DNA and relativity
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Thomas Green’s story, 1830-1910
I have written previously about Thomas M. Green, my great-great grandfather. Grandma Olsen knew her Grandpa Green when she was a young girl. I would like to share more that I have learned…
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Birds of a feather
When the S.S. Belgenland sailed from Antwerp to Philadelphia in April 1890, several families aboard were from Buggenhout in East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen), Belgium. I speculated in Seeking the Verest connection about possible relationships among these…
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Understanding DNA testing
Have you been thinking about testing DNA for family history research, ethnicity clues, finding unknown family members, or other considerations? Here are a couple of recent articles that might help you understand what…
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Learning more about Rachel Dennis
As I mentioned in a recent article about maternal kin, Dee and Mom and I met cousins in June who we had found through DNA testing. In August we visited Diane and Janet…
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Maternal kin
When we think of family lines our surname ancestry is often the first thing that comes to mind. Our initial interest in genealogy and the broader topic of family history is likely to…
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DNA relatives
2015 was the year that DNA testing opened new windows on my family history research. Dee and I did autosomal testing with the three primary testing companies here in the United States. These…
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DNA again
It’s time for another look at DNA. I will attempt a brief and somewhat simplistic description of DNA in the following paragraphs, but you should not take this as a completely accurate definition.…
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Cousinship
Yesterday I met some second cousins from my maternal grandmother’s Fisher family. As I get older, it seems that family reunions increasingly occur in connection with the passing of our elders. Mom’s cousin…
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Staats and Anna Springsteen—So Many Questions
My four-times-great grandparents Staats and Anna Springsteen were people of no apparent public consequence, yet they left bits and pieces of evidence of their lives that continue to perplex me. While the very…
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DNA and Genealogy
This post is a revision of an entry posted on January 31, 2015, in my blog on the former Our Heritage site. I have explored genealogy and family history through traditional research for decades, but…
