Guilty Of Guessing And Other Genealogy Crimes ~ Maiden Names, Any Notes, And Truthful DOCUMENTED Trees

I am guilty of all these vile injustices to posterity and dishonoring my ancestors. Whether by accident - having too much faith in trees and in the beginning not knowing the trees had such rampant mistakes, or new information coming to light which corrects with previously unknown details and not taking enough time to inform … Continue reading Guilty Of Guessing And Other Genealogy Crimes ~ Maiden Names, Any Notes, And Truthful DOCUMENTED Trees

Allow Autosomal DNA Testers Into y-DNA (Surname) Projects? Prove Expanded Lines ~ Identify Non-Paternity Events ~ Why Oh Why Would I Research Linear? – Yes!

Two dozen, more or less, males all claim one patriarch. There are clearly two groups of men with two different haplogroups and so unrelated. But, what? Just sit on your hands and squabble about which is the rightful line to any patriarch? Or, fight and break up the DNA project and create a 2nd one … Continue reading Allow Autosomal DNA Testers Into y-DNA (Surname) Projects? Prove Expanded Lines ~ Identify Non-Paternity Events ~ Why Oh Why Would I Research Linear? – Yes!

Of Colors, What Is Left Of Mamma To Test

My Dai said everyone will be rushing to get tested at whereever Carlos Bustamante, the latest DNA guru, will read a result. And I am running to be early in line with poor Mamma. Fighting tooth and nail to push the naysayers out of the way to redeem my H10a1. There are a couple of … Continue reading Of Colors, What Is Left Of Mamma To Test

Politics Forgotten ~ Elizabeth Warren’s Admixture Results

I got emails and texts, and the blogs and genetic genealogy groups on facebook were buzzing this morning - Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Democratic presidential candidate has 13.4 cMs of Native American ancestry on Chromosome 10. Will a charity will be receiving one million dollars? The debate began in minutes and I was clicking 'love' … Continue reading Politics Forgotten ~ Elizabeth Warren’s Admixture Results

Die At Home, Cover The Mirrors, Raise The Amulet ~ and be sure to get a cheek swab and name a beneficiary.

    On aging. Being treated like an old cow is taking some getting used to. The thoughts, notes and links vary from ole cow, to older cows to the oldest known cow - with rednecks and without; cash cows, G-d cows, being cowed and cowing, And the Old Norse - Kuga - meaning "to … Continue reading Die At Home, Cover The Mirrors, Raise The Amulet ~ and be sure to get a cheek swab and name a beneficiary.