There are some great deals though. I will be utilizing their 50% discount on an Ancestry subscription. I believe it should work for current subscribers. #GenHour
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There are some great deals though. I will be utilizing their 50% discount on an Ancestry subscription. I believe it should work for current subscribers. #GenHour
I'm so jealous that you've been able to attend RootsTech before! #GenHour
#GenHour I also hate big crowds, but I guess I'm used to it having to take the NYC subway to work? A crowd of genealogists sounds way better.
I've also always wanted to visit the FHL. Hopefully I can make it out to SLC one day.
I hear that. I've already listened to a session or two, but it's not the same as attending in person. I'd love to be able to connect with genealogists there.
The weather is also abysmal here in NYC (it's been a very rainy, cold day), which doesn't help things either.
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Hi #GenHour, my latest YouTube video has "broken out" with over 28,000 views!
I feel so grateful that it has reached a wider audience.
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Hi #GenHour, how is everyone?
I'm having some serious #RootsTech FOMO, but I am attending sessions online. Hopefully I'll be able to attend in person one day.
There are lots of great #genealogy deals. Check them out at the RootsTech Expo Hall site here: www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech...
In my latest video, I discuss an exciting new Y-DNA study that investigates the Cohen priestly claim of descent. This is the first paper to incorporate Big Y testing of Cohanim from Jewish communities around the world. And the results are fascinating!
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My video is now LIVE! Check it out here: youtu.be/muNhfxECZvk
The Cohen oral tradition spans 3,000 years of paternal line descent dating back to Biblical times. But what does science have to say? Does this claim hold up when put to the test?
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Hi #GenHour, I'm excited to release my next YouTube video tomorrow. It's my longest scripted video yet at over 45 minutes!
The video is about applied Y-DNA research. I'll be talking about a new study that investigated a supposed 3,000 year oral tradition of paternal line descent. It's fascinating!
I had a big discovery this week. Thanks in part to ThruLines, I found a very distant paternal-line relative and have connected with him. We share a common ancestor from the 1750s!
We've corresponded a bit by e-mail and I'm hoping to convince him to take a Y-DNA test. We'll see!
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Hi #GenHour, I was on vacation last week enjoying some warmer weather. I've come back refreshed and ready to tackle more #genealogy projects.
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@jkmfamilyhistory.bsky.social, wow this is fantastic!! I love this connection between genealogy and weather!!
Ice on the Hudson River
The NYC skyline with ice in the Hudson River
Lots of ice on the Hudson River this morning!
Thank you!
Wow, that's a great story. Family photos can be powerful!
#GenHour Thank you!
This is really helpful. Thank you!!
Defining the scope succinctly is important. And getting 50% upfront and the balance upon research results makes a lot of sense.
That's good to know what a professional's hourly rate is. My skill level is advanced but this is my first time charging.
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#GenHour Yes, I'm starting from zero here. She doesn't have any info about this part of her husband's family so I don't have to fact-check work she already did.
Thank you! #GenHour
Thank you! Sometimes all it takes is a single photo to help solve a DNA mystery. #GenHour
Precisely, I am worried about that. I want to be paid fairly for my work.
Maybe it makes sense to charge an initial fee for some early work and then I can get a better sense of what I might be able to deliver.
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Yeah, it's going to be very important for me to outline the scope of such a project.
The idea of a 20-hour minimum makes sense as well. The hours add up quickly. The only issue is that 20 hours of work can be expensive. #GenHour
That is a very good idea. The issue with research is that it can involve many hours of research and I want this to be manageable. #GenHour
It is unbelievable to have discovered how my MIL connects with these relatives and to know that the families once were close not too long ago. And it is exciting to have family members living so close to our home, thousands of miles away from Buenos Aires!
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My MIL was so excited that she immediately called her mother in Buenos Aires and had them speak to each other! The two were reunited after more than 65 years apart!
My MIL's mother and the DNA match only share 123 cM of DNA, but it is in fact a 2C relationship!
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Tia Feride was a grandmother-like figure to the woman and was someone she loved dearly.
That single photo unlocked a slew of memories, and the woman remembered that she in fact knew my MIL's mother, having babysat her several times in Buenos Aires.
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Tia Feride - a very blurry photo!
And when the woman saw the photo, she immediately pointed to a blurry older woman in the center and exclaimed "Tia Feride!"
She instantly recognized that this woman, who was the bride's grandmother, was in fact her great-aunt!
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Buenos Aires wedding photo, 1960s
When the woman arrived, my MIL showed her a photo from the 1960s of her mother's wedding in Buenos Aires. This is the photo!
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Hi #GenHour, I have to share an incredible story that took place in recent weeks.
My MIL was visiting my home and invited a DNA match in her 80s who lives close to my town to come over. We didn't know exactly how this match connected but she was a significant match, around the 2C or 3C level.
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I am thinking of offering two proposals:
One that focuses on the past few generations to the first generation to come to the United States. That will be easier to research.
A second that would cost more and would involve trying to find records in Europe.
I'd love your thoughts!
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