During last month's first-ever trip to Norway, one of my main goals was to drive around the village of Bøn in Eidsvoll Municipality to find ancestral farms.
In particular, I wanted to see if I could pin down the precise location of a farm…
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I'm a little behind the curve on this because Prof. Reich's new book came out months ago, but I did want to draw attention to it. Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past is simply the best summation…
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To me, discovering photos or images of an ancestor is as important as determining their vital statistics. It puts a face to a name and reveals character and personality. Even cooler, sometimes you can see a physical resemblance to yourself…
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We're on our way! Leaving this week for England, Scotland, Netherlands, and Norway. I thought I would have had time to put out another blog post or two before the big adventure, but not to be ... just too much going on. I should have much…
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Of all the major DNA testing companies, 23andMe is the only one that specializes in health reports. Their Health+Ancestry Service costs $199. (Their basic autosomal test is $99.) The results provide customers a view into genetic predispositions…
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Talk about solving a mystery fast!
Last week, I outlined some of the new information revealed by the homestead file of my 2nd great-uncle Christ O. Bonn (1858-1943).((Christ O. Bonn, (Marshall County) homestead file, final certificate no.…
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I didn't think it would take this long to get back to my Road Trip to Red River Valley series of blog posts. (Access chapter 1 here and chapter 2 here.) But here we are. Finally!
As described previously, my 2nd great-grandparents Ole…
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Historic land records in the U.S. are amazingly well-preserved and access is surprisingly less difficult than one would think. This is especially true for federal land records in the 30 states considered part of the public domain.((The 20…
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Denisova Cave in central Asia is becoming quite the celebrity residence - at least in the fields of archaeology and hominin research. It must have been an extremely attractive home for Homo sapiens and other hominin species because it is…
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The 2020 schedule of courses for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) were revealed at the Friday night banquet on January 18. I encourage anyone interested in genealogy to attend. These are top-flight courses taught by the world's…
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Ancestral Farms in Eidsvoll, Norway
David Reich Produces a Classic
Ancestry Discovery: Photographs of Sogndal Ancestors
Hiatus II
DNA Health Report
Discovery: 1885 Bonn Census Record
Bonn Properties in Red River Valley
How to Order a Federal Land Entry File
New Timelines for Inhabitants of Denisova Cave
SLIG 2020 Courses Revealed