Genealogy has been my passion for more than 50 years, largely because I love solving mysteries and revealing the unknown. … Read more DNA Helps Solve The Unsolvable
Author: Jim The Genealogist
The Meale Mystery – RESOLVED
A few months I posted details of the mystery of my great great grandfather, John Meale, and my hope that… Read more The Meale Mystery – RESOLVED
rootstech 2022
It is just 3 days until rootstech 2022, a completely free, virtual genealogy conference, sponsored by FamilySearch.org You can sign… Read more rootstech 2022
The Meale Mystery
The earliest record that I have found for my paternal Great Great Grandfather, John Meale, is his marriage to Elizabeth… Read more The Meale Mystery
MyHeritage Photo Repair
We all have old family photographs that are creased, marked, blurred or faded, and the photo tools from MyHeritage are… Read more MyHeritage Photo Repair
More Family Stories
I have compiled four additional family stories, on my Sherlock family of Curryquin, Silvermines, Tipperary, Ireland & my Meale family… Read more More Family Stories
Family Stories
If there is a positive side to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is perhaps having more time to do what we… Read more Family Stories
My 2020 DNA Testing Christmas Wish List
The only DNA testing company that seems to fulfill any of my Christmas wishes is Ancestry, so rather than publish… Read more My 2020 DNA Testing Christmas Wish List
The Combined Power of DNA & Family Trees
My wife Marlene’s great great great grandfather, Thomas Spriggs (1790-1867) was born in the parish of Toot Baldon, Oxfordshire, England,… Read more The Combined Power of DNA & Family Trees
Cosgrave Y-DNA Further Unravelled
In July I described the progress made on further defining my Y-DNA haplogroup. After Patrick Cosgrove received his Big-Y 700… Read more Cosgrave Y-DNA Further Unravelled