Break’s Over: Back to Genealogy
During my freshman year at college, now half-a-lifetime ago, my dad received a family tree from his uncle and passed it along to me. I was fascinated and asked if there […]
During my freshman year at college, now half-a-lifetime ago, my dad received a family tree from his uncle and passed it along to me. I was fascinated and asked if there […]
I’ve been searching for William Tagg for years now. I don’t know his date of birth or his parents. I’m not entirely positive where he was born. It could be […]
I received a 23andMe message a few days ago notifying me that my maternal haplogroup was a match for another member. Considering I have a handful of matrilineally-linked cousins already on […]
My great-grandmother was born Edythe Peck. She was a proud member of the Peck family from Flushing, New York. Let me emphasize proud. The Pecks came to this country in […]
Until recently, two men with the same name were derailing my research. The name Peter Meid (Mead) was a problem. I was unable to discern which immigration record went with […]
Every so often, I take an inventory of my genealogical research. I look over my data, combing over hundreds of documents, newspaper articles and correspondence with near and distant relatives. […]
For decades, members of my father’s family have insisted we have Native American roots. Years ago, before my grandmother passed away, she mentioned our connection to a “Long Island Indian […]
23andMe has processed my genetic information and revealed my ancient past. After fifteen years of research, I’m now able to reach farther back than our modern ethnic divisions and racial […]
In the years prior to the U.S. Civil War, my fourth great-grandpa, John Chichester Sr., was a city gauger in New York City. His responsibilities were that of an inspector. […]
Today, I finally ordered a genetic testing kit. It has been a long time coming but I pulled the trigger after many distant cousins, and one first cousin, took the […]