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• Types and Number of Databases on Ancestry.com

  
  Genea-Musings — Authority: 581
  I was curious to see how many of each type of database that are available on http://www.ancestry.com/ , so I made this list: As of today, 22 December 2009, Ancestry.com has 29,356 databases in their Card Catalog. The number of databases (not number of records) in each category include: * 345 in Census and Voter ...
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• Researchers: "Genomic Diversity Among African-Americans Is Far More Complex Than Previously Believed"

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 153
  Hat tip to reader Dragon Horse for this one. People who identify as African-American may be as little as 1 percent West African or as much as 99 percent, just one finding of a large-scale, genome-wide study of African and African-American ancestry. American, African, and French researchers led by scientists from the ...
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• Obama to Investment Guru Buffett: Hi Cuz

  
  Muslim Media Network — Authority: 137
  By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, who won political support and has sought advice from investment guru Warren Buffett, may now feel even closer to the world’s second richest man. According to their family trees, the two men who at times shared the stage together during the 2008 ...
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• Claddagh Jewelry – Modern Takes On Classic Designs

  
  Irish Celtic Jewels Blog — Authority: 116
  The legend of the Claddagh is a romantic story of undying love and faithfulness. For many Irish people, or those who have Irish ancestry , the Claddagh Ring serves as the perfect token of affection. Today, designers have combined the very best of past and present, creating inspired pieces that put a new spin on a ...
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• New major study on African ancestry

  
  Dienekes' Anthropology Blog — Authority: 122
  This looks like a great continuation of the previous study on African structure from the Tishkoff lab. I will add the abstract when its posted in the PNAS site. From the press release, Genetic study clarifies African and African-American ancestry : This newly acquired genetic data revealed a number of important ...
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• Notes from my Grandfather – Potter family dotted history

  
  Damien Saunders — Authority: 109
  Christmas is the ultimate test of family histrionics and prime time for anyone into Ancestry who just wants to know more about where they come from . So here I am typing up some notes of my Grandfather Cecil Kenneth ‘Ken’ Potter … sadly he died too soon to understand the joy of the internet – otherwise he’d ...
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  Sedition... — Authority: 109
  Genealogy and The Search For Self So my friend Jake is researching my family genealogy for me. Today Im flat out stunned by the latest round of stuff he has found. This is some of what I wrote after looking at some of the oldest documents/records he has turned up: ancestors from the isle of St. Helena, back into ...
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• Nationality

  
  BNP Scotland — Authority: 115
  Nationality is the condition, or fact, of belonging to a body of people sharing a common descent, culture, history and language. Nationality as used here does not mean citizenship – it means membership of a nation – a community. Nationality is normally acquired at birth; individuals are normally born into a ...
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• How To Research Your Irish Ancestry

  
  Irish Celtic Jewels Blog — Authority: 116
  Once you’ve started exploring your genealogy, it can become a pleasant addiction. It’s fascinating to learn about the people who came before you. In some cases, researching your ancestors will allow you to learn about their accomplishments, adversities, and unique stories. Every family has its dramas, ...
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• Family Stories – More

  
  Outdoor Odyssey — Authority: 122
  Below, we pick up Howard Bryan’s tale of another turkey that succumbed to his muzzle loader.  At the time of this story, Howard still lived on his farm in Appomattox County, Virginia. “Turkey Stories       By Howard Bryan A few years later I was headed to the back of our farm, hoping to get some tender ...
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• My Family Tree

  
  Authspot — Authority: 544
  My family tree My family tree is full and lush And has become diverse over hundreds of years. The Maternal roots were playing Bagpipes, While the paternal side Were still throwing spears. The trunk is made up of that grand he and she That met and wed and begot me. The he of the trunk was strict and stern And ...
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• Genealogy News Corral: December 14 to 18

  
  Genealogy Insider — Authority: 467
  Hello, everyone. Here are some quick updateson genealogy news this week: A New Mexico State University doctoral student is doing a study on cultural identityas explore through genealogy, and she’s looking for genealogists to participate. Seethe announcement on GeneaBloggers for details on how to participate . ...
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• Getting to Work

  
  Ancestry Magazine — Authority: 488
  Not everybody gets their 15 minutes of fame. Particularly not our working-class ancestors. But in this issue of Ancestry magazine, they do. We’re taking a deeper look at the ancestors who didn’t make it onto the society pages, whose obituaries tended to be short and to the point. These are the people who forged ...
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• Treasure Chest Thursday - World War I Draft Registration

  
  Genea-Musings — Authority: 581
  Its Treasure Chest Thursday, where we display some of the family treasures that were in the boxes and albums handed down from our parents, or the treasures found in digital format from our family history research. Here is a World War I Draft Reghistration card for my grandfather, Frederick Walton Seaver of ...
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• Ancestry.coms New Database Browse Features

  
  Genea-Musings — Authority: 581
  What do you do when you cannot find your target person or family in the US Census Records? You know, after you have used all of the name variations you can think of, used wild cards, used location, birth place and birth year (with a year range), spouses name, first name only, no name, etc. I dont know about you, but ...
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• New comprehensive study on continental ancestry of Argentineans (Corach et al. 2010)

  
  Dienekes' Anthropology Blog — Authority: 122
  An interesting find from the study: Whereas 96% of the individuals with European surnames carried European Y-chromosomes, 50% of the samples from individuals with Amerindian surnames had European Y chromosomes. The combined use of Y-chromosome, mtDNA, and autosomal markers in a sample gives us a rare opportunity to ...
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• Ancestry: The UK-Wales death index

  
  Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog — Authority: 508
  Ancestry.co.uk posted a very low key release of an important dataset, according to our good friend Laurence Harris, "our man" in London. He reported that theres now a full name searchable death index for all deaths in England and Wales for 1916-2005. Instead of having to search for a name visually on multiple images ...
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• Human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Dec 17 (ANI): A new study has found that the most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity.According to University of Michigan research team, the finding raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances.The ...
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• ANCESTRY.COM: President Obama and Warren Buffett are Related

  
  Everything Warren Buffett — Authority: 134
  Leading Family History Web Site Discovers Family Connection between Two of the World’s Most Influential Men PROVO, UTAH – Dec. 15, 2009 – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online resource for family history, confirmed today that President Barack Obama and billionaire financial investor Warren ...
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• Question?

  
  PowWows.com Gathering - Forums for Native American Pow Wows — Authority: 151
  How do I find out my ancestors in the Lumbee tribe?
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