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Author: Lisa Greaves

Writing a Family History

November 5, 2020 Lisa Greaves Leave a comment

One of my projects during the COVID lockdown was writing a family history book for an elderly family member. She…

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Introduction to Genetic Genealogy

October 3, 2020 Lisa Greaves Leave a comment

I prepared a presentation for the Pamunkey Regional Library called Introduction to Genetic Genealogy.  If you haven’t yet taken a…

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Triangulation + Mapping

February 23, 2019 Lisa Greaves Leave a comment

This is a triangulated DNA segment (courtesy of MyHeritage) that I share with a woman from Texas and her two…

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Triangulating in MyHeritage

February 21, 2019 Lisa Greaves Leave a comment

MyHeritage is my favorite site for genetic deep diving.  They don’t have the largest user database, but in my opinion…

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Forensic genealogy

February 2, 2019 Lisa Greaves 1 Comment

According to a recent article in BuzzFeed, Family Tree DNA is now cooperating with the FBI to solve cold cases.…

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Genetic precision

January 31, 2019 Lisa Greaves Leave a comment

Someone asked me recently, “Are you sure that this person is the parent?” Unless you have a parent/child DNA match,…

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After you test

January 21, 2019 Lisa Greaves Leave a comment

Receiving your DNA results isn’t the end of your genealogical journey.  It’s only the beginning!  If you’re wondering what to…

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Why oh Y-DNA?

January 5, 2019 Lisa Greaves Leave a comment

In theory, Y-DNA tests are a great way to research your patrilineal ancestry.  The Y chromosome is passed from father…

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Before you test

December 29, 2018 Lisa Greaves 1 Comment

DNA testing companies advertise their products as interesting and exciting, but they don’t tell you much, if anything, about the…

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