Tim Flight
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AncestryDNA’s May 2016 NAD Update
In the past couple of days Ancestry has updated the list of NADs (New Ancestor Discoveries). AncestryDNA subscribers can now login to see an […]
Dear GenealogyBank: It’s Not Me, It’s You
Dear GenealogyBank, It’s not me– It’s you. Really. You have a great product. Sure, there is overlap with other free sites like Chronicling America and other […]
‘The Checkout’ takes on Ancestry and WDYTYA
Last week an Australian TV series called ‘The Checkout‘ released an episode which parodies Who Do You Think You Are. The video, entitled ‘Who […]
Decoy Death Dates
Have you ever come across decoy death dates in your genealogy research… dates intentionally incorrect (for any event, not just deaths)? It occurred to me […]
Dick Eastman’s Complaint About Genealogists
Dick Eastman has a complaint about many genealogists. I am appalled that some people apparently expect a company to spend money gathering free records, […]
Ancestry Clarifies “Ancestor Discoveries”
Last week Ancestry.com announced a new feature, ‘Ancestor Discoveries’ and claimed a “Breakthrough in DNA“. Imagine that you know nothing about your 3rd great-grandmother on […]