i4gg – San Diego

Sheraton Mission Valley 1433 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, California, CA, United States

WikiTree In The House! I will be attending the 2018 International Genetic Genealogy Conference in San Diego and will be sporting the latest in WikiTree Orange. See if you can … Continue reading "i4gg – San Diego"

The Genealogy Show

NEC Brimingham North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Mags will be lending her bit of Canadian/Carolinian spin to this Birmingham, England based Genealogy show! She will be  talking about: Forensic Genealogy and Adoption – Betty Jean’s Story Finding … Continue reading "The Genealogy Show"

Hamilton Genealogy Fair

Hamilton Public Library 55 York Blvd, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Hamilton Public Library’s 2nd Annual Genealogy Fair Presented by the Local History & Archives Department and the Ontario Genealogical Society. Learn more about your family history at the 2019 Hamilton … Continue reading "Hamilton Genealogy Fair"

An African Canadian Family History Mystery – UGA DNA

UGA DNA SIG

A scientist in Ottawa, wants to know what his real last name is. The family lore? The great grandfather, Samuel, was adopted by an African-Canadian gentleman, Abraham. The adoptee, Samuel, was the son of Abraham’s wife’s sister. Family photographs of Samuel’s children reveal Anglo-Canadian boys. Taking all the information from a family Genealogy done previously and adding aspects of traditional, forensic and genetic genealogy we will extend the story, finding the truth to this family’s rich history. Along the way we will discover their real identity, and their story, beyond Samuel Gorge and into the dark history early African families in Ontario.