Tag Archives: DNA

Help, I have fallen, and I am not ready to get up…

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Pat Shaul

Into a rabbit hole, that is. I have been getting a slog of articles on DNA – mitochondrial DNA to be specific. These are being written by a number of my most respected authors – Roberta Estes (#RobertaEstes #DNAeXplained ), … Continue reading →

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DNA = Bright Shiny Object?

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Pat Shaul

I am getting too involved in creating / verifying other people’s pedigrees. I get started on researching a DNA match to try to determine how we might be related and a number of hours later, I either hit a brick … Continue reading →

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More Flashing Bright Objects, plus other stuff

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Pat Shaul

I was looking at my daily notications from my genealogy app and noticed that yesterday (June 11) was the birthday of two of my 4th great-grandfathers: Simeon Botsford was born at Derby, New Haven, Connecticut in 1763; Laban Jenks was … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Rabbit Hole of DNA

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Pat Shaul

I seem to be lost in trying to connect my DNA matches (Ancestry, MyHeritage, 23andMe) to my documentation on my genealogy database. As of today, I have 51,308 matches on Ancestry, 5,000 matches on 23andMe, 5,701 matches on FamilyTreeDNA, and … Continue reading →

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Another Tool in the DNA Toolbox!

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Pat Shaul

I just became aware of another tool to help sort out DNA matches on Ancestry. It relies on having followed the “color dot” assignment procedure outlined by Diahan Southard where matches and those that are held in common with those … Continue reading →

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