Or like a multi-faceted diamond, so also stories can have more than one side and with many rivers and tributaries and family myths to follow there are many possibilities in tracking the truth. I think my Aunt would have liked to throttle me at times, and my great Aunt Ethel, in memory, over us telling … Continue reading The Byrd’s Of Virginia ~ There Are Always Two Sides To A River & A Story, ~ The Limits Of at-DNA
DNA for anthropology
Searchers searching ~ Opinions And Feelings Are Not Allowed ~ More Ancient DNA
In the DNA for genealogy groups and pages and blogs and news stories, the click bait to get you to 'read me' - 'read me' - thrilling headlines are everywhere. All too often, only the most controversial bits are promoted and they are often sensationalized to the point of wondering if the wrong headline is … Continue reading Searchers searching ~ Opinions And Feelings Are Not Allowed ~ More Ancient DNA
There’s An APP ~ The Amazing Matching In Autosomal DNA ~ Wow, All Those People Are Related Through John “Bulls-eye” Wilson. Use Every Source
I use the life and descendants of John "Bulls-eye" Wilson in this story to illustrate - but this works for all relatives - all families. And has applications all over the world! I can't help it, that he was an Orangeman and apparently he carried the torch. This is where folks, today, are at impasses … Continue reading There’s An APP ~ The Amazing Matching In Autosomal DNA ~ Wow, All Those People Are Related Through John “Bulls-eye” Wilson. Use Every Source
Helena And Her Daughters
Boy howdy, am I going to just mess this up - but here is a mt-DNA, slap it together in five minutes, I-got-my-results-now-what - moment. The best place to start is Maciamo Hay's website Eupedia - just google Eupedia and any haplogroup you like - add the qualifier of either mt-DNA or y-DNA and boom … Continue reading Helena And Her Daughters
Ancient DNA. What The Heck Do I Know? I Know Where And How To Look! From Neanderthals to Mother L1 & Daddy Oh!
Ok, I always promise that my blog is Genealogy 101 - easy to enjoy for all, and this is no exception - sort of. Ancient DNA - this is what it is all about - isn't it? Where do I come from? I call it Pond Scum, my (long lost, absent) bff did not know what … Continue reading Ancient DNA. What The Heck Do I Know? I Know Where And How To Look! From Neanderthals to Mother L1 & Daddy Oh!
Cherie Lynn's Herstory 