Last week I gave some background information and shared my objective and limitations for my current DNA project, Finding William's Father. I also sent a letter to a potential Y-DNA test taker. On Sunday afternoon I uploaded my Dad’s DN ...
Finding William’s Father: Using DNA and Traditional Research to Solve a Family History Mystery
I have a 3x great-grandfather who seems to have disappeared into thin air. Only one thing about the story is certain: My 2x great-grandfather William Munford Stubbs never knew his father's name. William Munford Stubbs There are a couple of ...
RLP Podcast Guest and a DNA Kit Giveaway
I am honored and excited to have been invited to be a guest on today's episode of the Research Like a Pro podcast! It was so much fun to talk with Diana and Nicole about my recent project to extend the ancestry of Polish immigrants Michael Kunch and ...
Reflection: Research Like a Pro With DNA Study Group
The last two weeks have been busy ones! The bulk of my time was spent completing the report for my Research Like a Pro with DNA study group. It was exciting to organize everything I had discovered and write an analysis and conclusions along with fu ...
Research Like a Pro with DNA Study Group: Research Planning
Last week in the Research Like a Pro with DNA study group, we discussed Research Planning. I love the planning stage of a research project. This is where everything starts coming together. My research objective is to extend the ance ...
Exploring DNA Tools
Last week in my Research Like a Pro with DNA study group we began exploring DNA tools and methodology. Up to this point, I have spent a lot of time looking at family trees of DNA matches and examining shared matches as I have been color-coding DNA m ...
Discover, Gather, and Connect
This week I helped a young woman discover some of her ancestors. She previously didn’t even know her grandparents’ full names. She was able to track down their names, and we entered them into her new FamilySearch account. One of her grandfathers is ...
Learning More About DNA Matches
This week I worked on a timeline analysis for the subject of my DNA research objective for the Research Like a Pro With DNA Study Group I am currently participating in. I also continued charting DNA matches using Lucidchart. It's be ...
Color-Coding Ancestry DNA Matches
Last week I began the Research Like a Pro With DNA study group, hosted by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin of Family Locket. I've been excited to learn more about using DNA as an additional source of evidence in my research and I am lear ...
Uploading Ancestry DNA Data to Other Sites
Have you had your DNA tested with Ancestry, MyHeritage, or 23andMe? Did you know that you can download your raw data and upload it to other sites, often without additional cost to you? There are a couple of reasons to do this. First, each testing ...
