Tag: Family Trees
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Paper Trails and DNA Part Ways: Richard III Genealogy Mystery
For centuries, genealogy was a pursuit of paper. It relied on ink, parchment, and the assumption that the names recorded in parish registers and royal decrees matched the biological relationships of the families they described. This is genealogical genealogy: the study of a family tree as it exists in the written record. But in 2012,
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Never Give Up on Tricky Danish Genealogy Records
I was recently looking through old Danish genealogy records again to see if I could break through a brick wall in my family tree. That’s when I suddenly had an “Aha” moment. Over the last decade, I’ve managed to figure out all my grandparents, great-grandparents, and 2x great-grandparents. I even found info on who almost
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So, Who Am I Really?
When I was born, I was given the name Karen Whitted – Dad‘s last name was Whitted, so, so was mine. Unfortunately, he was murdered when I was only 5. I never really had a chance to get to know him or anything about his family from him. It wasn’t until I was about 12-13
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Why We ADHDers Excel at Family History
For a lot of people I know, the idea of researching family history makes them yawn. They imagine dusty libraries, copious note-taking, and hours spent poring over boring old books and documents. Some of that is accurate. Yet, there’s a surprising truth: people with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often possess a unique set of skills. Those
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