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Distracted by DNA Painter - After working with DNA Painter and GEDmatch matches I discovered that 15% of my DNA matches are actively collaborating in genealogy.
Your Grandma’s Events Calendar has been filled! - Yes, you should visit your Grandma! I worked a good part of the day filling-in items for the events Calendar. All of them HUGE and possibilities to see your favorite Carolinian Canadian Genetic Genealogist. WikiTree Source-A-thon Hangouts September 28 @ 8:00 am – October 1 @ 8:00 am Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society November 24 @ 1:30 … Continue reading "Your Grandma’s Events Calendar has been filled!"
Influencers - If you have ever asked me how I got interested in Genealogy, you know that I claim my grandmother caught me as I was being born and started telling me, “Your Grandfather is…”. If you have ever read my bio, you know that in addition to and in a much more stick to my brain … Continue reading "Influencers"
I went to a Genealogy Conference and met a Chef. - My children – well one son – gives me an incredibly hard time because I like to talk about food. Not just that there is food but what makes the food what it is. He says “Mom, you think you are a foodie”. Pshhaww! I also like beer and talk about the crafts brews I … Continue reading "I went to a Genealogy Conference and met a Chef."
Genetic Genealogy is the Ultimate Crowd Source Project - It’s nothing near a stretch to say that Genetic Genealogy is the Ultimate Crowd Source Project. Genetic Genealogists are often called citizen scientists. To say someone is a citizen scientist means, in my book, that they, them, you and me, us are not associated with multi million dollar corporations in any financial way. We work … Continue reading "Genetic Genealogy is the Ultimate Crowd Source Project"
New International Gen. Conference - Great news from Kirsty Gray and Sylvie Valentine this morning. There is a new international genealogy conference to fill the void left by the demise of Who Do You Think You Are? THE Genealogy Show From one of the show directors, Kirsty Gray, “I am delighted to announce that Sylvia Valentine and I are Ministers … Continue reading "New International Gen. Conference"
And In My Spare Time? - Incredibly honored and pleased to announce that I will be a part of, the Genetic Genealogist for, the Canadian Casualty Identification Team for the Directorate of History and Heritage within the Department of National Defense Canada. The Team will be working to recover, identify and reunite the remains of formerly missing Canadian Service men prior … Continue reading "And In My Spare Time?"
Off to Kitchener - I am off to Kitchener in the morning and I have been looking forward to this trip for so many reasons that I thought you might like me to outline a few of them. The Kitchener Public Library Fair isn’t your regular old run of the mill Library Genealogy thing. This library system serves a … Continue reading "Off to Kitchener"
New GEDmatch X-chromosome comparison links at WikiTree - From WikiTreer-in-Chief, Chris Whitten comes this great announcement about new GEDmatch X-chromosome comparison links at WikiTree. “Hi WikiTreers, We just took another small step forward in our collaboration with GEDmatch.com. As most of you know, you can click directly to view one-to-one autosomal test comparisons on GEDmatch from WikiTree profile pages and DNA Ancestor Confirmation Aid pages. You can also do Y … Continue reading "New GEDmatch X-chromosome comparison links at WikiTree"
Blew-up someones world this weekend… - I work methodically, how on earth did I just blow up someones world? Truly, it’s the way I work, slow and methodical. Find each piece and put into place. When I say blow-up someones world I mean it in a good way. This time. Let’s take a step back and methodically go thorough this so … Continue reading "Blew-up someones world this weekend…"

Grandma's Genes

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