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The DNA Geek at RootsTech!

March 3, 2022 thednageek 1 Comment

Chat with The DNA Geek and other experienced genetic genealogists at RootsTech!

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: RootsTech

Conference Keeper: Your Go-To for Genealogy Education

February 12, 2022 thednageek 4d Comments

Psst!  You!  Have you heard about Conference Keeper? It’s a one-stop listing of genealogy conferences, institutes, talks, podcasts, calls for…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Conference Keeper, conferences, education

Looking Back, Looking Forward: 2022

January 1, 2022 thednageek 12d Comments

What might 2022 have in store for us?

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A mole and its molehill

The Molehill and the Mountain

August 6, 2021 thednageek 61d Comments

The sky is falling!  The end is nigh!  People are deleting their trees!   Why?  Because Ancestry recently updated their…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Ancestry.com, controversy, copyright, private trees, public trees, Terms of Service, User Provided Content

It’s Time for Jamboree!

June 3, 2021 thednageek 2d Comments

The Southern California Genealogy Society’s annual Jamboree begins tomorrow, June 4!  Jamboree is perhaps my favorite conference for its intimate…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: conferences, education, SCGS Jamboree

GEDmatch Has a Makeover! But It’s Purely Cosmetic

May 4, 2021 thednageek 31d Comments

This post has been updated. Today, GEDmatch has a new look at https://app.gedmatch.com. It’s a long-overdue upgrade for a site…

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Posted in: Forensic Genetic Genealogy, Lagniappe Filed under: DNA segments, forensic genealogy, gedcom, GEDmatch, law enforcement

DNA Basics: DNA Is Not Just for Genealogy

March 2, 2021 thednageek 9d Comments

DNA has been the best thing to hit genealogy since the invention of the census, but do you ever wonder…

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Posted in: Lagniappe, Making Sense of DNA Filed under: biology, DNA, genetic information, life, messenger RNA, mRNA, mutation, proteins

Trust

January 11, 2021 thednageek 42d Comments

This post has been updated. In the midst of political turmoil in the USA, two major changes took place in…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Family Tree DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, GEDmatch, law enforcement, privacy, Terms of Service

Fighting Covid, DNA Style!

July 24, 2020 thednageek 9d Comments

A delightful and practical surprise arrived in the mail this week from my genea-friend, Deborah Sweeney:  a hand-made DNA-patterned mask!…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: covid, DNA bling, mask, safety

Phishing Attempt at MyHeritage

July 21, 2020 thednageek 6d Comments

Two days ago, GEDmatch was hacked. Many of us saw bizarre DNA matches that shared too much DNA to be…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: GEDmatch, genetic privacy, hacking, MyHeritage, phishing, security

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