I have a goal to do a DNA comparison test this month. There are two individuals I want to test so that I can find out if they descend from the same male ancestor – one is black (Person A) and one is white (Person B). My primary genealogical research leads me to believe there […]
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I am elated to share another cousin match story from my 23andMe results! This time it’s even more interesting because said cousin (i”ll call her DK) has been following my blog for several months, saw my posts about the free 23andMe testing, and ordered her kit because of it. But, while she knew she was
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This past weekend I learned that I have a genetic cousin that lives quite close to me – she is also here in Nashville! 23andMe predicts that we are approximately 4th cousins. Crazy thing is, she also turns out to be a genetic cousin of Kalonji’s also. Since she does not match my mother, I
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Tonight, the 23andMe results have come back for a relative of mine – a gentleman for whom I am his 3rd cousin once removed. At this point in time, his Relative Finder results are not back but his daughter and I spoke this evening about his results and we learned some interesting things! Of
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Continuing my blog series on our 23andMe results, I had to share an exciting lead I have now that my mother’s results have been processed! One of my mother’s matches is a lady who we’ll call Ms. W. Ms. W has DNA similarity with my mother at 2 segments: a) On Chromosome 3 with a
23andMe: A DNA, Surname & Geographic Location Match! Read More »
My mom and I have had a running joke since sending our DNA in for the Roots Into the Future Initiative on how it would be funny if it came back she was not our mother. Of course we know that’s not the case, but the joke was more a reflection of her awe that
23andMe: You ARE the Mother! Read More »
In the past few weeks, I have spent considerable time contacting DNA matches in 23andMe as first steps towards looking for verifiable connections. As I go through this process, I know there must be an easier way to leverage all the work we as individual 23andMe users are doing on the site. For my day
Genetic Genealogy Idea: Tagging DNA! Read More »
Okay, I might as well face it. My blog posts for the next while are all going to be 23andMe and how things are going with my involvement with the Roots Into the Future initiative. Hope you don’t mind! As I shared last time, my results are now in and I’ve had a wonderful time
23andMe: Hooking in My Family Read More »
With much joy yesterday I was delighted to learn that my DNA results were back from 23andMe. I ordered my kit for free through their Roots Into the Future initiative and have been working on getting my family members tested too. So far, my husband and my sister are done; my mother’s will be done
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At my job, one of my primary responsibilities involves a grant project we have that is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Just this week, they announced a new round of funded projects. Some of them caught my genealogy eye as they have potential to be of benefit for family history researchers.
Upcoming History/Genealogy Projects from the IMLS Read More »