5) Added several more chromosome segments from DNA matches with known ancestors to my DNA Painter chromosome map from MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, 23andMe and GEDmatch. I m up to 26% from 161 segments. Now I need to do more DNA match tracing.
6) Ancestry added 126 new DNA matches this past week, with no new ThruLines, and MyHeritage added 54 new DNA matches. Reviewed the new DNA matches on AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, FamilyTreeDNA and 23andMe. Added Notes to 9 more AncestryDNA matches with cM values, relationships and known shared ancestors, but have no new matches with known common ancestors.
7) There were several sessions working in the RootsMagic software program to match with and update FamilySearch Family Tree profiles for Seaver families and my ancestral families, with occasional additions to the RootsMagic profiles. I have matched 40,250 of my RootsMagic persons with FamilySearch Family Tree profiles (up 140).
Here are the highlights of my family history and genealogy related activities over the past week:
1) Moderated the Chula Vista Genealogical Society Research Group meeting on Wednesday on Zoom with 24 attendees. I reported on the death of former member Olive Lenane, the RootsTech 2021, SCGS Jamboree and NERGC conference, MyHeritage s 2020 report, the Findmypast online family tree, FamilySearch s new Ancestor Discovery Pages, the American Ancestors periodicals, my FOREVER box, my 2020 summary posts, and several distant cousin contacts. The attendees discussed their genealogy gifts for Christmas or their best research finds in 2020.
2) Attended the San Diego Genealogical Society British Isles Interest Group meeting on Saturday on Zoom hosted by Colin Whitney, who gave a presentation on Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors Origins.
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time for some more Genealogy Fun!!
Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):
1)
Make up your own You Might be a Genealogist if. sayings. One or more. Lots. The more the merrier.
2) Put it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post. Please leave a link in a comment to this post.
Here are mine:
You might be a genealogist if . you love the thrill of the ancestry hunt.