Leaping into the unknown
Why DNA test? The question came up yesterday afternoon, as it so often does, when genetic genealogists try to caution against thinking that DNA testing is the be-all and end-all of research. The Legal Genealogist was sitting in on a panel discussion on DNA testing at...The waiting game
Come on, matchmaker… make me that match! The Legal Genealogist’s favorite cartoon of all time is one that perfectly sums up my view of patience. It shows two vultures sitting on a branch. One of them turns to the other and says: “Patience, my ass....If you missed the conference…
Videos from I4GG now available So you missed the first Institute for Genetic Genealogy (I4GG) near Washington, D.C., in August. A first-ever gathering of more than 400 people who wanted to know more about DNA and its use in genealogical research, and who listened to...DNA ownership
Something to plan for So the question came up more than once yesterday when The Legal Genealogist and the Chicago Genealogical Society together explored the uses of DNA in genealogical research at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library: Who owns your DNA sample when...Could it be…?
DNA and Jack the Ripper You have to love it. Even the possibility that DNA could solve the coldest of cold cases just has to make a genetic genealogist smile. And though there are a fair number of as-yet-unanswered question, you just have to love even the idea that we...Recap: I4GG
DNA in DC Wow. That’s all The Legal Genealogist can say. It’s all any of us who were fortunate enough to attend the first Institute for Genetic Genealogy, held this past weekend in the Washington, D.C., area, can say. Wow. From rank “what is this DNA...The test that can’t be taken
Don’t wait… Hundreds of genealogists are gathering this weekend in Chevy Chase, Maryland, talking and learning about using genetics and DNA to help understand our family history. And that hurts. Because there’s a member if my family who would have...DNA in DC!
Tomorrow! So… where will you be tomorrow? And Saturday? And Sunday? Now The Legal Genealogist knows it’s August. That means it’s summer. The beaches are calling. The mountains are whispering your name. But there’s something else calling…...The value of the tests
Those “old tests” are not so “old hat” It’s an understandable question these days, with all the emphasis on autosomal DNA and finding cousins out there with whom to share our research efforts. “Is there any value any more,” people sometimes ask, “in doing any...Subscribe by Email
