My Certification Journey

Note: I hold a Certified Genealogist credential but this blog post contains my own thoughts and does not reflect the opinions of the Board for Certification of Genealogists. My path to completing my portfolio and earning the Certified Genealogist® credential was a...

Chart Your Ancestors Week!

A funny, weird kind of funny, thing happened yesterday morning. My dear friend Francine made a “playing along” post on her Facebook page. It said: I was born …My mother was …Her mother was …Her father was …My father was …His...

From Laois to Kerry – L1402+ Haplogroup

In March 2015, I shared an update for the Seven Septs of Laois. There is a new update and I am once again pleased to have permission to share and document the progress. Perhaps it’s a coincidence that last night I was going through a few papers and found the...