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I thought about trying to find the largest family in the family tree, and a quick search showed 14 children in the family of John Raney and Mary Anna Yaden, on my husband’s side. Among my ancestors, I found 13 … Continue reading →

On June 13, 2020, I gave my presentation on “Getting Started with DNA” for the first time to the Baldwin County Genealogical Society. Here are the links related to the presentation. 23andMe.com FamilyTreeDNA.com MyHeritage.com AncestryDNA.com LivingDNA.com TheGeneticGenealogist.com: Shared CM Project … Continue reading →

I love my new Heelys, because they’re not just shoes, they’re transformers. Heelys sent me a pair of Double Threat Heelys so I could review them for my blog, Rhyme Schemes and Daydreams. It takes just a few seconds to … Continue reading →

> I love to read. My mom read storybooks to me, I think starting before I was born, and I have always enjoyed books and reading. I don’t have time for reading as much as I’d like, actually, but I … Continue reading →

> Congratulations, Sher! The Randomizer picked comment #33 as the winner, so I counted up and I counted down, and I came up with your entry both times. I guess maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t have hundreds of … Continue reading →

>I don’t know how things are at your house, but we have an extended family get-together about three weeks before Christmas. It’s all my dad’s brothers and his sister and their wives, children and, in some cases, grandchildren. Well, not … Continue reading →

>The alleged virus wasn’t really an issue, as far as we can tell. It seems to be completely unrelated that the six-year-old modem just picked that particular moment to die. Once we got the new modem, it should have worked, … Continue reading →

>I’m having serious internet withdrawal. Yes, I am on the internet at this particular moment. I’m “borrowing” my neighbor’s wifi. I don’t know which neighbor or, depending on who it is, I might ask their permission. I took a few … Continue reading →