Category: ancestry and heritage
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Tree affairs
It’s happened again: I’ve found a whole slew of DNA matches on Ancestry.com that are the result of…
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The gravy boat of happiness
I’m sure that this gravy boat cost more than what my grandmother and her sister paid once upon…
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The enslavers among my ancestors
On my maternal grandmother’s side: On my maternal grandfather’s side: I’ve been investigating this for a while. There…
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My black cousins
I’ve been mapping my family tree for many years. My original quest was to find my closest ancestors…
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Goodbye, little bridge
On the viewer’s left is the old Spottsville bridge in Henderson County, Kentucky, part of US Highway 60. …
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Still trying to be Scottish
Hurrah! Ancestry.com has redone the DNA tests again. The company retests stuff every few years, per better technology…
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tips for using ancestry.com
New to Ancestry.com? Or don’t have much info on your tree there and want more, but you’re confused…
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Ancestry drama
Hope you have a happy Thanksgiving, if you celebrate such. It’s my favorite holiday. I so miss those…
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Uncle Pearl
My maternal grandmother passed away last year. She was 101. She didn’t tell me many stories when I…
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Rethinking “indigenous” & DNA results
When Ancestry.com said that most of my DNA was a match with the people of Scotland and Ireland,…
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