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Daily Archives: November 18, 2019
Genealogical DNA Testing Companies and Current DNA Sales November 18, 2019
Current January 2019 DNA sales, updated daily or every other day. Continue reading
Posted in DNA
Tagged 23andMe, FamilyTree DNA, LivingDNA, mtDNA, MyHeritageDNA, TeloYears, Veritas Genetics, WeGene
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7 Best Botanical Gardens in the U.S. — From The Darkness Into The Light
7 Best Botanical Gardens in the U.S. What do you do if you want to enjoy the beauty of blooming flowers, trees and plants, but you don’t have much of a green thumb? Do you struggle to plant your own … Continue reading
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AncestryDNA and 23andMe Updates For Me – November 18, 2019
I mentioned last month – Ancestry® Expands Reference Panel to Deliver More Precise Results and New Regions – October 21, 2019 about Ancestry.com rolling out new updates on ethnicity results. I noticed an e-mail today from Ancestry showing my ethnicity had … Continue reading
New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 18 November 2019
I saw this today on FamilySearch – New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 18 November 2019: https://media.familysearch.org/new-free-historical-records-on-familysearch-week-of-18-november-2019/ FamilySearch.org added new, free, historical records this week from Benin, Brazil, England, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, South Africa and the United States including … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Cemetery, Genealogy, History, Military History, States
Tagged FamilySearch, North Carolina
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Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi – Mississippi Mondays November 18, 2019
I had planned on heading back north with today’s post, but after learning of my brother-in-law’s death yesterday – Rest In Peace to My Brother-in-law, Dwight T., Retired USAF Veteran Died November 15, 2019, I decided to head south again … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Military History, Social Media, States
Tagged Mississippi, Mississippi Mondays, YouTube
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Abbreviations on U. S. Military Headstones Don’t Always Mean What You Think – November 16, 2019
I started working on this post November 16th after seeing too many cases on Find-A-Grave and BillionGraves where people were not aware of the V. A. guidelines on acronyms/initials/abbreviations. This was before finding out my brother-in-law had passed away on … Continue reading
The GEDmatch Warrant — The DNA Geek
This summer, GEDmatch was served with a warrant from an Orlando, Florida, court pertaining to a violent serial rapist. The warrant demanded access to GEDmatch’s entire database of users, including those who had not opted in to law-enforcement matching. A … Continue reading
Wimmera-Mallee Silo Art – Rochester — Julie Powell – Photographer & Graphic Artist
I reckon these silos have to be among the cutest, featuring a squirrel glider and an azure kingfisher, both local and native to the region. Painted by (Jimmy)Dvate. The town of Rochester is super proud of these silos, and why … Continue reading
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S1E4 – Owning a Titan II Missile Silo – The Above Ground Tour – YouTube Video
This video was chosen before I found out my brother-in-law, Dwight – Rest In Peace to My Brother-in-law, Dwight T., Retired USAF Veteran Died November 15, 2019, had passed away on Friday the 15th. Dwight retired from the Air Force … Continue reading
Posted in Military History, Social Media
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Rest In Peace to My Brother-in-law, Dwight T., Retired USAF Veteran Died November 15, 2019
I originally scheduled my next post about a Titan II YouTube video for this slot. At the time, I was unaware that Dwight had died. I had not been on Facebook much the last few days or I would have … Continue reading
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