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Earlier in 2010, Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) introduced a new DNA test – the Family Finder test. I was contacted by FTDNA and invited to be one of their “pre-launch” testers for this new product. I went ahead and did it as it hold some exciting possibilities. The Family Finder test is different from the mtDNA [...] I recently became a member of the Network of Founding Families Genealogies due in part to my research into my family history. I had engaged the services of their genealogist, Richard Ripley, to find the parents of William Doonan. Thanks to the research that I had already done, Richard was able to find not just the [...] This morning I received an email from another participant in the Family Finder DNA that is done through Family Tree DNA. Our match indicated a possible 4th cousin to distant cousin relationship – but was not flagged as a “close relationship”. The gentleman emailed me and gave me a link to his family tree on rootsweb.com. In [...] Family Tree DNA has introduced a new DNA test – the Family Finder. I was invited to take the test as part of their “pre-launch” since I had already had my mtDNA test done with them. It was to help them establish a database for when they officially launched the product I’m sure. My results came back [...] The research that ties William H Stiles (1868-1942) to Wilbur F Stiles (1827-1870) and Mary Wakefield (1831-before 1888). [...] Public trees posted on ancestry.com are posted by people who do not necessarily check their facts. However, because it is posted on ancestry.com other people just assume that it is accurate without using logic let alone facts to verify the information. This perpetuates incorrect information and makes the compiler who uses such information look unprofessional at best, or a liar at worst. [...] An analysis of the Stiles Family of America DNA project after 2 years of participation. [...] I just received an email from one of my genealogy mailing lists talking about a new resource for doing family history research in Michigan. The mission of Seeking Michigan is “To enrich quality of life by providing access to unique historical information that promotes Michigan’s cultural heritage. We define cultural heritage as the stories [...] I would be lying if I said that I have always had an interest in tracing my family history. There was a time that I was not interested, and I remember precisely the moment I did get interested in tracing my family genealogy. I can’t tell you WHEN, but I know the MOMENT. How weird is [...] A couple of days ago, I remember seeing a news story on the nightly national news – it was about Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch and the discovery of a message inside of it. The CNN story is here. The watch maker’s name was Jonathan Dillon. The investigation was spurred on by his Gr-Gr-Grandson, Douglas Stiles. At the time, [...] |
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