Update for April 2020. With the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is more important than ever to remember our small and local businesses. Being an old hack from the woder world, we would go to places armed with face coverings, gloves and daily medications to take for Malaria. Those are other "war stories" for another day. But … Continue reading APRIL 2020 update. Small Business Saturday ~ And there are a bunch of us small, and not so small anymore, businesses to support!
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What can one do with their haplogroup(s)? A Latvian Cousin
I will claim a cousin anyway. What can one do with their haplogroup? I am H10a1. You can go to several websites to look for your haplogroup in the skeletons of ancient people who have been sequenced! I am H10a1 and my mother's father was an R1a haplogroup, which is loosely associated with coming from … Continue reading What can one do with their haplogroup(s)? A Latvian Cousin
mt-DNA ~ Pedigree Collapse AND collapse over folks mistakes in understanding DNA
Oh, I could cry, I could have... a collapsing illness over the mistakes I saw in a video about two lovely doppelgangers taking DNA tests. Long story short, they look remarkably alike, which we see in genealogy all the time, but when they use DNA to answer three questions about how closely they might be … Continue reading mt-DNA ~ Pedigree Collapse AND collapse over folks mistakes in understanding DNA
Googleology ~ I Love Google! Google, Google, Google!
When the Google IPO was coming up, I walked into Citibank ready to buy. I met with the investments person and said I wanted in for the Google IPO and made my order - so I thought. Instead I faced an age old bias and the investments officer called my husband and suggested this might … Continue reading Googleology ~ I Love Google! Google, Google, Google!
R1b And Other – All Other – Haplogroups ~ Your DNA – All Your DNAs (page with Google Translate)
Haplogroups are a wonderful way to learn about all the whos that make up who you are. I try to say, "Do not think about any haplogroup(s) as associated with a specific place or time." Weeellll -- there are generalities. But learn them, and then run from putting your haplogroups in places, because ancient peoples … Continue reading R1b And Other – All Other – Haplogroups ~ Your DNA – All Your DNAs (page with Google Translate)