This week’s theme is “Crime and Punishment.” Our ancestors were human, so it tends to reason that someone in the family tree found themselves on the wrong side of the law. The up-side for us is that they often created more records than the law-abiding ancestors!
DNA
DNA. It’s amazing how three letters could so completely change the field of genealogy. What’s a discovery you’ve made with DNA? What about a brick wall that DNA might help break down?
The Campbell Family in New York
One of the blogs I follow noted the availability of new records for New York state. Whenever I see something like that, I always check to see if there’s anything related to my Cambbell family. This time I got lucky!
A Frasier Family Secret
I think I’ve uncovered a family secret buried for over 150 years. Or maybe it’s a fact that’s been just conveniently forgotten or not mentioned…
Fun stuff out of Scotland
A couple of newsy items related to my Scottish roots…
