What To Do With Your DNA Test Kit And How To Understand It?
So now that you’ve had your DNA tested for genealogical purposes, what to do with it? One of the best free tools online that I’ve come across is GEDMatch. GEDMatch is a website that allows you to upload your DNA file, analyze it further, and provides an ability to find genetic DNA cousins who tested…
1611 – 1808 Panama Census Records
FamilySearch has uploaded digital images for census records that cover from 1611 to 1808. The images for the earlier time period look to be written in Latin. However, that shouldn’t stop you from being able to determine what the records state with Google Translate. Most importantly not all images are in Latin but in Spanish. …
Finding Records on FamilySearch for Genealogical Research
The LDS, which owns www.familysearch.org, provides you with resources to genealogical records. A simple search in their catalog, then ordering the film and visiting a local Family History Center (FHC) to view these films is very easy. I recommend that you should add one more step to this process. Remember that there may have been…
Researching Your Guyanese Ancestry
I suspect that my Guyanese DNA genetic cousins connection occurred during the enslavement of African people. The ugly treatment that our ancestors faced with being enslaved continues to impact us today. They were ripped from their families and sold from plantation to plantation across the Caribbean and South America. Discovering Guyanese cousins was truly unexpected…
Where to Search for Jamaican Ancestors?
One of the genres of music I have enjoyed since a kid is reggae music. Although I know that my ancestry is embedded in the Caribbean, the last thing I expected was discovering that I actually have many DNA cousins who show 100% Jamaican ancestry. Since this island shares Taino and African ancestry with the…
My 100th Post About Yabucoa Church Records Online
Take a look at the updated posted as this one is outdated & does not contain all images & corrections. So I’m closing out 2016 with this last post which will also be my 100th post. I wish all my family whether I know you, met you in person or met you virtually a…