Recently NBC had an article on their website called, “Why DNA tourism may be the big travel trend of 2019.” They begin the article with, “These are your cousins. You will probably spend the night with them,” but this can be misleading when discussing DNA tourism. The article discusses how the increased DNA testing at … Read more
Isn’t it funny how one insignificant thing can lead to something clever and resourceful? I received an email from Marc McDermott of the Genealogy Explained website regarding a link on my page to the Board for Certifications of Genealogists, Genealogical Proof Standards (GPS) that was broken. The BCG had redesigned their site a few months back, and for some reason … Read more
“[I]t will be beyond the skies when Jesse W. Steele, private, company G, Third Texas Infantry, kisses the lips of that ‘mother o’ mine,’ for Monday Morning at 11 o’clock he got his summons to appear before the Great General in the final court marshal.”[1] The newspaper article from the 13 February 1917 Houston Post describes how Jesse … Read more
Many of us take a DNA test to find our heritage, our family, and sometimes our potential health risks, but what happens when we discover the unexpected in the DNA results? I have been helping a client with locating her birth father through DNA testing. [1] Her mother had always said Joe was the birth father, and … Read more
I am going to say something that may come across as confrontational; we are not responsible for our forefather’s sins. History is History After watching several of the genealogy shows it amazes me that the people on them celebrate their ancestors who pushed the limits of the law and ideas of the time, whether it … Read more