Family Tree Update – 20180410
Sometimes it is hard to visualize how many grandparents we have. This image shows how many. This does not include cousins!
Category Genealogy
Family Tree Update – 20180402
My family tree has over 3000 people in it now. Slowly, I am making progress. Interesting: my maternal and paternal lines seem to share ancestors.
Family Tree Update – 20180305
I received a DNA match from South Africa. Their family has been living there a long time. Hopefully, I will be able to figure out some of the brick walls (which are women) that I have in my tree.
Family Tree Update – 20180217
I've been working on the maternal side of my family tree lately. I recently added 200 people to my tree. Genealogy requires patience.
Family Tree Update 20180202
I am blown away by what I am finding out about my family through DNA matches. I have family in places I would have sworn I didn't.
Family Tree Update – 20180131
Working on your family tree is a labor of love. When a DNA match comes in like this, it makes it triple worthwhile!
Family Tree Update 20180102
I label all of my DNA matches. I'm glad I take the time to do that because it allows me to spot instances like this: when family lines cross.
Family Tree Update – 20171120
I cannot put into words how happy it makes me when I receive a new AncestryDNA match and I already know, approximately, where their place on the tree is.
Ancestry removed pagination for DNA matches
Ancestry removed pagination for navigating through DNA matches. I talk about why I think they did this. I don't like it.
Family Tree Update 20170822
I strive to make my family tree as accurate as possible. I was shocked that both Family Tree Maker and RootsMagic do not handle source citations, by default, according to standard. You can make it work, but it takes work and knowledge.