Category Archives: Genealogy, DNA testing
In the fourteenth century, the Black Death, the bubonic plague killed 30-60% of the population of Europe. How many valiant men, how many fair ladies, breakfast with their kinfolk and the same night supped with their ancestors in the next world! The condition of the people was pitiable to behold. They sickened by the thousands [...]
There are now some three dozen copies that offer DNA testing, but as customers are finding out DNA can reveal ancestors’ lies and secrets In a search for their ancestors, more than 140 people with variations of the last name Kincaid have taken DNA tests and shared their results on the Internet. They have found [...]
I learned about Obituarieshelp.org from Melanie Waters who wrote to tell me about her website that turns out to be a wonderful resource for grieving people who must write an obituary or a eulogy or friends who want help to write a letter of condolence. She says “ObituraiesHelp.org is a work in progress. I’ll be [...]
“DNA testing in family history is reaching critical mass” now that a new website uses DNA testing to help family members trace their ancestry. Ancestry.com, the largest family history website on the web, is partnering with Sorenson Genomics, a privately held DNA research team, to offer DNA results. You swab a cheek, send in $200 [...]
