Am I Irish?
Every March, as St. Patrick’s Day approaches, I see posts in the Kennedy Facebook group celebrating our “Irish heritage.” After all, there’s a Kennedy in… Read More »Am I Irish?
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DNA and Trees: Accuracy Matters
I think we can all agree that having a family tree connected to our DNA results is important. But just as important—if not more so—is… Read More »DNA and Trees: Accuracy Matters
2025 Stats
Genealogy Research Insights Have you ever used SMART goals? If so, you know the “M” stands for measurable. In genealogy, progress is often measured in… Read More »2025 Stats
Continuing to Untangle My Crawford–Sellers DNA Connections
In a recent post, I described my “experiment” to identify the Sellers matches in my DNA tree. While some might consider my method a bit… Read More »Continuing to Untangle My Crawford–Sellers DNA Connections
Exploring My Crawford DNA Connections
After discovering several DNA matches who share DNA with descendants of John Crawford through his daughters’ Sellers lines, I decided to see if I could… Read More »Exploring My Crawford DNA Connections
DNA Color Coding
Refining My Use of Colored Dots for DNA Matches Have you used Your DNA Guide’s color-coding system by Diahan Southard? It took me a few… Read More »DNA Color Coding
Updated AncestryDNA Origins
Have you taken an AncestryDNA test? If so, you may have noticed a recent update to your Ethnicity Origins. I received my updated results last… Read More »Updated AncestryDNA Origins
Sellers DNA Provides Major Hint to My Crawford Ancestry
Do you have DNA matches to members of your FAN club that you just can’t place in your family tree? That’s been my struggle with… Read More »Sellers DNA Provides Major Hint to My Crawford Ancestry
Quick and Dirty – Not Quite
Why I Don’t Use Quick and Dirty Trees Have you ever tried using a “quick and dirty tree” to identify a DNA match? After watching… Read More »Quick and Dirty – Not Quite
Clues to DNA Matches
Using Ancestry’s Photo Hints to Unlock DNA Connections Do you have a long list of DNA matches on Ancestry and feel overwhelmed trying to figure… Read More »Clues to DNA Matches