The world of genetic genealogy is evolving rapidly, with new and improved tools regularly becoming available. Most of the innovation… Read more Ancestry ProTools
Category: DNA
The Autosomal DNA World Is Changing
Companies such as Ancestry, MyHeritage and FindMyPast, that provide online access to historical records have a solid business model –… Read more The Autosomal DNA World Is Changing
Custom Groups on Ancestry
The custom groups feature on Ancestry is very useful and can be used in a myriad of different ways, from… Read more Custom Groups on Ancestry
DNA Helps Solve The Unsolvable
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
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
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