Here is an article that is not about any of the “normal” topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. But keep reading and you will find the connection:

From an article by Anthony Leone published in the myNews13.com web site:

Blue Origin to launch crewed New Shepard rocket

(The article contains a lot of introductory information which I will omit here. However, the following caught my eye under “Meet the Crew”:

Kenneth L. Hess: He is both a software engineer and entrepreneur who developed Family Tree Maker, which was bought by Ancestry.com in 2003.

Yes, he obviously is a genealogist!