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  • What I am genealogically thankful for this year.


    Virginia Family Tree GenealogyAuthority Authority: 108
    I know this is a day late but I was thinking about it last night...what are the top ten things I am thankful for in genealogy this year?  It took me awhile to fill this list but here we go, in no particular order... State budget cuts this year did not severely hamper the Library of Virginia.  In past years, they ...
    11 hours ago
  • How much do I need in savings for my UK Ancestry visa?


    Ask MetaFilterAuthority Authority: 656
    Im applying for an Ancestry Visa to enter the United Kingdom. How much money do I need to have in my savings account to demonstrate I can support myself? I have a job offer, my contract starts in January. I also have a cousin I can stay with when I arrive. Has any other Mefite applied for Ancestry and know approx how ...
    1 day ago
  • Τwo papers on Genetic structure of Han Chiνese in AJHG


    Dienekes' Anthropology BlogAuthority Authority: 126
    A couple of new papers on population structure in the Han Chinese have just appeared in the American Journal of Human Genetics. My comments will follow once I read the two papers. The American Journal of Human Genetics , 25 November 2009 doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2009.10.016 Genetic Structure of the Han Chinese ...
    1 day ago
  • Where to start


    PowWows.com Gathering - Forums for Native American Pow WowsAuthority Authority: 154
    Where do you start when most of your family is dead and the ones left dont care. I have been doing research on my family for ten years and come up with nothing concrete on any family having Native American blood. My aunt and uncle on my mothers side remember hearing that their grandparents had some Native blood, but ...
    2 days ago
  • Comcast Homepage Hackers Indicted


    Information Security ResourcesAuthority Authority: 534
    By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert One hacked email address led to the defacement of Comcast’s homepage. When the hackers called Comcasts technical contact to let them know all 200 Comcast domain names and Comcast homepage were vulnerable, he hung up on them. It has not been disclosed how ...
    3 days ago
  • Genetic Variation and Recent Positive Selection with 1 million SNPs


    Dienekes' Anthropology BlogAuthority Authority: 126
    On the left Figure S4 shows PCA and frappe analysis for Eurasia. From the paper: When just the Central/South Asia, Middle East, North Africa, and European groups are analyzed, PC1 (Fig. S4A) distinguishes the Mozabite (North Africa), Middle East, and Europe groups from the Central/South Asian groups, while PC2 ...
    4 days ago
  • People prefer partners with similar ancestry (Re-issue)


    Thaindian NewsAuthority Authority: 726
    Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): When it comes to choosing a partner, people prefer marrying those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin colour, according to a new study.The study shows that Mexicans mate according to proportions of Native American to European ancestry, ...
    5 days ago
  • Ancestry-related assortative mating in latino populations (Risch et al. 2009)


    Dienekes' Anthropology BlogAuthority Authority: 126
    When different races admix, then in the first few generations there is a spectrum of ancestry proportions, ranging from pure individuals of the constituent races to admixed individuals with varying proportions of ancestry. If there is random mating, then over several generations all individuals tend to have similar ...
    5 days ago
  • Ancestry Tours Of Castle Wynd Stirling Scotland


    Ancestry Tours of ScotlandAuthority Authority: 93
    Ancestry Tours Of Castle Wynd, Stirling , Scotland . CASTLE WIND MARS WORK CATHEDRAL STIRLING SCOTLAND . Stirling Castle is one of the most important royal and military structures in Scotland. It Great Hall was a prestigious ceremonial space that witnessed many of the most ostentatious and turbulent events of the ...
    6 days ago
  • FINDING STEAMSHIP PASSENGER LISTS, IMMIGRATION RECORDS - 1820s - 1940a


    CruisingThePast.comAuthority Authority: 125
    FINDING STEAMSHIP PASSENGER LISTS, IMMIGRATION RECORDS - 1820s - 1940a Cruising The Past receives numerous requests for ship’s passenger lists, manifests and listings.   The following may help in your search.  We suggest you visit the following websites: JOE BEINE’S LISTING OF PASSENGER LISTS ...
    1 week ago
  • People prefer partners with similar ancestry


    Thaindian NewsAuthority Authority: 726
    Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): When it comes to choosing a partner, people prefer marrying those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin colour, according to a new study.The study shows that Mexicans mate according to proportions of Native American to European ancestry, ...
    1 week ago
  • Todays Epitaph: Daniel Ogden Lives in Memory Alone


    Southern GravesAuthority Authority: 124
    About a month ago, while visiting Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina, I come across the grave of Daniel Ogden pictured here. I was actually on my way to see a more "prominent" memorial in the cemetery when I noticed Daniels gravestone was fallen over and lying on the ground. I snapped a few photos, ...
    1 week ago
  • APG: Election congrats to familiar faces


    Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy BlogAuthority Authority: 436
    Some very familiar faces - from New Hampshire, Florida, Utah, New York and Israel - were among the 17 individuals recently elected to the Association of Professional Genealogists board. Special congratulations from Tracing the Tribe go to the following: Laura G. Prescott of Brookline, New Hampshire was elected ...
    1 week ago
  • What percentage of Jamaicans have any kind of mixed ancestry?


    http://diddy.nameAuthority Authority: 169
    I know most Jamaicans are of African descent but what percentage of those people have any kind of European ancestry. (For example, 1/4 white or 1/8 white) I am asking this question because Jamaica and Haiti both are predominately black nations but it is still possible to tell the difference between them. Jamaica has ...
    1 week ago
  • Temporary Site Problems


    Ancestry.com BlogAuthority Authority: 460
    We’re letting everyone know that we are having some temporary site problems that we are actively working to resolve. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause. Thank you for your patience as we work through this issue.
    1 week ago
  • Checking on Ancestry.coms Name Authority


    Genea-MusingsAuthority Authority: 597
    In my post yesterday about the Name Authority Dictionary on Ancestry.com, I wondered if it worked for "Exact Matches" and/or on "Old Search." The answers seem to be NO and NO. Im not surprised. I did find some puzzles though, to wit: 1) Given name = Catherine and the 841 other variations (I didnt test all 842 ...
    1 week ago
  • Papa, That Ain’t No Coon


    Outdoor OdysseyAuthority Authority: 123
    This story has been passed down through my family for well over a hundred years. I have heard it from my Dad and his Brothers and Sisters. Brinson and Fannie Bryan, who were living in McLennan County, near Riesel, Texas, sixteen miles south of Waco, were my paternal Great Grandparents.  Their son, Peyton, who played ...
    1 week ago
  • Ancestry.coms Name Authority Dictionary


    Genea-MusingsAuthority Authority: 597
    During the SDGS seminar on Saturday, Suzanne Russo Adams mentioned the Name Authority Dictionary that Ancestry.com has recently developed in order to help searchers find their targets with given names and surnames that can be spelled several ways. Her examples were: * Elizabeth - there are 900 variations * ...
    1 week ago
  • Great Aunt Maude: teacher, car dealer — and Twain fan?


    Maud NewtonAuthority Authority: 572
    Maud is a nickname now, one most of my friends call me, but it started as a pen name. I chose it years ago as a sort of homage to Maude Newton, my great-great aunt, a woman nobody wanted to answer questions about. I only really knew about her marital separation by peppering . Census data told me her husband’s ...
    1 week ago
  • A discussion of family roots, genealogy search & family name history


    HowToFindItOnline.comAuthority Authority: 141
    ancestry genealogy There are greater than six.5 billion citizens living on earth today and more of the human beings of the globe are becoming interested in the subject of ancestry genealogy . As you can determine, there are quite a lot of human beings living on earth today and everyday, a great deal more are ...
    1 week ago

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