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Saturday, March 8, 2025

RootsTech 2025 My Virtual Summary/ The good and disappointing announcements

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 RootsTech 2025  I did enjoy attending RootsTech virtually, however, there were aspects I didn't like. RootsTech 2025 revealed a clear t...
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Sunday, February 2, 2025

New MyHeritage Ethnicity Results Update/ (and yes I do work with matches also)

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 I've been looking forward to seeing the MyHeritage ethnicity results update for years now, and it finally came out a few days ago. (The...
Thursday, October 24, 2024

Why DNA Ethnicity Estimates Matter (and Why They Don't)

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  Those colorful break downs of your heritage can be exciting and insightful, but they've also sparked controversy. Here's a balance...
Sunday, October 20, 2024

How Are the New AncestryDNA Ethnicity Results Looking? Including Comparisons With First Cousins

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  The new AncestryDNA ethnicity results are looking pretty good! They're a lot better than when I first tested back in 2014. I even have...
Thursday, August 1, 2024

Total Shared cMs Are Important, A Chromosome Browser Is More Important

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  I  asked Gemini AI which technique of evaluating DNA matches is the best? Is total cMs shared or comparing segment data better? I agree wi...
Wednesday, July 3, 2024

A Sad Message On A Photo

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   My mother Edna Forgey-Kapple was born in Granada, Nicaragua. Her father Charles Lynn Forgey was a US Marine serving in Nicaragua. He marr...
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Saturday, June 22, 2024

New Ancestry DNA Enhanced Shared Matches Pro Tool Feature/Helpful and Meh at the same time

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  I have subscribed to Ancestry for a month in order to use the new "Enhanced Shared Matches" Pro Tool showing how many centimorga...
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Update: All Farmhouses Look Alike / and new Tabitha Wray information

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Update from last post: I discovered looking more closely at the house I thought may have been in a photo shared on Ancestry.com, as a Moses ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Using Parcel Maps to Find Ancestors' Land/Current Owner

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 When I visited Franklin County, Virginia last August I mistakenly thought our Wray family land was located on Maggotty Creek (Maggodee Cree...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Photo Fun And Confusion Apps, DPI, Sizing, Storage /Scanning Photos and Negatives

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A collection of our old family cameras In the past decade, I've found myself inheriting family photos by the hundreds. Many aren't m...
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