Updated DNA mapping
So I was terrible at the 52 weeks challenge. Are we surprised? Nope. But anyway, with the increase in it’s database Ancestry’s DNA estimates are being refined so I thought I’d have a look and…
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So I was terrible at the 52 weeks challenge. Are we surprised? Nope. But anyway, with the increase in it’s database Ancestry’s DNA estimates are being refined so I thought I’d have a look and…
This time of my paternal ancestry. I threw the kit at Dad and told him to spit. So from Ancestry: No surprises there; well actually I was expecting it to be a little more homogeneous…
After I got my AncestryDNA results my mother was so excited that she ordered her kit straight away. Well her results are in and SURPRISE I wasn’t switched at birth (no chance of that really…
My AncestryDNA results are in and one of the things I have been looking forward to is comparing what my DNA map looks like compared to my genea-map. My genea map, plotted using google maps…
The recent announcement that Ancestry‘s DNA genealogy testing service is expanding to Australia is one I am kind of excited about. I have been contemplating genetic genealogy for a while and I will admit to…
I mentioned yesterday my desire to map out my family history in some way and to this end, Trove has been a fabulous resource. I’ve previously used a family notice found in Trove to begin…
I have a bit of a weakness for maps, and lately I have been contemplating how to plot some of the never ending list of place names that appear in the course of digging around…