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My Random Act Of Genealogy Kindness For Today

October 27, 2017 in DNA, Find A Grave, Helping Others, Lemon, Solving Puzzels

I love helping people. I also love genealogy. When the two combine, I’m in heaven.  Last night my cousin, Rhonda, told me that my brother and I DNA matched someone […]

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Don’t Believe Everything You Read

October 24, 2017 in DNA, Hodges, Other People's Brick Walls, Solving Puzzels, Tips and Tricks

Death certificates. They are a wealth of information.  They are only primary sources of information for the death of someone, not their life.  The names of their parents could be […]

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A New Leaf On An Old Family Tree

August 28, 2017 in Barnard, Brick Walls, DNA, Helping Others, Solving Puzzels, Stevens

DNA is a wonderful tool.  This past week, an adopted cousin contacted myself and my cousin, Kris Bernard, who lives in Austrail, via email, having found he matches us on […]

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Where To Begin…

December 3, 2016 in Allied Families, Brick Walls, Dear Diary, DNA, Hodges, McDowell, Penrod, Solving Puzzels

So much has happened since I last updated this blog.  We elected a new president, I almost died (that’s what the doctor said…I’m not sure I believe him.), I started […]

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