Meeting and more

Genies meeting Monday, tomorrow.  1:00 at the Ferndale Library.

This is the last meeting to get help transferring your raw DNA data to MyHeritage before December 1 if you want to be grandfathered into free access to their current and future DNA tools.  There are some drawbacks like unwanted emails but the future is bright there.  After December 1 the transfer will be free but there will be new pricing to use their DNA tools.  What can you lose?

Sylvia attended the Unlock the Past seminar in Seattle in September.  One of the threads was about Irish Genealogy and the speaker Maurice Gleeson just happens to be one of her DNA matches.  (Lucky match!)  With Maurice’s permission she is sharing his slides with us.  Handouts will be available at the meeting.

Sylvia passed this fun article on to us too.  “Interesting! The field of sperm donation seems to have opened a Pandora's Box. Imagine finding out you have  at least 24 kids out there! At least a mother KNOWS exactly how many children she created! Surprise, surprise, Dad!  Sylvia”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sperm-donor-dad-when-strangers-shared-dna-become-family-n937366

If you are interested in a DNA work session, let me know.  Also I can schedule a Getting Started session for newcomers or refresher.  Contact me to schedule in December or January. 

MOST IMPORTANT

Upcoming Genies Meetings

Monday, December 17

Friday, January 18

Friday, February 15

Got that?  Two Friday meetings because the 3^rd Mondays are holidays.  Mark your calendars.

FOR YOUR READING ENJOYMENT:

We have in our midst a blogger and clever poet.  Linda Q. Lambert’s most recent post is here:  https://lindaqlambert.com/2018/10/17/postcard-digi-stalker-pt-1/  and tucked away near the bottom is this gem. 

I own it/A digi-stalker/a Googling people gawker/a LinkedIn and Facebook talker/discovering in the public locker/a punk rocker, a sweet talker/ a paster caulker, a d. trump mocker/or a Steller Jay squawker/ limericking sleepwalker/ and today, a wrensong walker.

After you read her most recent blogpost, go over to her home page where you will see striking pictures accented in her signature purple.  Scrolling down you will find her FOLLOW button on the lower right.  Then you can be alerted when Part 2 is available and her other occasional postings.

Lastly, you will not believe this list of historical and genealogical fiction.  A local Washington speaker and blogger Claudia Breland passed this on to us but the author of the list is Julie Tarr.  http://genealogy.julietarr.com/blog/genealogical-fiction/  Peggy, we’re thinking of you.