I've spent time lately updating my public Ancestry tree and hoping to optimize its' effectiveness, per some hints from found at Robe...

I continue to sift through mom's AncestryDNA matches, making identifications and grouping them into family groups using the shared match...

I've hemmed and hawed through the years about whether to make my family tree at Ancestry public or keep it private.  I've finally de...

While I haven't posted lately to the blog, it doesn't mean I haven't been actively researching the family tree.  My latest proje...

Sometimes an ancestor or relative seems to call out to you, wanting their story to be told.  Before yesterday, all I knew of William H. Cunn...

Whenever I hear of someone complaining about the high prize of subscription genealogy websites such as Ancestry.com , I have to wonder about...

Working through more of the shaky leaves hints at Ancestry.com for my LeMaster & Allied Families and updated the record of the 1940 cens...

Because of my recent AncestryDNA test, I've been adding to my family tree at Ancestry, LeMaster & Allied Families, in hopes of seein...

I finally took the plunge into the 3rd of the major players in the DNA field and submitted a test to AncestryDNA.  I'd already tested...

Harvey A. Huey (1866-1947) was my paternal 2nd-great granduncle, the husband of Mary A. Metzner (1862-1925).   Ancestry.com was showing a h...

Lydia Taylor (1733-1772) and Noah Worcester (1735-1817) were my paternal 6th-great grandparents.   Ancestry.com was showing the following h...

Chesley Franklin LeMaster (1890-1960) was my paternal granduncle, the son of Luman Cooper and Barbara Isabel (Wehrly) LeMaster.   Ancestry.c...

Iva Josephine (Ballein) Wardlow (1881-1932) is my 1st cousin 4 times removed on my maternal side.  She was the daughter of William Henry and...