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Twiss DNA

I now know a small chunk of one of the pairs of my 11th chromosome comes to me from my great great …

It’s A Small World

It’s only been a few years since I learned that I had any ancestry in Maine. My paternal grandmother was born there …

The Patrick Connolly Mysteries

A couple of years ago I found out that one of my great great grandfathers was from Ireland. That was essentially all …

A Quick Look At Reunion 10

Just as I had lost hope that Reunion 9 would ever be updated, version 10 was released. Given that I just recently …

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Rebecca Nurse Homestead

Photos from the Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers. Rebecca, my 8th great grandmother, was one of the 19 innocent people who were …

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Arlington/Menotomy

Photos from the Old Burying Ground and Jason Russell House in Arlington. One of my ancestors, George Southwick, was killed at the …

A Maine Mystery

In August 2009 I was in Maine with Lauri. We were visiting her family. I took the opportunity to visit the Maine …

A Year of Genealogy Research

Just about a year ago I began some research into my family tree. I’d been wanting to do it for some time …