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!

New Admixture Updates? This Might As Well Be Throwing Darts At A Board To Decide Your Her(Hi)story ~ So Instead “Picture This” At Ancestry

Every year or so the DNA-for-genealogy companies update their admixture readings. You can see for years I have written about the admixture portion of DNA testing results and I feel today like I did from my first result in 2012 (I tested autosomal quite late). I love it - I love them all - even … Continue reading New Admixture Updates? This Might As Well Be Throwing Darts At A Board To Decide Your Her(Hi)story ~ So Instead “Picture This” At Ancestry

Sherman And Nellie ~ How To Win Friends And Influence People – Carnegie Had A lesson For Us All

Clearly Nellie won she didn't need to read Carnegie's book - it was her house and Sherman worked for her and clearly, according to the November 1923 newspaper account,  Sherman did not give the lady what she wanted. The Kidd murals were ready and delivered by November but were not in her Dining Room from … Continue reading Sherman And Nellie ~ How To Win Friends And Influence People – Carnegie Had A lesson For Us All