16 Dec Searching for ancestors- Preserving Your Heirlooms
Good morning preservers of the family legacy,
A lot of times folks ask us how to preserve their family heirlooms. Of course, our first advice is to capture a digital record of the heirloom and let’s then put that picture into Your Dancestors ancestry book, so you have it stored somewhere else. Here’s some advice from an insurance company:
https://www.farmers.com/learn/plan-and-prep/ideas-for-protecting-heirlooms/
Some updates on the use of DNA to solve crimes:
Police were cracking cold cases with a DNA website. Then the fine print changed.
“There are cases that won’t get solved or will take longer to solve,” a Florida law enforcement official said.
https://apple.news/
While being the family historian may not lead to any serial killers in the family, it can still lead to some awkward discoveries:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dna-testing-creates-wrenching-dilemmas-for-the-family-historian
What they called “migration”; we call relocation. More on the Neanderthals:
Ancient DNA reveals new twists in Neanderthal migration
Genetic surprises pulled from 120,000-year-old bones showcase the nuanced history of this close human relative.
Read in National Geographic: https://apple.news/AnuG6MMLcTLmHYweVlkKytQ
Several of our clients have had their roots in the Great Smoky Mountains, this should help get to know them better:
Genealogical Research Collection Donated to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently received a new research collection to the park archives. The Donald Bruce Reagan Genealogical Collection is now available to aid genealogists in researching their family history.
Read in National Parks Traveler: https://apple.news/AAS_Cnph-QNS47FU7x-naKg
Reach out to Dancestors to get in the queue for your family’s 2020 Christmas present. It will make it truly a December to remember!
Dan Nelson
