National DNA Day 2013!
Posted by Liv | Filed under Genetic Genealogy
ational DNA Day 2013 is finally here and students, teachers, and the public world-wide will spend time learning more about genetics and genomics! This celebration commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003, and marks one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time — DNA’s double helix. In celebration of this monumental [...]
Tags: DNA, DNA Day 2013, familytreeDNA, genealogy, genetic genealogy
Mystery Monday: Searching for Lewis Chappel (Part 1)
Posted by Liv | Filed under Chapple, Mystery Monday, Surname
My mother’s grand-father, Lewis Chappel, has been an enigma in my family research for years now. By the time mom was born, he was already missing in action and no one, not even her grandmother who raised her, ever talked about him. The challenge of locating information about him will be great, but my desire [...]
Tags: 1910 census, ancestor, family research, great-grandfather, Lewis Chappel
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – A Fearless Female Blog Prompt
Posted by Liv | Filed under Genealogy Fun
t’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun with genealogy extraordinaire – Randy Seaver — and tonight’s mission, should I decide to accept it is to blog about a “Fearless Female” in my family tree in celebration of Women’s History Month! Well, I’ve accepted the mission and here is my assignment (so cue the Mission Impossible music, please!): 1) Read Lisa [...]
Tags: fearless female, Louise Newsome Hubbard, paternal grandmother, Randy Seaver, SNGF, The Teal Studio, Women's History Month
