Technology and Record Piles, the Dark Side of Genealogy
Filing is not my strong point
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Filing is not my strong point
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I’ve completed painting my matches, all 106 attributed to my Third Grandparents, William Fennimore and Mary Day
Never click on a hint without looking at it thoroughly.
Find-A-Grave Memorial; Hypothesis is mistaken for facts Read More »
Where we last left off, I was using DNA Painter to map Gedmatch matches with two known Fennimore descendants. None of the one hundred shared matches were closer than 3rd cousin. I then turned my attention to 23andMe. I looked to see if my two known descendants had an obvious kit in 23andMe, but none
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Experimenting with DNA Painter, using my Fennimore Gedmatch results
Using GEDmatch to analyze kits from different DNA testing companies. In this post; privacy considerations and my ancestry DNA matches found in GEDmatch
Good organization is essential in any genealogical research, but it is critical in a genetic genealogy project. Just because two people have shared DNA doesn’t mean that you have proof that you are both descended from a particular ancestor. An accurate paper trail must accompany the matches to aid proper identification. For example, in Ancestry,
Using a combination of traditional research and genetic genealogy to break a brick wall
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