Tag Archives: family-history

More Inventors in the Family

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Pat Shaul

My 9th great grandfather, Joseph Jencks [Jenks], famed for his skill in working in brass and iron in England, and was brought to the Colonies by Governor Winthrop, the younger, to establish an iron works here in 1635. Specimens of … Continue reading →

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Gettin Me Some Education

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Pat Shaul

After completion of Diahan Southerd’s mtDNA for Genealogy Course, I was hooked on getting a better understanding of the areas in which I appear to be most interested. Therefore, I have set up a study program using the following texts: … Continue reading →

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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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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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The State of the …..

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Pat Shaul

I was stunned by the latest newsletter from one of my family lineage societies that arrived this week. The Welles Family Association is on the verge of collapse. The following is what I wrote to the President and Editor of … 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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