Genealogy for non-geniuses
Step aside double helix. There’s a new DNA shape in town: the “i-motif.” You read that right. The new DNA structure has recently been been discovered by scientists and looks like a knot of DNA. Though scientists have theorized the existence of the “i-motif” before, it hasn’t been observed in Continue Reading
April 25th is DNA Day — a day celebrating the anniversary of the Human Genome Project being completed as well as the discovery of the double helix. There’ll be events hosted all over the country to celebrate. For a full list of them, check out the Humane Genome Research Institute Continue Reading
I screwed up a LOT when I first built my family tree. I’m not talking small things like messing up someone’s name or date of birth either. I’m talking about spending DAYS building out the lineage of someone I wasn’t even related to. The reason was simple: Bad sourcing. I Continue Reading
One of my goals for April is to pitch to as many publications as I can. One of the places I pitched to was Genea-Musings, a very popular genealogy blog by Randy Seaver. I’m super pumped for my first guest post and hope to do a bunch more in the Continue Reading
Currently staring out at the white winter madness that is the blizzard raging in the backyard of my childhood home. This type of weather can make you feel equal parts mad and cozy. For me, I’m teetering on the brink of typing “All work and no play make Tony a Continue Reading
Genealogy is awesome. It’s endlessly heartwarming, maddeningly frustrating, and ceaselessly entertaining all in one hobby. (I’m sorry for any adverb-adversed folks I just triggered.) It can both solve mysteries AND open the Pandora’s Box to a ton of new ones as well. The things you learn can totally upend your Continue Reading