Are you afraid to air your ancestor’s dirty laundry? Do you believe that you might be judged by telling your ancestor’s scandalous past? Or will you be the family hero by lifting the shroud of shame that has plagued your family for generations? Could a simple act like putting your ancestor’s story into historical context be the secret?
Read MoreWhat do you do when you discover that one of your ancestors had an embarrassing past and is not the type of person with which you are proud to share DNA?
Do you sweep his or her past under the rug, leaving only a name and date for public display? Do you keep the family secrets buried along with your disgraceful ancestor?
Read More“What value are those distant cousins to me?”, you ask? If you haven’t read last month’s blog “The Magical Connection with 3rd and 4th Cousins”, you need to. Why? Because it answers your question.
Read MoreWhen you look at your DNA matches, you will probably see over a hundred 3rd and 4th cousins. I often hear, “What value are those distant cousins to me?”
Read MoreWhat secrets are hiding in your walls, just waiting to be uncovered?
What life-changing connections are waiting for you to make?
Perhaps you will have a connection with a person who has long since passed… simply because you are the current caretaker of their home.
Read MoreEveryone’s got a unique family history, and guess what? Your home has a unique history too and it’s just waiting to be discovered!
Read MoreI’m finding so many new and exciting opportunities here for me research-wise. I’m making new friends and connecting with long-lost cousins. I now live only one hour away from two cousins – one to the north and one to the south. Believe it or not, one of the cousins went traipsing through a cemetery with me a couple of weeks ago.
Read MoreAfter months of lockdown, I started searching to find just one positive aspect of this pandemic. I surprised myself in that many positives came to mind without much effort. I want to share with you the top 5 positive outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic with regard to genealogy research and family in general.
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