October 2, 2020 We’re just over a month from the 2020 elections, and many of us are focused on what the results will be and how they will impact the country. For those of us who are finding the tension of the current election stressful, digging into our family history may be helpful in putting …
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Ancestry’s Story Scout
September 25, 2020 Recently, Ancestry added a new feature called Story Scout. It is based on the family tree that an individual has posted on Ancestry as well as other family trees found on Ancestry and the idea that individuals on those trees can be connected to historical events. Once Ancestry determines that a certain …
DNA Ethnicity Estimates at Various Testing Sites
September 18, 2020 One of my nieces took an autosomal DNA test a while ago. When I talked to her about it (hoping she was becoming more interested in genealogy), she said she only took the test because she was interested in seeing what her ethnicity was. She told me she didn’t care about learning …