I read at The Genetic Genealogist  that FamilyTreeDNA had dropped their DNA Autosomal Transfer to $39 (from $69), and that they allowed you...

There are two ways to describe your grandfather’s brother in English: Great Uncle and Grand Uncle. (There are actually six ways if one inclu...

I think there may be some people who think composite photographs - photographs combining the features of multiple individuals - are a relati...

Fourth in a series of posts. A discussion of assumptions one might be tempted to make. With examples taken from my own research. Assumpt...

The first day of every month is Data Backup Day. This past Saturday morning, I woke up to a very unpleasant feeling. My computer wouldn...

Third in a series of posts. A discussion of assumptions one might be tempted to make. With examples taken from my own research. Assumpti...

Second in a series of posts. A discussion of assumptions one might be tempted to make. With examples taken from my own research. Assumpt...

I was looking at the entry for one of my wife's ancestors on somebody else's Ancestry Family Tree. As you can see, the person enter...

First in a series of posts. A discussion of assumptions one might be tempted to make. With examples taken from my own research. Assumpti...

Randy Seaver at GeneaMusings , for his weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Fun , asked: How Many Sarah LNU's Are in Your Genealogy Databas...

For the Labor Day holiday, I thought I'd reshare the below poems and music. For those uncertain as to the origins and intent of this h...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. I continue my project to transcr...

My wife and I were watching the Who Do You Think You Are episode with Valerie Bertinelli.   Ms. Bertinelli learned she had King Edward...

  Belle "Sissie" (Feinstein) Newmark - August 14, 1914 - Oct 11, 2002   Today my grandmother would have turned 100. Below a...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. I continue my project to transcr...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. I continue my project to transcr...

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. I continue my project to transcr...

A Toast to the First and the Fourth of July for David Van Every (1757-1820) ©July 2009 - John Newmark For two years my fourth great foug...

100 Years ago today, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot by Gavrilo Princip . Where were my ancestors on June 28, 1914? Newmarks/Cruvants ...

A relative my mother has been in contact with for a few years hasn't responded to emails recently. When she tried the phone number she h...