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 Post subject: New hobby!
PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:40 pm 
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I got a membership to Ancestry.com! I'm having so much fun looking back through history. :0) Anyone else tried Ancestry?

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 Post subject: Re: New hobby!
PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:54 pm 
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Glad you're enjoying it, Martha! My grandparents had their side of the family traced back for centuries - so we have that record - it IS fascinating. But because my Mom was adopted, it has nothing to do with my bloodline, only with my family culture.

My cousin is working on tracing back the other side of the family. Interesting - but some of it I'd rather not know ; ) (Why, oh why, can't my family be NORMAL?! ; )

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 Post subject: Re: New hobby!
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I want to do dgd's DNA thru them. But, i've procrastinated so far. Need to get on that!


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 Post subject: Re: New hobby!
PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:53 pm 
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I have a cousin who has mapped out my dad's side. I found her searching for more info :) My sister got a DNA test which we have found interesting. We need to map out my mom's mom's side. Which means a trip to Cuba, where records are still paper. Some day.

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 Post subject: Re: New hobby!
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Actually, that's how my sil discovered my mom had another kid she never told us about!!! She had (and kept) my sister who's 13 mos older than me, then gave me and the next girl away - we were 2 years apart.


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 Post subject: Re: New hobby!
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I imagine that would be quite the shock! I'm amazed no one knew it before that. DD has already asked me if she is adopted (she's not) and if I had any kids she didn't know about before her (again, the answer was no). Similarly, I remember asking MY Mom those questions. Strange that the very families where it is true, those questions didn't come up.

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 Post subject: Re: New hobby!
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You could always find something great like this:
https://growingtogetheringraceandknowledge.blogspot.com/2018/03/theres-hymn-writer-in-my-ancestry.html

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 Post subject: Re: New hobby!
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So, that could be cool!


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 Post subject: Re: New hobby!
PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:57 am 
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My parents both did their DNA with Ancestry. I've been working hard on my dad's side because his family immigrated in the mid-1800's, and we have no information about them in their original countries. Using his DNA, I've found cousins to help with the process. It's been super interesting!

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