Category: 2017
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Yes, You Should DNA Test Your Cousins
Your cousins hold so many clues in their DNA, they may have the link you are looking for. My 1/2 2nd cousin once removed recently added her DNA to Family Tree DNA and I was able to do some comparisons with relatives who I had already tested. You may think a 1/2 relative is not…
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Where Are the Marriage Records for Saskatchewan?
Yesterday I went to the Saskatchewan Vital Records website to see if they had finally added the marriage index, and I was sad to see that nothing had changed. The website still indicates that they will work on the Marriage index when they have completed the Death index. Don’t get me wrong the site…
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The Uncharted Territory of DNA Surprises
Guess what happened to me this week? Well, it may not be too hard to guess after reading the title… I sponsored a test for a 2nd cousin 1 removed with the testees nephew (who was as excited as I was) organizing everything. Two days ago my email dinged with Ancestry alerting me that the results…
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Connecting Your DNA Matches
Have you ever wanted to visually see your DNA matches? I have always wanted to ‘see’ how they all intersect. When I heard about the new product ($$) offered by Bonnie at DNA RootSearch I had to give it a go. Bonnie can create this diagram of your matches with any of the DNA…
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Don’t Miss Out on an Event in Your Family Tree by Using This Neat Trick
Do you want to know if today was the day your grandparents were married or a cousin’s birthday? If you have an iPhone and one of the genealogy apps you can do a few quick things to see what was happening on this day in your family tree. (I am guessing this can also be done…
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A Family Court Dispute Found in Google Books
Covering all your bases when doing a search for your family should also include a great resource that Google has called Google Books. How to find this treasure trove of information is by using the Google search bar and either typing in ‘Books’ or on the Google toolbar is a More button which creates a drop-down…
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