Science can solve most problems, but can it solve Genealogy problems? Can it tear down some of the brick walls that frustrate us to no end?
Maybe.
I have paid for DNA testing through Ancestry.com and through FamilyTreeDNA.com. I did the more expensive tests on both. The Advanced Paternal Lineage Test (Y-Chromosome 46) on Ancestry.com. Then the Y-DNA67+mtDNAPlus on FTDNA. I have spent over $600 between the two tests!!!
Is it worth it?
Well honestly if you asked me that a month ago, I would have said no. The Ancestry.com test has yielded no matches. In fact the closest match from there is a...
11/11: DNA to save the Day?!
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11/03: "Legal Age" definition
I received this article from a friend who found it on her MyFamily.com family site. It was written by Pati Roudebush, who sounds like she might be an attorney.
Legal Age
This is a subject that, in my experience, is misunderstood by most family genealogists. What follows is generalized, and is intended to provide an introduction for the use of amateur genealogists.[1]
Under the common law, full majority was reached at the age of 21. Anyone under 21 was legally an infant. Only persons who had reached majority could perform certain legal actions:
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Legal Age
This is a subject that, in my experience, is misunderstood by most family genealogists. What follows is generalized, and is intended to provide an introduction for the use of amateur genealogists.[1]
Under the common law, full majority was reached at the age of 21. Anyone under 21 was legally an infant. Only persons who had reached majority could perform certain legal actions:
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09/25: James T. Morgan of Dallas
Marc's wonderful mother-in-law typed this for him:
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A History of Greater Dallas and Vicinity"; Volume II; P. Lindsley; 1909.
James T. Morgan of Dallas, was born in Alabama in 1856, but Texas has been his home since childhood days and the scene of his subsequent successful life. In 1869, when he was a lad of thirteen, the family left their Alabama home for Texas, making the journey by boat to Galveston and thence by wagon to Comanche county, at that time the danger point on the frontier of Texas, the scene of some of the bloodiest Indian raids that...
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A History of Greater Dallas and Vicinity"; Volume II; P. Lindsley; 1909.
James T. Morgan of Dallas, was born in Alabama in 1856, but Texas has been his home since childhood days and the scene of his subsequent successful life. In 1869, when he was a lad of thirteen, the family left their Alabama home for Texas, making the journey by boat to Galveston and thence by wagon to Comanche county, at that time the danger point on the frontier of Texas, the scene of some of the bloodiest Indian raids that...
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09/25: Eugene Hillard Morgan
Marc has been working in Austin while his home in the Houston area is still without power. He wrote me this week and sent the following:
I stopped by the Library that had the Confederate Woman's Home records. There was no records of Sarah Jane Argo in what they had. But the person who helpped me said that often the family would take the records after the death of a family member. Which I thought was odd. You think they would still list her as a resident.
Anyway I looked through some other stuff and found a few other people. Here...
I stopped by the Library that had the Confederate Woman's Home records. There was no records of Sarah Jane Argo in what they had. But the person who helpped me said that often the family would take the records after the death of a family member. Which I thought was odd. You think they would still list her as a resident.
Anyway I looked through some other stuff and found a few other people. Here...
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09/22: Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor
2008-01-28
From University of Copenhagen
New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.
What is the genetic mutation
"Originally, we all had brown eyes", said Professor Eiberg from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. "But a genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene in our chromosomes resulted in the creation of a "switch", which literally "turned off" the ability to produce brown eyes"....
From University of Copenhagen
New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.
What is the genetic mutation
"Originally, we all had brown eyes", said Professor Eiberg from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. "But a genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene in our chromosomes resulted in the creation of a "switch", which literally "turned off" the ability to produce brown eyes"....
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09/09: Millions of Newspaper Pages Online
ProQuest & Google Partnership to Offer Millions of Newspaper Pages Online
ProQuest has formed a partnership with Google to digitize hundreds of millions of pages of local newspaper content for the open web. This should become a great resource for genealogists as many of these papers would never have been digitized without this program.
The old newspapers which are now digitized will be accessible by searching the Google News Archive or by using the timeline feature offered through Google News. Google’s overall goal is to make billions of newsprint pages accessible online.
The following announcement was written by ProQuest:
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ProQuest has formed a partnership with Google to digitize hundreds of millions of pages of local newspaper content for the open web. This should become a great resource for genealogists as many of these papers would never have been digitized without this program.
The old newspapers which are now digitized will be accessible by searching the Google News Archive or by using the timeline feature offered through Google News. Google’s overall goal is to make billions of newsprint pages accessible online.
The following announcement was written by ProQuest:
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08/05: Great Maps!
The US GenWeb Census Project has created a series of U.S. maps which clearly indicate the scope of each Federal Census from 1790-1920. I ran across this page while trying to locate an ancestor who may have been living in Indian Territory (part of what is now Oklahoma) in 1870. These maps helped me to quickly see that I need to turn to Indian Census records, rather than U.S. Federal Census records to locate my ancestor in IT before 1900.
The maps on this webpage are for the following years:
1790 - 1800 - 1810 - 1820 - 1830 - 1840 - 1850 - 1860 - 1870 - 1880 - 1890 - 1890 Vets. - 1900 - 1910 - 1920
The maps on this webpage are for the following years:
1790 - 1800 - 1810 - 1820 - 1830 - 1840 - 1850 - 1860 - 1870 - 1880 - 1890 - 1890 Vets. - 1900 - 1910 - 1920
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07/28: Lost and Found Family Photos
Dead Fred – This website is the preeminent place to search for photos, post photos, search by surname, check the “mystery” pictures, search by photographer, and examine annuals.
Look at Me – “Look at Me: A Collection of Lost Photos” allows you to browse the pictures or post your unidentified items.
Slices of Time – This site is dedicated to reuniting old photos with families. The price of each photo is $10.00, which covers the webmaster’s costs. Photographs are organized alphabetically by surname, if known. Unknown photos are grouped together, and there are categories for location, schools, and a collection of...
Look at Me – “Look at Me: A Collection of Lost Photos” allows you to browse the pictures or post your unidentified items.
Slices of Time – This site is dedicated to reuniting old photos with families. The price of each photo is $10.00, which covers the webmaster’s costs. Photographs are organized alphabetically by surname, if known. Unknown photos are grouped together, and there are categories for location, schools, and a collection of...
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07/18: What Would You Do in the Event of a Disaster?
I was prompted recently to think again about what I'd do if I was at home and the tornado sirens started blaring, warning my community that a twister was coming my way. I have a basement, and I've always had plans in reference to my personal safety: blanket, flashlight, water, protective headgear (I have a hardhat!), boots, batteries, radio, etc. I even have battery powered pumps to help with removing water from the basement for a short period of time if the electricty can be restored.
But important personal papers (insurance, taxes, etc)? I don't have a plan...
But important personal papers (insurance, taxes, etc)? I don't have a plan...
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07/17: New Online Sources of U.S. Census Records
From Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter this morning...
For several years, the only places to find online U.S. Census records was Ancestry.com (rather expensive), Genealogy.com (also expensive), or at HeritageQuest Online (free to users but only available through subscribing libraries). These were the only sites to carry the images of the original records for entire states. It seems interesting that in the past few months, other web sites have started offering access to the same census record images and indexes.
The new pilot project of FamilySearch, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has the 1850, 1870, and 1900 U.S....
For several years, the only places to find online U.S. Census records was Ancestry.com (rather expensive), Genealogy.com (also expensive), or at HeritageQuest Online (free to users but only available through subscribing libraries). These were the only sites to carry the images of the original records for entire states. It seems interesting that in the past few months, other web sites have started offering access to the same census record images and indexes.
The new pilot project of FamilySearch, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has the 1850, 1870, and 1900 U.S....
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