – MyHeritage November 6, 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this on MyHeritage – Genealogy Basics Chapter 3: Discovering Historical Records: https://blog.myheritage.com/2019/11/genealogy-basics-chapter-3-discovering-historical-records/. Including Chapters 1 and 2 links below. Genealogy Basics · November 6, 2019 This is the third post in our Genealogy Basics series, in which MyHeritage … Continue reading →

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Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – November 5, 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this today on Ancestry.com – Recently Added and Updated Collections on Ancestry – November 5, 2019: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections. Only including updates since November 1, 2019. New and Updated   NEW U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 11/5/2019 UPDATED Oaxaca, … Continue reading →

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How Low Will DNA Testing Go This Year? November 6, 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

I am talking about sale prices between now and December 31, 2019. I make the comment near the bottom that it’s estimated full DNA testing will drop dramatically within the next 3 – 10 years. Right now, full DNA testing … Continue reading →

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What Actually Happened to the Titanic Survivors – YouTube Video

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

What Actually Happened to the Titanic Survivors – YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zuqwZJqzTo (about 8:14 minutes long). The YouTube channel that posted this video has an article on their website: https://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/what-happened-to-the-titanic-survivors-494510/ Posting this for a friend who is big on some of … Continue reading →

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Genealogical DNA Testing Companies and Current DNA Sales November 6, 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Current January 2019 DNA sales, updated daily or every other day. Continue reading →

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Cemetery/Graving Websites November 6, 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

If you go to https://upsdownsfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/tag/Tombstone-tuesday/ or https://upsdownsfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/category/cemetery/, this is my weekly theme post about cemeteries, graving websites, and things related to the above items as well as posts that have been put in the Cemetery category. In addition to the … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned From Blogging — Kaci Ventures

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

November marks a very special occasion over here at Kaci Ventures. On November 6th, 2018, I published the first post! How exciting! I honestly can’t believe it’s been a whole year already. I’m still nowhere near where I want to … Continue reading →

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Oslo the Olympic Gerbil – Weirdness Wednesdays November 6, 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Here is this week’s Wednesday Weirdness post: Oslo the Olympic Gerbil: https://www.thedrum.com/news/2012/07/25/wednesday-weirdness-oslo-olympic-gerbil. Has a Twitter account:https://twitter.com/theolympicbrain. I used to have gerbils as pets in high school. Other Weirdness Wednesdays posts: https://upsdownsfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/tag/Weirdness-Wednesdays/

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