DNA-for-genealogy, along with family history and herstory, became the focus of my research. And I came to realize we are all made up of multiple people. Even folks in remote places, whose ancestors have long been all in one place, turn out to be an intricate mixture of a few or many peoples. All of … Continue reading DNA for genealogy tourism ~ very personal pilgrimages. Croatia and other wonders!
Just because we have our "paper" well documented, does not mean we have our ancestors. DNA-for-genealogy is teaching us that many lines in even the most respectable families have had one or more "non-paternity events" (mis-attributed parentage) some time in the past. DNA testing might disprove some of our most cherished ancestral lines, but the … Continue reading OK, The DNA does not match and now you have lost 1/8th (or more) of your ancestry. ~ How To!
So I get an email from My Heritage. Excitement - they have great photos of people in my tree and if I want to see the full photo I can upgrade my account - pay money. So if I pay them to upgrade I will get to see my own photos that I uploaded to … Continue reading Bloody Cheats ~ Photo Discovery? or Every Pirated Photo Uploaded
All in the same fortnight, Pompeo disses a female NPR reporter and boots her off his plane, and we get the story of a photo hanging somewhere at the National Archives being intentionally altered. The world has ended. How this photo will be classified, and where it is placed, was clarified by a very well-spoken … Continue reading Female, Can Use Tools ~ A National Archives “mistake?” A National “disappointment.”
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Cherie Lynn's Herstory 