It is fair to say the online genealogy community has been set alight with the launch…
Category: Genetics
About human genetics, DNA, evolution and migration
Confirming Jason Futrell of Rich Square, Northampton County, NC as my 4x great grandfather
The new suite of genealogical and DNA analytical tools from MyHeritage has literally knocked my ancestry…
Case Study Part 2: Attempting to break through Thomas “The Immigrant” Christian’s brick wall
This case study is a continuation from Research case study: My lost connection to Thomas “The…
Research case study: My lost connection to Thomas “The Immigrant” Christian of Charles City County, Virginia
If you have been a regular follower of my recent genealogy adventures, you will know the…
GA Live S02 E01: The GU272 Descendants Project
S02 Episode 1: Meet the GU272 Descendants Project Season 2 kicked off strong with our special…
Ghosts in the DNA: The lost diversity of early colonial Virginia
Nestled along the James River, Varina is a remote and quiet part of Virginia. Its vast…
GA Live S01 E08: Sheila Hightower-Allen DNA Memorial Fund & Howard University
Check out our recent broadcast about our groundbreaking project with Howard University’s Biology & Genomics Dept.…
Me, Virginia Historical Society’s ‘Unknown No Longer’ website…and a question answered
There is a growing wealth of information regarding enslaved people (EPs) in America for genealogists who…
GA Live S01 E05: Endogamy: the good, the bad, and the ugly
Donya and Brian’s family research broke Ancestry! The reason why has everything to do with endogamy.…
GA Live S01 E04: First contact with DNA cousins of a different race/ethnicity
So you’ve taken a DNA test….and discovered you have cousins who don’t look like you or…