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Snippets 2021 v.7

That -ix ending It's still busy season around these parts -- catching up after a series of institutes and getting ready for another one coming up fast. So... Another snippet of genealogy in this busy time. And this one is a snippet of terminology that's too often...

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About those traits…

Me and the Neanderthals So The Legal Genealogist just got around to taking a closer look at some of the “you have genes like (or unlike) the Neanderthals” reports over at 23andMe. Um... right. Just as I wouldn't take the geoethnic estimates to the bank, I don't think...

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Ancestry retreats

License term change The date on the newly-updated terms and conditions at Ancestry.com still reads 3 August 2021. But there was a change made after that date. According to Ancestry now, users who upload content to Ancestry still give Ancestry a perpetual and...

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One big change at Ancestry

A shift in the terms of service UPDATE [6 Aug 2021]: Ancestry has amended its terms, again, to say it didn't exactly mean it... See here. Ancestry has just updated its terms of service and privacy statement -- again -- and this time there is a change buried deep in...

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Snippets 2021 v.6

Planned downtime at MyHeritage Our new virtual reality has had its up sides and its down sides. On the up side few events have been cancelled. On the down side even more events have been scheduled. Which means it's a busy time around The Legal Genealogist, with...

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A genealogist with a law degree, The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL , is a lecturer, educator and writer. [More]

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