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PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)

Posted on By Carolynn ni Lochlainn
PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)
Accessible, Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Evidence, Best Practices, Census, DNA, Federal Census, GEDmatch.com, How To, Ko-Fi, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Possible Parents, Research, Show Notes

Ancestry’s Summer of Pain seems to have ended, but what does Autumn look like? And have they left us in the Winter of our discontent? They’re answering their phones again, the screens seem more stable, but their primary new feature, Potential Parents, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing for any genealogist who wants to use … Read More “PODCAST Episode 27: Ancestry – What I Hate About New (with transcript)” »

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PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris

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PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris
Best Practices, DNA, FamilySearch, Federal Census, Folklore, GEDmatch.com, How To, Interview, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy

This week is something special: my first-ever interview! My friend Christopher Harris joins the podcast to discuss his 12-year learning curve about family history through folklore, DNA, and African-American documentary methodology. He’ll discuss with us how he records conversations and organizes his work, treeing vs shrubbing, the key role that DNA and GEDmatch play, and … Read More “PODCAST Episode 17: Interview with Christopher Harris” »

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PODCAST Episode 15: Shrubbing, Gedmatch, and the Golden State Killer

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PODCAST Episode 15: Shrubbing, Gedmatch, and the Golden State Killer
Ancestry, Ancestry.com, Best Practices, DNA, FamilySearch, GEDmatch.com, How To, Patreon, Podcast, Podcast episode, Reparational Genealogy, Research, Shrubbing, Teaching

If you listen regularly but haven’t started supporting the podcast financially, it’s time to consider anteing up, my pumpkins! 2000 downloads, 200 listeners, and only 6 supporters. Can you help support this work? This ep is a twofer – first, I discuss shrubbing versus treeing, and why my way is better (surprise!), and second, I … Read More “PODCAST Episode 15: Shrubbing, Gedmatch, and the Golden State Killer” »

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