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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Y-DNA – Post2: The Test, Results, & Roberts Connection
I was excited to get the test. I did the cheek swabs and sent it back the following day. Then the long wait – It seemed like months. but was probably only a few weeks. I don’t recall when I … Continue reading
I’m Back – Vacation was Great.
After a couple of weeks vacation, I am back home. The break was terrific. My highlight was a presentation to the “Aunties” about the Darling Family. I’ve been working on their tree for quite some time and developed a “life … Continue reading
The Darling Family Story Project
By Don Taylor I have been working on a “Darling Family Story” for the past several months and more intensely the past few weeks. I know it has been a while since I’ve done any serious blogging, but this project … Continue reading
Perseus Hopper – Richmond Times Dispatch 1860-1865
Sometimes you come across fantastic sites for research while doing something entirely different. I went to the Perseus site at Tufts University to research some Greek Mythology. I was amazed. Besides the Primary and secondary sources for studying ancient Greece and Rome, … Continue reading
Posted in Howell-Hobbs, Civil War
Tagged Peter Fletcher Howell, Perseus Hopper, Richmond, Virginia
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Y-DNA – Post 1: Why I started down this path.
By Don Taylor I have always wondered who my natural father was. Being the illegitimate child of an illegitimate child has always made my perception of father figures somewhat misty. My mother did not know her father during her childhood. … Continue reading
