You know that feeling of excitement when you find a thrilling new piece of information about an ancestor and can’t wait to share it with family? But their reactions are, shall we say, not quite as enthusiastic as you’d hoped? I’ve been researching my Liverpool ancestors, trying to better understand the living conditions of their Read More…
My grandfather never said much about his mother; he never even mentioned her name. All he ever told us was that she was an alcoholic and regularly beat him viciously, which is partly why he ran away from home at the age of fourteen. I never gave her much thought beyond that and certainly when Read More…
This is the final article in a 3-part series focusing on your DNA results: Disappointed with Your DNA Ethnicity Estimates? Solving Mysteries Using Your DNA Results How to Delicately Approach a New-Found Relative My last post described how I identified one of my mother’s mysterious DNA relative matches and determined that she was likely a later-in-life Read More…
This is the second article of a 3-part series focusing on your DNA results: Disappointed with Your DNA Ethnicity Estimates? Solving Mysteries Using Your DNA Results How to – Delicately – Approach a New-Found Relative In my last post, I wrote about taking a huge grain of salt regarding ethnicity results you may have received from a Read More…
This is the first article in a 3-part series focusing on your DNA results: Disappointed with Your DNA Ethnicity Estimates? Solving Mysteries Using Your DNA Results How to – Delicately – Approach a New-Found Relative Finding out about our ethnic roots is all the rage these days, thanks in large part to massive Christmas sales Read More…
Below is the story of how we discovered my grandfather’s secret life and true identity. It’s what kick-started my love of genealogy and desire to learn more about my roots and help others find theirs. I’ll warn you now: it’s a long one. I didn’t want to cut corners, although there are still so many Read More…