Why don’t your DNA matches also match your sibling
I was wondering what to write when I received an interesting call from a former client who is also a distant cousin. When he was looking for a professional genealogist … Read more
Basic Genealogy Research
Genealogical Acts of Kindness
If you are a regular researcher then there are probably times you need something but are unable to travel somewhere to get something or it is just not financially feasible. … Read more
Don’t let facts get in the way of a good family story
I am writing this from Chattanooga where I had the honor to be a key-note speaker and give two additional presentations at a family convention. This particular family originated in … Read more
When Direct Evidence Does Not Exist Part 2
We looked last week at a case where we lacked direct evidence connecting Daniel H. Ricks to his father, Richard Ricks, Sr. This week we will examine another case Is … Read more
When Direct Evidence Does Not Exist
Too many people will take tradition or the easy answer as facts. I spoke a couple of weeks ago about how two consecutive census records a Rosa Lee as a … Read more
We learn something new all the time!
Even professionals can learn new tricks. I have been researching a Rosa Lee Corker who appears on both the 1920 and 1930 U. S. Census as the daughter of Gordon … Read more
Tomahawks and Genealogy?
Last night I went with my favorite female and several others to a place here in the Atlanta, Georgia area called, “Bury the Hatchett.” It is a hatchet and tomahawk … Read more
Are we related?
There are several mobile phone apps and websites which tell you if others who are logged in or have created accounts are related to you and just how they are … Read more
Using some DNA Tools
I had a new DNA match show up on GedMatch.com, I’ll call refer to him as Mr. D. Manning. I am thinking, “Cool, another MANNING descendant.” My hooligan ancestor, Edmund … Read more
Tenacious Research for accuracy
How tenacious are you as a researcher in ensuring your research is accurate? So often, bad information just gets perpetuate again and again and again. Take for instance, the Ancestry.com … Read more