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Montran Monday – A Watch Lost and Found in Pasadena, 1922
By Don Taylor As part of my ongoing “Montran Monday” series[i], I search historical newspapers for any mention of individuals bearing the Montran surname. Each small discovery helps me piece together the broader story of my maternal grandmother’s elusive father. … Continue reading
DNA – Glennis’ Paternal Search – Part 16
It’s a new first cousin. After years of researching, we are getting closer to determining my half-sister’s (Glennis) biological father. In AncestryDNA matches, Glennis had a new match with a woman, I’ll call “A,” with whom Glennis shares 1,045cM across … Continue reading
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Vigo County Public Library
Some time ago, I was researching ancestors who lived in Vigo County, Indiana. While researching, I found the Public Library there had some excellent genealogical resources. I added their website, https://www.vigo.lib.in.us to my bookmarks and promised myself that I’d return. … Continue reading
Hemsworth Speculation
Hemsworth Speculation Leads to a Conclusion. Peterson Paternal ProjectBy Don Taylor I think I have enough information to finally speculate on my half-sister’s paternity. I’ll call each of the individuals in this study by the amount of DNA they share … Continue reading
Color Clustering Technique
Dana Leeds recently had a couple posts on her blog site, “The Enthusiastic Genealogist,” about using color clustering to identify common surnames in genealogy. I thought I’d try using her technique to see if the process would shed new light … Continue reading
