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Megan Smolenyak in NYC

Yesterday evening after work, I went by the New York Public library for a talk on Genealogy given by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak.  The Public Library has been holding a serious of lectures and educational programs on the topic of genealogy all spring.  They have many great resources for genealogists and family historians, and I’m looking [...]

DNA from a specific ancestor

This is Caroline Simpson and Peter Neils Frandsen.  When I look into Caroline’s face, in this picture taken on her wedding day on July 31, 1884, I see myself.  I don’t mean that in some sort of abstract way.  I mean, when I look into her face, I see features so similar to my own [...]