Ancestry
Welcome to my Ancestry blog post page — a space where I share whatever’s on my mind about genealogy. Sometimes it’s a tip or trick, sometimes it’s a story from my own family history, and sometimes it’s just something I’ve learned along the way. I post what feels meaningful, not what gets the most clicks — though it’s always nice when others connect with it. The latest post is always featured on my homepage, and this page is where all of my genealogy posts are housed.
Happy sleuthing — Nancy Dru
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So, you have taken the AncestryDNA® test and have a tree on Ancestry. What else can you do to help figure out how you are related to your DNA cousins? Just like with your tree, you can invite people and …
Recently, while working on my tree, I realized I was a recipient of a random act of genealogy kindness, and I naturally passed on this kindness onto someone else. Sometimes these random acts are a genealogy breakthrough for the recipient. …
Reading glasses, also known in the United States as “Cheaters”, are glasses one can buy over the counter make it easier to read without prescription glasses. You can apply the same strategy for transcribing ancestry documents. No, I don’t mean …
Has this ever happened to you, where, based on the evidence, you think you have something spelled correctly, but it ends up being wrong. This happened to me recently and, if you know me, I had to go the extra …
It's Not a Mystery...
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