Third Monday is coming right
up. May 20th. Meeting at 1:00 and doors open around 12:30
for setup and informal talking.
Put on
your thinking cap for something to share at our monthly Genies meeting. Have you had a chance to do some family history
research? I’ve been busy with a
RootsMagic group meeting and also a DNA class about the more obscure Y and
mitochondrial tests. You guys keep me
hopping.
One topic surfacing for this monthly
meeting is writing about ourselves, families, and our family history. It’s a trend I’m seeing as people talk about
what we will leave behind. Our stories are
important for our kids, grandkids, and ones who follow. Bring your writings and ideas for getting
started.
Also, I’m sure there will be
talk of DNA. On YouTube I have watched a
few videos at the DNA Family Tree channel by Larry Jones. Good for basic information but one video was
eye-popping. Ancestry ThruLines was
released in Beta and received with grumbles, mostly about adoptions and
stepparents. Larry released the video “ThruLines
is Fixed!” on 4/9/19. He goes so far as
to say “amazing”. Larry says Ancestry
has changed their method to give priority to whatever is in your tree. I would add that now you can change your tree
and the changes will be reflected in ThruLines.
Has anyone taken another look?
For those who have not been
following this, ThruLines at AncestryDNA now combines your matches and many Ancestry
member trees and suggests your common ancestors through your 5th
great-grandparents. It even looks inside
Private trees and tells you what they find.
Now, that is amazing.
Disclaimer: Ancestry says this about accuracy. "Since ThruLines are based on the family trees of you and other members of Ancestry, they're as accurate as the trees they're based on. Errors in family trees can cause inaccurate ThruLines." It's always "buyer beware" and find your own proof.
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