Genealogy for non-geniuses
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
So some interesting developments. You know how I meant to call my mom’s sisters last week? That didn’t happen. I know. I know. I’m awful for backing out on my promises — BUT I had a good reason. You see, before I placed the phone call Mrs. H sent me Continue Reading
We found him. My ong ngaoi. My grandfather. His name is Keith Brown. He lived in Houston, Texas. And he’s dead. There is a lot more to this story — but here are the fast facts: My mom’s uncle (Keith’s brother) appeared as a relative match. His name is Clifton. He’s Continue Reading
So I’ve been keeping this under wraps for a while and feel like I should say it now: I’ve been invited to give a presentation on my journey to find my grandfather at the University of Iowa! I was invited by evolutionary biologist and undergraduate director Prof. Bryant McAllister to Continue Reading
Here’s a nice little update: y’all can subscribe to a weekly newsletter I’ll be sending out! In it, I’m going to shout out a few blog posts from the week and also any cool ancestry/genealogy news that may come up. “Cool ancestry/genealogy news? Nice oxymoron, Tony.” Hey! It’s cool to Continue Reading