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  • Cousins Are THE Best

    Cousins Are THE Best

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    Patricia Greber
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    An amazing email arrived in my inbox from my cousin Nancy. The title of her email was “Do you have this one??” In the email attachment was a photograph of my 2x great grandfather William Jordan.  This picture is the same one in a booklet done by the Royal Canadian Artillery in the 1930s for their…

  • Yes, You Should DNA Test Your Cousins

    Yes, You Should DNA Test Your Cousins

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    Patricia Greber
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    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…