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Vermont Citizen Scientist<p>How to delete your 23andMe data after the company filed for bankruptcy <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5339695/how-delete-23andme-data-bankruptcy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-53396</span><span class="invisible">95/how-delete-23andme-data-bankruptcy</span></a> With bankruptcy, the data are “assets” that determine the “value” of the company. We should ask, “Why would someone want to own those assets?” (and do the previous owner's “privacy” assurances still apply after the sale?) <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a></p>
RobertJackson<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FamilyHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyHistory</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AncestryNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncestryNetworks</span></a></p><p>This morning I started a one place study for a row of cottages using the Beta Ancestry Networks program that rolled out a day or so ago.</p><p>Started by creating a new family tree on Ancestry for the residents of one of the houses then turned them into a "Network".</p><p>Then added an unrelated person to the network who lived in one of the houses ... And that's where I'm at ... who's been set up in this new family tree as a floating person.</p><p>So far so good :))</p>
Peter J Fullagar 🌈<p>Gah! <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FamilyHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyHistory</span></a> is great but frustrating!</p><p>Struggling with too many Henry Gurr people in my tree, born around the same time (1750 ish), marrying different people. And to make things worse, Henry Gurr is on both sides of my family - in the same UK county! Argh!</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FamilyTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyTree</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genealogy</span></a></p>
Vae Miséricorde<p>is there a recommended <a href="https://social.lol/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genealogy</span></a> software or should i just do a family tree type vault in <a href="https://social.lol/tags/obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obsidian</span></a> ? or something?</p><p>i traced a bunch of it on the <a href="https://social.lol/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> website back in the day and i want to move all that information off the site. </p><p>i want to log all the family names, photos and documents i’ve found in my research. </p><p>how do?</p>
Manfred Götz (#Genealogie)<p>Mein heutiger <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/geniatip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geniatip</span></a> sind die oft versteckten Urkundenscans in <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/Hilfreich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hilfreich</span></a> sind z.B. die "All <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/Passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passport</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/Application" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Application</span></a> 1795-1925", eine <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/Sammlung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sammlung</span></a> von <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/Ausweis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ausweis</span></a> - Anträgen aus <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illinois</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>louisiana</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/newyork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newyork</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philippines</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/puertorico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puertorico</span></a> und <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>washington</span></a> - ideal um <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/Personendaten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Personendaten</span></a> von <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/auswanderer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auswanderer</span></a> zu finden.</p><p><a href="https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1174/#aboutSection" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ancestry.com/search/collection</span><span class="invisible">s/1174/#aboutSection</span></a></p><p><a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/Genealogie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genealogie</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/Genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/ahnenforschung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ahnenforschung</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/Familienforschung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Familienforschung</span></a> <a href="https://genealogie.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a></p>
AnneTheWriter<p>FREE access to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NewspapersDotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewspapersDotCom</span></a> today and tomorrow ONLY (Feb.16-17, 2025), via the link below. Original Facebook post from the company's page (posted yesterday) read:</p><p>"FREE ACCESS* to the largest online newspaper archive now through Monday! Unlock 27,000+ papers from 1690 to 2025 with a simple search. The past is waiting to be discovered.</p><p>FREE ACCESS LINK: <a href="https://nwspprs.com/free2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nwspprs.com/free2025</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>(*Free Access only available through the link in this post. Registration required. Terms apply. Ends 17 Feb 2025.)"</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geneadons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geneadons</span></a></span> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Geneadons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geneadons</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Genealogists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genealogists</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newspapers</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NewspaperArchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewspaperArchives</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AncestryDotCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncestryDotCom</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FamilySearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilySearch</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MyHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyHeritage</span></a></p>
Global News Canada<p>Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of her Order of Canada by Governor General<br>Following 2023 news reports that questioned the Indigenous ancestry of Buffy Sainte-Marie, the Governor General has terminated the singer's membership in the Order of Canada.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/award" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>award</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/controversy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>controversy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11010578/buffy-sainte-marie-order-of-canada-stripped-indigenous-ancestry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11010578/bu</span><span class="invisible">ffy-sainte-marie-order-of-canada-stripped-indigenous-ancestry/</span></a></p>
Global News National<p>Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of her Order of Canada by Governor General<br>Following 2023 news reports that questioned the Indigenous ancestry of Buffy Sainte-Marie, the Governor General has terminated the singer's membership in the Order of Canada.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/award" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>award</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/controversy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>controversy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11010578/buffy-sainte-marie-order-of-canada-stripped-indigenous-ancestry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11010578/bu</span><span class="invisible">ffy-sainte-marie-order-of-canada-stripped-indigenous-ancestry/</span></a></p>
Global News Regina<p>Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of her Order of Canada by Governor General<br>Following 2023 news reports that questioned the Indigenous ancestry of Buffy Sainte-Marie, the Governor General has terminated the singer's membership in the Order of Canada.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/award" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>award</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/controversy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>controversy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11010578/buffy-sainte-marie-order-of-canada-stripped-indigenous-ancestry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11010578/bu</span><span class="invisible">ffy-sainte-marie-order-of-canada-stripped-indigenous-ancestry/</span></a></p>
Global News<p>Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of her Order of Canada by Governor General<br>Following 2023 news reports that questioned the Indigenous ancestry of Buffy Sainte-Marie, the Governor General has terminated the singer's membership in the Order of Canada.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/award" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>award</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/controversy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>controversy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11010578/buffy-sainte-marie-order-of-canada-stripped-indigenous-ancestry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11010578/bu</span><span class="invisible">ffy-sainte-marie-order-of-canada-stripped-indigenous-ancestry/</span></a></p>
jessica<p>1. Spent time researching <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancestry</span></a> 🖥️<br>2. Watched <a href="https://beige.party/tags/snooker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snooker</span></a> 📺<br>3. Did some yoga 🧘‍♀️</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/ThreeGoodThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThreeGoodThings</span></a></p>
Hannah Howe<p>I’m walking in the footsteps of my 3 x great grandmother Mary Hopkin. Mary gives birth to an illegitimate son</p><p><a href="https://hannah-howe.com/ancestry/mary-hopkin/mary-hopkin-3/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hannah-howe.com/ancestry/mary-</span><span class="invisible">hopkin/mary-hopkin-3/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/FamilyTree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyTree</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/FamilyHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyHistory</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/SocialHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialHistory</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/1800s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1800s</span></a></p>
7sleepersmusic<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> dot com says I'm <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Icelandic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Icelandic</span></a> now, maybe true, who knows? Icelanders seem like nice people and they've got some good bands so if that’s in my DNA s’probably all good so ásamt öllum ;-) 🇮🇸 👍 😁 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iceland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
David Njoku<p>Genetic testing has always interested me, but I've never actually gone ahead and done it.</p><p>I was just reading an article which claimed that the predominant reaction from people who *have* done it was "meh". </p><p>If you've done it, what was your reaction when you saw your results?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/23andMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>23andMe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GeneticTesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticTesting</span></a></p>
7sleepersmusic<p>This is the oldest written record of my ancestors that I've found. At the bottom of the page is a note mentioning the marriage of Alexander Clacher and Christain Larnach (not sure of that spelling!) on June 11 1720, in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Watten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Watten</span></a>, a small village in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Caithness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caithness</span></a>. They're my great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents. Happy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StAndrewsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StAndrewsDay</span></a> y'all! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍻 😁 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
Longreads<p>"I wasn’t quite ready for what I found. Like many other gravers, I’ve come to understand personally the compulsion behind it—and all a simple discovery can do to a person still among the living." —Tony Hồ Trần for @slate</p><p><a href="https://slate.com/technology/2024/10/afind-a-grave-ancestry-family-grandfather-controversy.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slate.com/technology/2024/10/a</span><span class="invisible">find-a-grave-ancestry-family-grandfather-controversy.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Longreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EditorsPicks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EditorsPicks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Memorials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memorials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mystery</span></a></p>
Mark Ingalls<p>New article: How I used DNA to discover 1/8 of my family tree was wrong</p><p><a href="https://ingallswx.com/2024/11/03/how-i-used-dna-to-discover-1-8-of-my-family-tree-was-wrong/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ingallswx.com/2024/11/03/how-i</span><span class="invisible">-used-dna-to-discover-1-8-of-my-family-tree-was-wrong/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genealogy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancestry</span></a></p>
7sleepersmusic<p>Funny that this should show up in my news feed just before election day. Looks like I can pretty easily get Canadian, UK or Irish citizenship. I'm also technically 12.5% Australian (yes, I'm descended from criminals 😈 ) but unfortunately that's not enough to make me legal Down Under. Not that my ancestors worried much about legality ;-) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.cntraveler.com/story/countries-where-you-can-get-a-passport-through-ancestry" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cntraveler.com/story/countries</span><span class="invisible">-where-you-can-get-a-passport-through-ancestry</span></a></p>
Mark Ingalls<p>In doing <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genealogy</span></a> this morning I discovered a record using the name Deseret to refer to Utah.</p><p>Utah Territory had already been established for several years at this point, though many early Latter-day Saint pioneers still clung to the term. Heck, even today one might hear the "Mormon corridor" referred to as Deseret in Latter-day Saint circles.</p><p>It's an interesting document that was fun to find.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancestry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LDS</span></a></p>
Mark Ingalls<p>With the help of a friend and DNA matches, I have discovered that I am not an Ingalls by blood. My great-grandfather was likely the son of another man.</p><p>Lots of things to find on this newly discovered line. Very exciting <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genealogy</span></a> going on. We had a similar discovery through DNA matches two years ago on my mom's side.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ancestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancestry</span></a></p>
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