Monthly Archive: February 2016

RootsTech 2016: I Survived 26 Classes and Lectures!

Somehow, I sat in on 26 classes, seminars, and/or labs in a span of just four days at RootsTech 2016. It was a whirlwind of learning! I absorbed as much as I could as fast as I could and scribbled…
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RootsTech 2016: Lessons in the Power of Stories

“The grace, the courage, the beauty we can find in the stories if we simply take the time to listen.” ~ David Isay, Storycorps founder Earlier this month, I attended RootsTech 2016, the world’s largest family history and genealogy conference….
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DNA Inheritance Is Passed Down Randomly. So Randomly That I Am 24% More Irish Than My Brother.

I bet you thought that you were 100% related to your full biological siblings. Wrong. Siblings share, on average, about half their DNA. The reality is, however, we can actually be anywhere from 0 – 100% genetically related to our…
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That Amazing Leila Denmark Story, Part II: I’m her Husband’s 3rd Cousin, 2x Removed.

The saga continues of my Leila (Daughtry) Denmark story. If you don’t know what I am referring to, click for the original post about my mother and her young friend, Jane, both having the same pediatrician 65 years apart. Today,…
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Heading to RootsTech 2016, The World’s Largest Family History Convention.

RootsTech 2016 Tuesday morning, I have a 5:50 a.m. flight from Texas to Salt Lake City. This is my first genealogy convention, so I’m excited– yes, call me a nerd (my son does!). No problem, I’m proud of the label!…
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