Genealogy

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.

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 navigating through DNA matches. I talk about why I think they did this. I don’t like it.

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.

A progress update on the my family tree. I’m making progress, but I still have tons of research and sourcing to do.

I received my DNA test results. While I understand the ethnicity test is not accurate, I made adjustments that probably accurately reflect my results. Overall, I’m pleased with the results.

A surprising amount of people are innocently taking a DNA test to find out their ethnicity. Instead, they discover family secrets. My family is no exception.

I’ve reduced the time working on new leads on my family tree and focused on fixing glitches in my tree. Ancestry has been very buggy lately.