Category Archives: Genealogy

Connect Your DNA Test, and Others, to Your Tree — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Wichita Genealogist

To optimize your DNA tests, each tester needs to take advantage of the features offered by each vendor. Connect Your DNA Test, and Others, to Your Tree

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Happy 75th Birthday U. S. Air Force – September 18, 2022

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Wichita Genealogist

I was checking my list of military unit and branch birthdays today and noticed I had missed the Air Force‘s Birthday. Here’s the Military.com article – https://www.military.com/air-force-birthday. It’s a longer article, with a slideshow and some photos. Air Force Birthday … Continue reading →

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For the defense of our own… USS Nathanael Greene SSBN 636 – the leansubmariner

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Wichita Genealogist

One of the stories form the 41 for Freedom Collection. For the defense of our own… USS Nathanael Greene SSBN 636

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Rest In Peace Queen Elizabeth – September 8, 2022

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw someone has posted her memorial on Find-A-Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243356919/elizabeth-ii. If you feel inclined, please pay her respects on her memorial. It was interesting that she joined the  Auxiliary Territorial Service, a branch of the female service of the  British … Continue reading →

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Terms of Service 2014 Update for Ancestry and Find-A-Grave September 1, 2022

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Wichita Genealogist

I noticed back in 2014 that Ancestry and Find-A-Grave had updated their Terms of Service (TOS). They didn’t announce the update, but I tend to check the TOS for both sites. In this unannounced update, they announced they if you … Continue reading →

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Current DNA Sales – September 1, 2022

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Wichita Genealogist

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

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FindAGrave and Me on Edits – August 31, 2022

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Wichita Genealogist

In most cases, I approve FindAGrave edits after a few days. In rare cases, I will deny an edit and explain why. On some occasions, I will get a denied edit where the person makes the change, but denies the … Continue reading →

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Current DNA Sales – August 24, 2022

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Wichita Genealogist

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

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AncestryDNA® Updates Ethnicity Results – Ancestry August 22, 2022

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Wichita Genealogist

I checked recently and saw new updates – AncestryDNA® Updates Ethnicity Results: https://www.ancestry.com/dna/ . Here is one example – Ignore Ethnic Results Below the Continental Level. England & Northwestern Europe 44%Scotland 20%Germanic Europe 17%Sweden & Denmark 10%Wales 6%France 3% I need to update … Continue reading →

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In Remembrance of Hurricane Camille August 17, 1969 – August 17, 2022

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Wichita Genealogist

For those who weren’t around in August 17, 1969 or were too young to remember or didn’t live in the area, I was there in Gulfport, Mississippi. We lived a few blocks east of Milner Stadium. It’s about half a … Continue reading →

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