mt-DNA Haplogroups ~ U5 Mother Ursula Uma

A modern group gave mt-DNA haplogroup U the name of Uma. I believe Ursula was the name that British geneticist Brian Sykes used in his early DNA work. The seven something Eve. But Urusula-Uma is our mother for today. I have family and friends who are descendants of her carrying her mt-DNA maternal line Haplogroup … Continue reading mt-DNA Haplogroups ~ U5 Mother Ursula Uma

Ice-Age Ancestors Tour ~ The DNA Of Cave Art

BE sure to see the Google Translate feature in the side/end bar... Finding the documented results of the DNA sequenced from ancient skeletons is like a magical mystery cave art tour itself - Travel With A Challenge, as the site explains, that Genevieve von Petzinger wrote for her article about some of the caves still … Continue reading Ice-Age Ancestors Tour ~ The DNA Of Cave Art

before… Memorial Day ~ Every Week-end Before, From The Time Of Spring Thaws – The Cleaning Of The Graves.

Women riding around with a trunk full of tools, containers of water, empty containers for more water, sturdy shoes and sundry other supplies for cleaning and preparing the graves at all the cemeteries around the towns and counties -- and some across state lines -- for Memorial Day (formerly called in some places Decoration Day). … Continue reading before… Memorial Day ~ Every Week-end Before, From The Time Of Spring Thaws – The Cleaning Of The Graves.

Ice-Age Ancestors Tour ~ And The Winners Are… Google – Ring – Jif – Izod – Travelon & Hotel Palacio de Trasvilla

DNA for genealogy or anthropology is not just about finding the ancestors, their information and rellies - it is about going to visit people and places from the cemetery down the street to the archives in any country in the world or the Ice-Age art of the caves of southern France and northern Spain. I … Continue reading Ice-Age Ancestors Tour ~ And The Winners Are… Google – Ring – Jif – Izod – Travelon & Hotel Palacio de Trasvilla

Making The FindAgrave Memorial… Farewell This Stardust Gee Gee

Some days the task of volunteering on the Find A Grave website feels like a burden -- days when it's not just trying to add memorials and gravesites for posterity, but recording the death of a friend - of family. Like mother or sister or friend -- Gee Gee, Georgie Anne Geyer. She loved genealogy … Continue reading Making The FindAgrave Memorial… Farewell This Stardust Gee Gee