@THEGenShow2020 I'm obsessed, my kids not so much. The most effective way I've helped them feel something was a side trip in Pennsylvania. Walking where they walked, visiting the stones, learning about the field hospital. It was very meaningful.
Great breakdown of all the ways we can sort DNA matches! 10 Ways to Group Your DNA Matches into Genetic Networks https://t.co/VvCY2opnX0 via @familylocket
@br_ttvny @Ancestry When I run 590 cM through this tool (https://t.co/Xp22OoMIUz), it looks like he's not your full uncle. Likely, he is a half uncle, meaning he is a half-sibling to one of your parents. There are other relationship possibilities too. Check out that tool I referenced for more.
@quiltedtrees I'm doing the forensic genealogy class. I'm excited for the course, but also excited to hang out with people at meals, etc. It's fun to be in your element 24/7.
I think I figured it out: Ballyknock, Saint Mullin's Civil Parish, in Barony, in Co. Carlow, Ireland. Totally a real place. John Orork/O'Rourke (or Ruck as his descendants are known) was married to my ancestor.
Wouldn't it be great if every gravestone listed the place of birth? "He was born in the town of Ballahnock Bargh of St. Molin, County of Carroll, Ireland (of course, I can't find this place on a map, but it's a clue, right?) https://t.co/IJCTmkPaCb
Awesome! I need a little Martin Luther for my upcoming trip to Germany. Totally feeling this as a direct descendant of Luther. #MartinLuther#genealogy https://t.co/jix5LvIRmL
@bitterpearl I took a tiny #MartinLuther from Playmobil and took photos with him everywhere to share on twitter in real time, since I was in Germany for the Reformation/Ancestry. It got my twitter friends involved and was creative #Genchat
The oldest photos I own are of distant relatives. The Rorabaugh Family of Pennsylvania and Iowa. https://t.co/nMEThvzVnN #52ancestors#AncestorChallenge2018