Author: Dan

11 Jul

Posted at 12:44h in Newsletter

  How a Lincoln-Douglass debate led to a historic discovery. The last article in the newsletter shows you the type of detail that Dancestors' exhaustive research can reveal! Two history professors’ text-message debate led to the discovery of a long-forgotten letter showing how Frederick Douglass felt about a statue of Abraham Lincoln and a slave that’s now under national scrutiny. Read in The Wall Street Journal: https://apple.news/ARVwTIkiqRc2f7_ERmZ16LA   What if your ancestor was a Confederate General? Why the descendants of Confederate generals are happy to see their names go away. As the Senate prepares to debate renaming military bases, we called living family members of the generals. Click...

04 Jul

Posted at 10:40h in Newsletter

Happy Independence Day!   History Does Repeat Itself! The 4th of July and the pulling down of objectionable statues in protest have coincided before! The Declaration had thrust all blame onto the king, and its public proclamation set off an open, symbolic murder, and funeral, for the king—an inversion of a King's Birthday celebration. People in New York City tore down the equestrian statue of George III and hacked it to pieces. A legend was that metal bits from the figure became bullets. In other places, the crowds burned and cut at the monarch's picture and royal arms. You can read more here: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/essays/invention-fourth-july You can find...

05 Jun

Posted at 15:11h in Newsletter

The well-known quote- "Death steals everything except our stories"- Jim Harrison. The lesser-known quote- "Those remarkable stories slip away quickly if you do not take steps to preserve them"- Dancestors. You can find tremendous fulfillment in capturing your family's stories. Let's ensure your family's legacy isn't lost. Reach out to Dan at 214-914-3598 or . We can create a beautiful heirloom book for your family to enjoy together!   Will your DNA contribute to the cure for COVID? Armed with massive data pools, genealogy companies Ancestry, 23andMe begin COVID-19 research. With 16 million people who've already spit in vials and sent them to Ancestry for genetic...

23 May

Posted at 12:19h in Newsletter

There is a lot of debate about the causes of death nowadays. Take a look at the above death certificate from 1967. The immediate cause of death was a ruptured ulcer and the resulting infection. However, the person already had pancreatic cancer, and they fractured their Ilium (hip) when they fell out of bed. They died 12 days after falling out of bed. Without getting into politics, some doctors are saying that hospital administrators are pressuring them to declare COVID-19 as the cause of death, due to reimbursement policies. My understanding is that COVID-19 is not usually the immediate cause of death,...

16 May

Posted at 11:59h in Newsletter

Have people ever lied to the census takers? While researching a client's ancestry, I came across a Jennie May Morrison, who on April 6, 1940, was recorded as living with her two daughters, declaring herself to be a married woman, but there is no husband listed. 6 days later, she appeared again in the census as the wife of Paul Morrison, with two different daughters. How could that be? The second set of daughters were the children of Paul and another wife named Irma Fisher. Irma posed as Jennie May in the census, so that Paul couldn't be accused of being...

02 May

Posted at 11:58h in Newsletter

Are you in the hunt? Can Dancestors help you discover your family's legacy? Now is a good as time as ever to take a look at what you've done or not done, to help your family have a sense of belonging to a bigger story. Let Dancestors help you discover your story! Reach out to me @ 214-914-3598     Ever hear of the King's Daughters? In the years of French Canada, there was a shortage of women to help tame the beastly qualities of men, and the men were taking up with Indian women, so the King decided to round up young girls either...

24 Apr

Posted at 11:36h in Newsletter

It's All Relative Having researched thousands of families over the years, we at Dancestors have collated all this research & narrative material into a single database containing over 2.5 million words, and is over 4,000 pages! Likely, we've already researched much of YOUR family in the process! You see, back in 1630 there were only about 4,000 people in America so if you exclude folks that didn't have descendants, and use the average household size, that's only 40 or so families at the time. Are you related to one of those? Likely! Of course, each decade the population grew tremendously. In finding YOUR legacy, our...

23 Apr

Posted at 12:38h in Newsletter

Do the newspaper headlines below seem too familiar with pictures of people wearing masks and church services being canceled? Perhaps your Great Grandfather is part of the gathering for a group picture after the quarterly sales meeting. They apparently didn’t know then about the 6 ft rule. by Dan Nelson on April 22, 2020 With my unique perspective that intersects with my business background, interest in history, and it impacts on business and families in the past, I went looking to see what I could find in regards to the economic impact of past epidemics. We’re all writing history right now, and there...

18 Apr

Posted at 11:12h in Newsletter

Good Morning! We made visiting our store/ our website even easier. If you can't remember Dancestors, all you have to tell your friends is to go to www.Dansgenealogy.com and it takes you right to the website. Our email is still , but you can save a few keypunches by going to www.Dansgenealogy.com. Of course, don't forget the Dancestors Genealogy YouTube Channel where we add content often. You can find it here and please, subscribe! DANCESTORS on YouTube.   Can DNA Predict Fishing? I find it most amazing when I am able through DNA and investigation to find someone's birth parents to see how their ancestor's...

11 Apr

Posted at 13:24h in Newsletter

Good morning mortals, We're having to spend a lot more time thinking about our mortality. Remember the survival rate is 98.5%, so we should be thinking about life beyond this difficult time. However, thinking about your mortality isn't all bad, as it causes us to do a better job with our estate planning, health-care, long-term housing choices, and most importantly to us here at Dancestors, capturing your families story! Call us today and we will help you get one of these items off of your to-do list and also get your #1 gift ready for Christmas 2021!   What really killed them? One of...

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