AncestryDNA Improvements Description - UPDATED

UPDATED 11 a.m. PST:  The Ancestry.com Blog just posted DNA Matching Just Got Better this morning explaining their updates to AncestryDNA.

I received this via email from AncestryDNA today:

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"The time has come. This morning, we have launched our new, enhanced DNA matching and the beta for DNA Circles. It is okay to talk and post about it. A couple of quick updates:

"All AncestryDNA customers who had their results prior to today will have their updated DNA matches available on the site. We are in the process of emailing everyone to notify them of the update.

         

"DNA Circles is the name for what we previously shared as DNA match groups. This is being launched in beta as the technology is still in its early days. The help section of DNA Circles has lots of information on how this works, we’ll also be posting an overview for everyone to read.

"You can download your “old" DNA matches via the settings tab on the DNA homepage. This is only available to people who had results prior to today. From today forward, people only have the “new” matching results.

"What really makes our new matching algorithms powerful is how we have improved the process of phasing with having the database size to cross compare and take a deeper dive into the new discoveries we are making. Check out the white paper for more of the details. It’s available in the help area for DNA matches, click the question mark.

"We are very excited to share this new feature and to see the discoveries that can be made. Send me any feedback you have for us. Blog post on Ancestry to come shortly."

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See my blog post First Look at Improved AncestryDNA Matches for my own results.

I found the "White Paper" link - you have to get to it from your AncestryDNA Matches page, it's the Help icon (green question mark) in the upper right-hand corner.

UPDATED:  MOre about DNA circles:  An AncestrtDNA user can see DNA Circles if they:

*  Have an Ancestry.com subscription
*  Have a public Ancestry Member Tree linked to AncestryDNA

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/11/ancestrydna-improvements-description.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

First Look at Improved AncestryDNA Matches

I wrote Waiting for the AncestryDNA Improvements yesterday knowing that they were coming soon - and they appear to be here.  Besides a reduced number of matches, there is one added feature.  I will try to compare these new results with the previous results.

1)  Here is my AncestryDNA home screen:

The Ethnicity Estimate is the same.

The DNA Matches area looks different.  There are head shots of 8 of my matches.  There are "Quick Links" for the 49 "Shared ancestry hints," for "Starred matches," and for "58 4th Cousins or closer."

2)  The major addition to this page is the "DNA Circles" portion.  The text for that says:

"DNA Circles are the latest way to discover who you're related to—even if you aren't DNA matches. Each DNA Circle you're part of is based on one of your direct-line ancestors. It will include everyone who has that ancestor in their family tree and has DNA evidence that links them to you or someone else in the circle. In other words, a circle includes all the identified genetic descendants of a particular person. It's a great way to discover cousins you never knew you had.

"Currently, you aren't in any DNA Circles. This can change as more people are tested. For the best chance of being included in a DNA Circle, make sure you link a public family tree to your results and add as many generations as you can."

That sounds interesting and helpful.  Does the system identify who should be in these DNA Circles, based on my DNA segment matches along with family tree shared ancestors?  How many matches do there have to be to form a DNA circle?  I don't know, but I'm anxious to find out!

3)  The top of the AncestryDNA Results page looks like this (two screens shown):

The results page shows that there are only 43 sets of 50 matches, so that's only about 2,150 matches instead of the approximately 10,400 matches I had yesterday.

The last page of these matches looks like this:

It appears that my matches end with "Moderate confidence" rather than "low confidence."  I think that's probably good.

My "Match Relationships" summary is:

*  1 3rd cousin
*  57 4th cousins
*  about 2,090 Distant cousins

I haven't compared the Matches at the top of the list with the Matches I had yesterday - my guess is that the closest relationships down to at least 4th cousins are the same.  It did tell me that my top match was a 3rd Cousin rather than a 4th cousin, but I knew that from the family tree comparison.

4)  What about Hints?  I have 49 matches with common ancestor Hints - down from 97 yesterday.  Here's the top of the "Matches with Hints" page:

My "Match Relationships with Hints" summary is:

*  1 3rd Cousin
*  4 4th Cousins
*  44 Distant cousins

They are all no worse than "Moderate confidence" - which appears to be 85% confidence if the green scale scales correctly.

6)  In summary, I've "lost" about 80% of my DNA matches - but all of them were "fair" to "very low" confidence.  I've lost about 50% of my "Matches with Hints" in the process.  At this time, I am not in any DNA Circles.

I look forward to seeing who is in my DNA Circles, assuming I'm lucky enough to have cousins with trees and enough common DNA to create them.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/11/first-look-at-improved-ancestrydna.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Our Family in 1982 -- Post 334 of (Not So) Wordless Wednesday

I am posting family photographs from my collection on Wednesdays, but they aren't "Wordless" - I am incapable of having a wordless post.

Here is a photograph from the Marion (Seaver) (Braithwaite) Hemphill family collection handed down from my Aunt Marion in 2000 after her passing.

This picture hangs on our wall in the hallway, but I didn't have a scan of it until I received Aunt Marion's album after her death in 2000.  

This is my family - Randy, Linda, Lori and Tami Seaver taken in 1982 for the church photo directory.  The photograph was taken professionally at our church in Chula Vista with the nature scene backdrop. We bought a large portrait for the wall, and smaller photos that we gave to our parents, our brothers, and sent to other relatives, including Aunt Marion.  

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/11/our-family-in-1982-post-334-of-not-so.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Waiting for the AncestryDNA Improvements

Anna Swayne wrote Coming Soon: Improved DNA Matching two weeks ago on the Ancestry.com Blog.  The article said:

"AncestryDNA has quickly grown to over half a million people in its database. Pairing this data with well-documented family trees and the expertise of Ancestry has allowed the AncestryDNA science team to develop groundbreaking new algorithms for finding and predicting relationships through DNA. These new algorithms will lead to better matches for anyone who tests with AncestryDNA.

"Of course, we can’t make your list of matches more accurate without removing the less accurate ones. So, your DNA match list may get a little smaller—in some cases, quite a bit smaller. For example, some of the more distant cousin matches will no longer be considered a DNA match and will drop off your list. You can learn more about the science behind these improvements in this blog post from AncestryDNA General Manager Ken Chahine. The post refers to DNA matching challenges found in specific populations, but these same kind of improvements can be made across all AncestryDNA tests."

Read all the comments on the blog post - there are many AncestryDNA users who want a chromosome browser, but I don't think that will happen in this improvement, since AncestryDNA said at a recent conference that they will not do that soon.

The improvements to AncestryDNA are going to be in the matching system, and will likely be reflected on user DNA pages soon.  Like Roberta J. Estes (see In Anticipation of Ancestry's Better Mousetrap),

I decided to save some screen images of my AncestryDNA results so I can compare them with the improved web pages and results.

1)  I clicked the DNA link on the Ancestry.com menu ribbon and selected "Your DNA Home Page":

The DNA home page provides a small pie chart of my Ethnicity Estimate and a link for my Matches.

2)  The Ethnicity Estimate is shown below:

I don't think that the Ethnicity Estimate is going to change with this next improvement.

3)  My AncestryDNA Results can be listed by "Relationship" or by "Date."  Here is the "Relationship" list (only two screens shown):

As you can see, they are listed with the closest relationship at the top.  There are 208 pages, each with 50 matches, in my list - so a total of about 10,400.  Of those, there are:

*  1 3rd Cousin (98% confidence)
*  106 4th to 6th cousins (95% confidence)
*  about 10,300 5th to 8th cousins (Moderate to Very Low confidence)

The user can select "Hints" (denoted by green leaves), "New" (recently added), or "Starred" (those that the user selects).  I have 97 matches that have a green leaf "Hint."  However, only 4 of those Hints are with persons in the top 107 matches.  There are also 22 persons on the top 107 matches that have no family tree on Ancestry, and 12 that have a private family tree.  Some family trees for matching persons have only a few persons in their Ancestry Member Tree - I saw one with two persons.   So about 40-50% of my closest matches cannot be compared easily.

I decided to save the first five sets of 50 matches as PDF files also so I can compare them with any changes.

4)  If you click on a match with a green leaf Hint and a public tree, you can see the most recent common ancestor(s) and the descent for the user and the matching person.  Here is the chart for one of my 3rd cousin matches (which is labeled a 4th cousin match):

This comparison is great - I really like it - and I'm pretty sure that Ancestry will keep this because it makes so much sense (frankly, it makes sense to do it to find common ancestors in Ancestry Tree matches too).

5)  I hope that the improved AncestryDNA will provide better and more useful matching features.  I would like to see an improved Ethnicity Estimate and a chromosome browser in the future.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/11/waiting-for-ancestrydna-improvements.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Book Notice: A Genealogist's Guide to the Washington, D.C. Area

I received this press notice from Terri O'Connell, Executive Director of The In-Depth Genealogist:

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A GENEALOGIST’S GUIDE TO THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA RELEASED

The second in a series of guides to popular research destinations 

Shannon Combs-Bennett, author of A Genealogist’s Guide to Richmond, Virginia, has released her second book with The In-Depth Genealogist. The guide describes little known, and well known, research facilities in the D.C. metro area in addition to leisure and family activities.  

These guides are designed as resources for genealogists when traveling away from home.  Included are maps, dining options near research facilities, places to see or visit, in addition to information on archives, libraries, and research facilities.  It is a convenient pocket sized book, 5” x 8”, so it will easily fit in your bag or jacket.

A Genealogist’s Guide to the Washington, D.C. Area is available now as a PDF download ($4.99) from The In-Depth Genealogist Store (http://theindepthgenealogist.com/shop-idg/idg-products/). Subscribers to the website receive a 10% discount on purchase of the book.  The paperback version ($9.99) is slated for release November 20th.  Nook and Kindle versions will be released before the end of the month.

Shannon has been a contributor to The In-Depth Genealogist since January 2013.  She wrote the column "The Social Pages" on lineage societies in the United States.  In addition to her business, T2 Family History, Shannon enjoys speaking and writing on a variety of topics from DNA to methodology.  Learn more about Shannon at http://about.me/tntfamhist

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The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/11/book-notice-genealogists-guide-to.html

Tombstone Tuesday - James A., Mary Jane and Melissa Kemp in Delhi (Ontario) Cemetery

I knew from other Kemp researchers that my second great-grandparents, James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902) and Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp (1841-1874) were buried in Delhi Cemetery in Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario.  

However, there was no photograph of their gravestone, and there was no Find A Grave memorial for them.  So I created a Find A Grave memorial for them in May 2014, and then requested a photograph of the gravestone.  Recently, Find A Grave volunteer Cathy Beaudoin visited the cemetery and took a photograph of the gravestone, and added it to the memorials for James and Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp.  

Here is the gravestone photograph provided by Cathy Beaudoin, who kindly permitted me to share it online:

The gravestone has an interesting outline with three high points - a central point probably representing James and the left and right side points representing his two wives.

The gravestone inscription says:

OUR

PARENTS

JAMES A. KEMP

1831-1902.

MELISSA - HIS WIFE

1840-1902.

MARY JANE - HIS WIFE

1841-1874.

The Find A Grave memorial for James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902) looks like this:

There is a similar memorial for Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp (1841-1874).  There is no memorial yet for Melissa (Wilson) Kemp (1840-1902).  I will try to create one soon.  I need to add family links and perhaps a short biography to the memorials for James Abraham Kemp and Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp.  

James Abraham and Mary Jane (Sovereen) Kemp married in 1861, and had five children:

*  Sarah Elizabeth (Kemp) Cropp (1862-1946)
*  Seymour Kemp (1864-1877)
*  Melvina Marylis (Kemp) Trembley (1866-1929)
*  Georgianna (Kemp) Auble (1968-1952) - my great-grandmother 
*  James Alexander Kemp (1872-1934).

James Abraham and Melissa (Wilson) Kemp married in 1876, and had one child:

*  Alfred Francis Edward Kemp (1880-1953).

My thanks to Cathy Beaudoin for fulfilling my photograph request and granting permission for me to share the photo with my Genea-Musings readers and add it to my RootsMagic database.  

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/11/tombstone-tuesday-james-mary-jane-and.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Received my Requested Photo Duplication Document from FamilySearch

I posted Requesting a Microfilm Image From the FHL on 14 October 2014 asking for a microfilm image of one page from the probate record of John Seaver in Bristol County, Massachusetts.  I received a notice three weeks ago that they had received my request.

Today, I received the email from FamilySearch that said:

Dear Randy Seaver,

Attached please find the document(s) you requested from FamilySearch.  We hope that this will help in furthering your research.  It has been our pleasure to serve you.

It will be necessary to use a PC to access this attachment.  Family Search is not set up to handle Ipad, Iphone or Mac devices.

and:

Thank you for contacting the FamilySearch support team. Your support case #00796736 has been successfully created.  You can view your case details, including relevant knowledge articles in the Help Center by clicking the link below. You may be required to sign in.

<https://familysearch.org/ask/mycases#record=5003000000VtCdO>

This is your original case description:  LHF Request for photo duplication

If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact us directly by phone or chat. Click on <https://familysearch.org/ask/help> for details.

The image of the requested page was attached:

As I suspected, this is the first page of several pages (I don't know how many) of a case in a county probate court clerk's volume.  At least I know that this is the correct John Seaver, since Christopher Hack, a son-in-law, is mentioned in the document above.  The will, and any other information, may be on succeeding pages.  I don't know.

Rather than request succeeding pages using this process, I'm going to put this on my to-do list for February 2015 when I'm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.  There are some documents that span more than one page, and it's probably easier to access them in person rather than using this photoduplication process.

The system works well.  I imagine it works much better when the user knows the page number and image number for a specific record (vital, census, passenger list, etc.).  

This request was fulfilled within five weeks by FamilySearch, right in their 4 to 6 week window quoted earlier.

for information on how to order a digital image of a record on FamilySearch microfilm, see  Requesting a Microfilm Image From the FHL.

The URL for this post is:   http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/11/received-my-requested-photo-duplication.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

New or Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - November 9-15, 2014

I'm trying to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list).  As of 15 November, there were 1,850 record collections on FamilySearch (up 4 from last week).

Here are the 14 new or updated collections for the week of 9 November to 15 November 2014:

*  Utah, Utah County Records, 1850-1962; Browse Images only, added or updated 14 Nov 2014
*  Isle of Man Parish Registers, 1598-2009; 424,389 indexed records and images, added or updated 14 Nov 2014
*  Ohio, Hamilton County Records, 1791-1994; Browse Images only, added or updated 11 Nov 2014
*  Ohio, Washington County Court Records, 1810-1930; Browse Images only, added or updated 14 Nov 2014

*  Florida, Key West Passenger Lists, 1898-1945; 215,948 indexed records and images, added or updated 14 Nov 2014
*  United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014; 529,788 indexed records and images, added or updated 13 Nov 2014
*  California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994; 106,375 indexed records and images, added or updated 12 Nov 2014
*  Czech Republic, School Registers 1799-1953; Browse Images only, added or updated 12 Nov 2014

*  Ohio, Geauga County Records, 1860-1970; Browse Images only, added or updated 12 Nov 2014
*  Ohio, Grace Episcopal Church Records, 1880-1980; Browse Images only, added or updated 12 Nov 2014
*  Ohio, Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919; Browse Images only, added or updated 12 Nov 2014
*  Albania, Census, 1930; Browse Images only, added or updated 12 Nov 2014

*  Czech Republic, Censuses, 1800-1945; Browse Images only, added or updated 11 Nov 2014
*  Iowa, Polk County Probate Records, 1914-1924; Browse Images only, added or updated 10 Nov 2014

Unfortunately, it is difficult to tell which collections are brand new and which ones are updated.  The asterisk they use is for "Recently added or updated."  I am particularly interested in new collections, for the obvious reasons.

In order to select a specific collection, go to https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link).  It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the major updates also.

The URL for this post is:    http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/11/new-or-updated-familysearch-record_17.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Amanuensis Monday - Post 244: 1875 Deed of Land in Taylor County, Iowa from Devier and Abbie Smith to Bazzel Turner

Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday."  John offers this definition for "amanuensis:" 

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

The subject today is an 1875 deed in the Taylor County, Iowa deed books for Devier J. Smith and Abbie A. Smith selling land to Bazzel Turner:

The transcription of this deed is (handwritten text in italics, form fields underlined):

DEED RECORD, TAYLOR CO., IOWA

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Devier J. Smith & wife     }       Filed for record:    24th   day of   March 18th 

                   To:                     }         A.D. 18 75  ,  at    9    o'clock,    A.  M.

    Bazzel Turner                }                                         E.G. Medford, Recorder

                                              }                        

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Know all Men by these Presents, That      Devier J. Smith in his

proper person and Abbie A. Smith his wife by said D J Smith her attorney in fact      

of the County of   Cloud   and State of     Kansas    in consideration of the sum of

                 Twleve Hundred                                              Dollars,

in hand paid by         Bazzel Turner                     

of     Ringgold      County and State of     Iowa    do hereby SELL AND CONVEY unto 

the said           Bazzel Turner              the following 

described premises, situated in the County of   Taylor    and State of   Iowa     to-wit:

         The South East quarter of the South West Quatter of Section No Twenty three (23)

   Township No Sixty Eight  Range No Thirty four (34) West of 3^rd Principal Meridian.  Containing Forty  acres by Government Survey.     

and   they   hereby covenant with the said     Bazzel Turner                         

________________________ that   they   hold said premises by good and perfect title;

 that   they   have good right and lawful authority to SELL and CONVEY the same; that they are free and 

clear of all liens and incumbrances whatsoever; And   they  covenant   to WARRANT AND DEFEND the said 

premises, against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever.  And the said  ___________  

                                                            Abbie A. Smith                   

hereby relinquishes her right of Dower in and to the above described premises.

Signed this    24^th      day of     March     A.D.  18  75 

IN PRESENCE OF                                          Devier J. Smith     

                                                                              Abbie A. Smith  by D J Smith     

                                                                              her Atty in fact.                    

STATE OF IOWA,     Taylor       County,  SS:

 On this   24th   day of    March    A.D. 18 75  , before me

       the Undersigned      a    Notary Public      within and for said County, personally came                                           Devier J. Smith on his proper person and as Attorney in fact for     

                                 Abbie A. Smith                   personally to me 

{                   }      known to be the identical person s whose name is      affixed to the above               {   Seal        }       instrument as Grantor s , ^and as Attorny for the said Abbie A. Smith^ and acknowledged the same to be   his   voluntary 

                              act and deed, for the purposes therein expressed.

                                      In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and

                             affixed my official seal at     Bedford  Iowa    on the date last above written.

                                                                                                              R.B. Kinsell.            

                                                                                                              Notary Public        

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     I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original deed, 

                                                                                                           Recorder.

The source citation for this Deed is:

Taylor County, Iowa, Taylor County, Iowa, deed records, 1855-1953; index, 1855-1902, "Deed Records (Land) v. Q (cont.) 1874-1875, v. R-S 1873-1875)" Volume S, page 113 (stamped), Deed of Devier J. Smith and wife to Bazzel Turner, 1875; accessed 4 February 2014 on FHL US/CAN microfilm 1,535,636.

Devier J. Smith bought the entire 160 acres in Section 23 in Township 68 North Range 34 West from Tobias and Lydia Denny on 10 December 1867, along with 60.79 acres of land land in Section 18 lot 3 in Township 67 North of Range 33 West, for $1400.  He sold the Section 18 lot in 1871 for $1000.  He sold the North half of the southwest quarter of Section 23 in 1872 for $3200.  He sold parcels in the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 23 between 1871 and 1875 to at least 14 separate transactions for a total of $3,090.50.  

The one transaction with the Dennys in 1867 cost $1,400, and he sold all of that land for a total of $7,290.50, for a gross profit of $5890.50.

Devier J. and Abby A. Smith are my second great-grandparents.  By 1875, they were residing in Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas.  Subsequently, they moved to McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska in 1885, and then bought land in Cheyenne County, Kansas before Devier died in 1894 in McCook.  Abby came to San Diego to live with her daughter's family in the early 1890s.

The URL for this post is:  http://www.geneamusings.com/2014/11/amanuensis-monday-post-244-1875-deed-of.html

Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver

Best of the Genea-Blogs - 9 to 15 November 2014

Hundreds of genealogy and family history bloggers write thousands of posts every week about their research, their families, and their interests. I appreciate each one of them and their efforts.

My criteria for "Best of ..." are pretty simple - I pick posts that advance knowledge about genealogy and family history, address current genealogy issues, provide personal family history, are funny or are poignant. I don't list posts destined for daily blog prompts or meme submissions (but I do include summaries of them), or my own posts.

Here are my picks for great reads from the genealogy blogs for this past week:

*  Review:  Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research (VIGR) by Jenny Lanctot on the My Roots Are Showing blog.  Jenny critiques the first VIGR offering.

*  What to Do With Your Genealogy: Deciding the Fate of Your Collection by Michael J. Leclerc on the Mocavo Genealogy Blog.    Michael identifies three ways to effectively deal with this issue.

*  Researching the Forgotten Side of Your Family Tree by Diane Hewson on the Worldwide Genealogy - A Genelaogical Collaboration blog.  Diane provides excellent research recommendations for finding female ancestors.

*  Six Reasons to Blog About Your Ancestors by Marian Pierre-Louis on the Legacy News blog.  Marian outlines why...I'm convinced!

*  Legacy's User ID Field by Michele Simmons Lewis on the Ancestoring blog.  Michele shares how she uses the User ID field in Legacy Family Tree - by adding the Find A Grave memorial number.  Some excellent ideas here.

*  Is That Website Really Reliable? by Elizabeth Shown Mills on the Evidence Explained QuickTips blog.  Elizabeth highlights four questions for critical analysis of information.

*  Source Based Thinking by Louis Kessler on Louis Kessler's Behold Genealogy Blog.  Louis challenges conclusion-based researchers (like me) to practice source based genealogy.

*  Melinda Wilkinson, the Runaway Bride by Heather Wilkinson Rojo on the Nutfield Genealogy blog.  Heather found a marriage record, then a newspaper notice, and then ... nothing more.

*  120 Years of Pioneering Genealogy by Logan Steele on the FamilySearch blog.  This is a good history of GSU and FamilySearch.  Check out the numbers table.

*  Ever Had One of Those "Slap Your Head" Moments in Your Research? by Diane Gould Hall on the Michigan Family Trails blog.  Yep, all the time.

*  The Ryder Candidates by Michael Lacopo on the Hoosier Daddy? blog.  Another intriguing episode in Michael's quest to find his mother's father, featuring genealogy and genetic research.

These genea-bloggers wrote weekly pick posts and news summary posts this week:

*  My Memorable Monthly Mentions (AKA My Favorite Blogs This Month) by Jacquie Schattner on the Seeds to Tree blog.

*  GAGs - GeniAus Gems - 14 November 2014 by Jill Ball on the GeniAus blog.

*  Recommended Reads by Linda S. on the Empty Branches on the Family Tree blog.

*  Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for November 14, 2014 by Jana Last on Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog.

*  What We Are Reading: November 14th Edition by Amy Johnson Crow on the Ancestry.com Blog.

*  Friday Finds - 11/14/14 by Julie Cahill Tarr on Julie's Genealogy & History Hub blog.

*  Genealogy News Stories and Blog Posts of Interest, November 14, 2014 by Michael J. Leclerc on the Mocavo Genealogy Blog.

*  Friday Finds and Follows: November 14, 2014 by Miriam J. Robbins on the Ancestories: The Stories of My Ancestors blog.

*  This Week's Creme de la Creme by Gail Dever on the Genealogy a la Carte blog.

*  Saturday Serendipity (November 15, 2014) by John D. Tew on the Filiopietism Prism blog.

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