I won a door prize! It was a DNA test kit from MyHeritage DNA, which I received while attending the Association of Professional Genealogists conference in Kansas City last month. It was funny because all four of the men at the conference…
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Every genealogist's path to becoming professional is different. Like many others, it began for me as a hobby. But once I retired in 2016, I got more passionate about it - and more serious. My first year of operation as a professional has…
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In 2016, I wrote a series of three articles published in the Minnesota Genealogist regarding my 2GG Fred A. King (1857-1920).((Steven Nelson Jonnes, “Searching for the Parents of Fred A. King of Saginaw, Michigan,” Minnesota Genealogist,…
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I just found out that author Jean Manco passed away earlier this year, so I thought I would due her some credit by blogging about her books.
Manco is a British building historian with a background in architectural preservation. In later…
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Although Autosomal DNA is beginning to become better known as more and more people test their DNA, Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) probably still dominate the popular imagination.
The reason is because of Adam and Eve. No, I don't…
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In 2019, my wife and I are planning to realize a long-held dream - to visit Norway, one of my ancestral homelands.
The entire trip will span about three weeks, beginning with a week touring Britain with another couple who are good friends. …
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The Minnesota Genealogist just published a short item in their Autumn 2018 issue about the spelling of my surname: Jonnes. We were always one-N Joneses going back to the 17th century. Indeed, our original patrilineal immigrant ancestor was…
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Okay, so here's our first sojourn over to my father's side of the family tree. Sit up, Jonnes cousins!
One of my father's favorite ancestors was Sgt. William Brown (1761-1804), arguably the most illustrious soldier in our family history. …
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I completely forgot about looking at the percentage ranges when I wrote my last post about the new AncestryDNA ethnicity update. They are important because they emphasize how approximate the percentages remain, even if the updated profile…
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Talk about good timing.
I just mentioned in a recent post that DNA ethnicity percentages are rough estimates and should be used with caution.((Steven Nelson Jonnes, "Understanding DNA Testing," Jonnes Genealogy Blog, 25 August 2018 (https://www.jonnesgenealogy.com/understanding-dna-testing/),…
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MyHeritage DNA Results Are In
Projects, Plans, & Accomplishments: 2018 – 2019
Who Were the Parents of Stephen W. King (1824-1865)?
New Jean Manco Book is Out
Y-Chromosome Adam and Mitochondrial Eve
It’s Official – We’re Going to Norway Next Year!
Are You Sure That’s How You Spell Your Name?
Redoubt #10 at Yorktown
Ethnicity Estimates Revisited
My Ethnicity Estimate Just Changed!