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Connect Your DNA Test, and Others, to Your Tree — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
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
Happy 75th Birthday U. S. Air Force – September 18, 2022
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
Posted in Bloggers, Genealogy, Military History, Social Media
Tagged Family, YouTube
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Rest In Peace Queen Elizabeth – September 8, 2022
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
Posted in Bloggers, Cemetery, Genealogy, History, Military History, Social Media
Tagged Family, Find-A-Grave, World War II, YouTube
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Terms of Service 2014 Update for Ancestry and Find-A-Grave September 1, 2022
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
Posted in Bloggers, Cemetery, Genealogy
Tagged Ancestry.com, Copyright, Family, Find-A-Grave
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AncestryDNA® Updates Ethnicity Results – Ancestry August 22, 2022
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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Tagged Ancestry.com, AncestryDNA, Family
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Man, 61, finds birth certificate and realizes he’s spelled his own name wrong his whole life – Metro August 5, 2022
I saw this today on Metro – Man, 61, finds birth certificate and realizes he’s spelled his own name wrong his whole life: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/man-61-finds-birth-certificate-and-realizes-he-s-spelled-his-own-name-wrong-his-whole-life/ss-AA10lEyn?ocid=weather-verthp-feeds/. Short article includes 5 images. Metro August 5, 2022 Man, 61, finds birth certificate and realizes … Continue reading
Your Ancestors Have a New Person Page! Come Try It Out. 4 August, 2022 – FamilySearch
I saw this on FamilySearch today – Your Ancestors Have a New Person Page! Come Try It Out. 4 August, 2022 – FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/person-page-redesign-2022/ Over 500 words, but scroll through the list to see if something interests you. I included … Continue reading
Discover family history across both hemispheres with records from Ireland to Australia – FindmyPast Friday August 5, 2022
I checked last night and saw it posted last night. It usually shows up Thursday or Friday at https://www.findmypast.com/blog/new. Here’s the new topic – Discover family history across both hemispheres with records from Ireland to Australia: Longer article. Jessie O’Hara 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers, Cemetery, Genealogy, History
Tagged Family, FindMyPast, FindMyPast Fridays, Newspapers
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New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 1 August, 2022
I saw this on FamilySearch today – New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 1 August, 2022: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-historical-records-1-august-2022/. Over 500 words, but scroll through the list to see if something interests you. This week (1 Aug 2022) FamilySearch added … Continue reading
Mary Seaman Ennis House – Kansas Tuesdays August 2, 2022
As I continue my westward trek across Kansas this week, I started moving south as I zigzag through the state. I saw Wakeeney in Trego County and went looking for what’s to see or do in the area. I came … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Kansas, Kansas Tuesdays, Museums
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