My uncle Stanley Robinson passed away in July 2010. Just 10 months later in May 2011, his mom, my grandmother Alice, also passed away. Stanley was my grandmother’s first born and they were always very close. Even though we lost them both so soon after each other, I relish in the fact that they are […]
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A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a great connection I made through 23andMe with a new cousin. In that post, I talked about the match in 23andMe and why I was so excited to see her show up. This time, I’ll share what I learned about our DNA match. For some reason, when
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I’ve had great fun this weekend catching up with RootsTech activity. From the formal web streams, to blog posts, and videos produced by those on site, I’ve truly enjoyed it. Among my favorite of the material I took in this weekend though was to hear the update from Ron Tanner on FamilySearch’s Family Tree. After
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Tonight I was so pleased to see in my email inbox another acceptance of one of my genome sharing requests. When I logged onto 23andMe and saw the persons details, I started to get excited. I have thought of all kinds of ways to tell the story here on my blog and none of them
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When I was growing up, we changed residences all the time. I went to a different school every year until the 11th grade. And nope, we were not military. My mom just liked variety. And, I have inherited that particular trait. So… I’ve updated my blog design again. I typically do this once a year..
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Back in December, 23andMe updated the algorithms behind their Ancestry Painting feature. I posted my original results in October 2011. Thanks to a comment from a blog reader, I’m going to share my updated results. My original results had me as 84% African, 13% European and 3% Asian (likely Native-American). My new results are now 85.9% Sub-Saharan
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A few years ago I posted my thoughts sharing frustrations I’ve had with genealogy societies, and since then, I continue to experience much of the same. Not one to just complain though, I do try and do my part – which is why I am excited to now be a part of the Nashville Chapter
Well, that I don’t know! But, I do know that 2012 was full of great genealogy activities for me and I look forward to what this next year will bring. I have not blogged as much as I’d like because I have been busy, yet, I hope that changes in 2013. Check out my wordle
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A few weeks ago, I shared that I’d submitted a webinar presentation for the Jamboree Webinar Extension Series the Southern California Genealogical Society hosts. I am so pleased to share that my webinar was accepted! On Saturday, October 5th, 2013 I will present “Genealogy News at Your Fingertips: From RSS Feeds to Digital Magazine Platforms.”
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Over the weekend while catching up on some blog reading, I came across this post by Dave Evans on the Cisco Blog – How the Internet Will Change the World for the Better. It is great reading. But, I was struck by this graphic – something I know conceptually to be true, but wow –
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