Tag Archives: family

UFOs are Real!!

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Pat Shaul

Well, that is the title of a new presentation in the works. I have noticed that a number of my ancestral lines just start or just end. Some of my genealogy colleagues call this a brick wall. I, on the … Continue reading →

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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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Time, it is a factor

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Pat Shaul

This past week, I had to say goodbye to an old friend – my great grandparents’ clock. It had been ticking and keeping good time since the 1880s. Long ago, thankfully, it gave up the ability to chime. It had … 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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