This and That

A regular feature of this blog will posts of items that come to my attention.  Here it is "This and That", thanks to our own Cheryl and Judy S. plus The Legal Genealogist Judy Russell .

Announcements:

PBS Finding Your Roots Tonight.  Some of us thought last week's show was really great with Bernie Sanders and Larry David.  It's online at pbs.org.

• Tues., Oct. 10, 2017, 8 p.m. ET: “Unfamiliar Kin” with Fred Armisen, Carly Simon and Christopher Walken

We are happy to announce that registration for the 2017 Washington Family History is open and live!  It's free.  A full day of classes and great for beginners.

The event will be at the Bellevue Stake Center on Main Street on Saturday, November 4^th, 2017.  Directions and more information, including instructor and class details are available at: https://wafamilyhistory.com.

From our own Judy S.  "Residents of this quintessential English village thought they were 100% British. Then they took a DNA test"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cotswolds-village-residents-dna-tests-not-british-gloucestershire-bledington-western-european-a7886541.html

Cotswolds village residents shocked www.independent.co.uk

A "great story" from Cheryl:  Many posts tracing an adoption journey.

Are you my father? How I spent my life searching for truth ... myelusivehistory.blogspot.com Breathe. This is it. Only once before in my life had I been in this position. I looked down at the quickly, but carefully  jotted down multi numerical international ...

Judy Russell on the Legal Genealogist:    You may not be thinking about what will happen to all your hard work when you are gone, but it does take some planning.

Estate planning for DNA  www.legalgenealogist.com Designate a beneficiary “Test the oldest generation first” is the  standard advice everyone — The Legal Genealogist included — gives when it comes to DNA testing.