~ Happy Birthday Mamma ~ There are at least three blogs about admixture readings and results in my contents list. One compares my different admixture results from eight different companies; another notes that DNA testing is more than a pie chart; and others note the disappointments of autosomal testing period. I believe people should first … Continue reading Its Not Percentages Or Pie Charts For Me, I Have Long Cursed The Admixture Reading ~ I Long For Mamma – All My Mammas Back Through Time
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The Match Might Not Be A Relative ~ The Match Might Be The Law With Your Relative’s DNA
A thin blue line crossing the 4th amendment. Which is fine with me but did anyone think this would not make headlines? Did anyone think this could go on for 'how long' before it blew wide open? Now The New York Times produces yet another bombshell in its new report... But we enthusiasts for genetic … Continue reading The Match Might Not Be A Relative ~ The Match Might Be The Law With Your Relative’s DNA
For DNA Good. Its Like A Quickie ~ Maneuvered Into Position, Had It Rammed In, No Notice.
But, but, but... What about 4th Amendment rights? What about any privacy agreements? This of course is over the BuzzFeed (1st) story that broke Jan 28th/Feb 1st that our much beloved and trusted-like-G-ds-themselves company, Family Tree DNA, has been making deals with law enforcement. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/family-tree-dna-fbi-investigative-genealogy-privacy?fbclid=IwAR0VnbZMqVZKsXYC8rAz5r4X6RPzy4mVuR5V73yNjLEYmx5MHUanpSvePjk I think this betrayal of trust is so egregious there … Continue reading For DNA Good. Its Like A Quickie ~ Maneuvered Into Position, Had It Rammed In, No Notice.
The Byrd’s Of Virginia ~ There Are Always Two Sides To A River & A Story, ~ The Limits Of at-DNA
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
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
Cherie Lynn's Herstory 