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DNA Could Prove to Be the Best Storage Option for Our Family History

DNA is being investigated for long-term data storage. Did you catch the news? From the links listed below, I learned recently that scientists are investigating, and succeeding, in storing information on a string of synthetic DNA. They have succeeded in … Continue reading


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The Spittoon: A DNA and Family History Research Blog

The Spittoon: A DNA and Family History Research Blog

The Spittoon is the company blog of 23andMe, a DNA testing company. The blog includes articles by their scientists, researchers, and other employees. The goal of the site is to help customers understand their DNA, health, traits, and ancestry, and … Continue reading


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Web 2.5: DNA Social Networking

According to The Globe and Mail Technology, the hottest trend in online social networking is genealogy, but not genealogy as you might imagine. This is a far cry from your family history blog. Rather than exchanging photos, music and cellphone … Continue reading


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Give the Gift of DNA Testing For the Holidays

Thinking of giving the gift of DNA testing to family members this year? Giving them the joy of researching their ancestors through their blood lines? Genetics and Health offers a list of the prices for DNA testing on the CNA … Continue reading


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Will You Soon Be Able to Trace Your DNA Ancestry Back to Neanderthals?

Discovery News announces the “Neanderthal Genome Being Mapped”, a bit of news that will certainly help turn the future of DNA research, as well as archeology, on its ear. A bone fragment that scientists had initially ignored has begun to … Continue reading


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Can DNA Really Solve Family Mysteries?

In an article on MSNBC called “DNA Solves a Family Mystery”, author Matt Crenson tells of how modern DNA testing has helped to solve the mysteries about his great-grandfather’s history. It also includes some rather stunning information on what DNA … Continue reading


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DNA Testing for Ancestors Can Help You Find the Living

In an article by The Eagle newspaper online, “Local Group Uses DNA in Genealogy”, a local genealogy group is using DNA to help trace their ancestors, but also their living cousins. “The process starts when you join a surname organization, … Continue reading


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Ordnance Survey: Online Maps of England and the United Kingdom

UK Ordnance Survey is the national mapping agency of Great Britain. It hosts a ton of geographic information about the UK including maps, educational material, and games. If you have an ancestor who came from or lives in Britain, you … Continue reading


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All DNA Traces Back to Original African Black Man and Woman

There is a lot of news around today on DNA tests to prove your lineage. It’s still early days in the technology, but it has opened up a huge front for genealogists and family history researchers. The Pasadena Star News … Continue reading


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The Myths and Mysteries and Hunt for Nicholas Knapp

The Myths and Mysteries and Hunt for Nicholas Knapp

A source I return to every few years as I dive into my Knapp family history is Sandie’s Genealogy Pages site by Sandra L. Reynolds-Owens. While my family Knapps closer to my generation came from hardy loggers, she traces the … Continue reading


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