Searching for Family

Searching for ancestral family...near and far

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11yrs ago my kids gave me this peach tart for my bday "cake"...yummy 😋

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Jordin Sparks...a phenomenal voice singing three songs at #rootstech2023. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTDhKxp-dB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My light came on at the "amateur genealogist" call out. #rootstech2023 #familyhistory #Ancestry https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTDLjLJI7T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy Birthday Steve Rockwood from @familysearch at #rootstech2023. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTC9FGJmzI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My playlist for #rootstech2023 online. Sadly I'm #notatrootstech this year but happily, most of the sessions are free online. I know I have a lot of overlap and I'll figure out which one is more important, while quietly hoping they'll have them on playback. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpS3pVfJDXt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is a link to my first blog of the new year. http://searching4familyblog.com/2023/01/01/new-beginnings-in-a-new-year/ (at Tijuana, Baja California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm4gMPNPPlB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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May you all be blessed with much happiness and prosperity. (at Tijuana, Baja California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm4TIajpz6T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Okay, so here are the new estimates for myself, my son, and my grandson (whose mother is the half sister to my son). You can see our very colorful map spots are pretty much the same except for some variances that have to do with their paternal lines. Well not all...my son has 6% of Scottish from my side, you can see that in the parental percentages I've included. So where's my corresponding Scottish percentage? I know I have Scottish estimates, as I've got paper proof and have traced one of my lines from America in 1685 when he emigrated from Scotland to 1620 Scotland, to his grandparents generation. I have another undocumented Scottish line that should add to my percentage but I have zero...yet when I first did my test (in March 2018) I had 19% from the Ireland/Scotland/Wales estimate. Then with the first update in September 2018 that separated Wales from Ireland and Scotland I had 9% for the two. Then with the update that separated Ireland from Scotland I gained 7% for Ireland, for a total of 16%, but lost all of my Scotland. EXPLAIN!!!! #AncestryDNA #Ancestry #DNA #genealogy #familyhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/ChbHGcFr4P2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This little critter greeted me a year ago today on my hike in Sequoia National Forest for my birthday. It was too hot today to see if there would be a repeat appearance. Say hi to the guy!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/CgavDJhLeQV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Well I will say last year I was melting in these high excessive temps with the humidity. Even though it's a portable unit, the AC is helping keep the heat at bay in dehumidifier mode until 3p or 4p then cool mode for three or fours hours. It cools this hot room down so I can sleep at night. So far so good, did it yesterday and it did indeed help...just have to stay in the steady stream of cool air and not move into the blast of hot air...but it works. https://www.instagram.com/p/CgIL6z8vfva/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there...those who are, those who fill in as one, and those who do double duty as mom and dad...have a great day celebrating you. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_i2KbLnSg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Please help support, by signing this petition, in letting Find a Grave and Ancestry know that they should be making more strict rules for creating memorials. This has been a hot topic for years. It became more prevalent since the mass shooting at the elementary school in Ulvade, Texas last month and a FG contributor who memorialized the victims just hours after the incident, even stooped so low as to use news footage images in the memorials. This is a memorial for my Mom. I had to create this a month after she died to keep a stranger from creating it. It took me over 2 years to not be profoundly affected by her sudden death but I had to fight my grief to keep a contributor from "adding to their numbers." https://www.change.org/p/find-a-grave-needs-to-make-changes-to-the-policies-for-creating-memorials #genealogy #familyhistory #Ancestry #FindaGrave #memorials https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce-CBRnrfTY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Surname Society will be having their monthly webinar on Saturday May 21st at 4pm BST and they will be having Art Gelwicks presenting how to use OneNote for your research. Please join here https://bit.ly/35CNAqK https://www.instagram.com/p/Cduk4W3ul06/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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To all my friends and family I hope the luck of my Irish shines on you. https://www.instagram.com/p/CbOe-zDpdEq/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My first stab at chicken enchilada verde from scratch...well except the tortillas. It had the right amount of heat but not overpowering my son said. Not bad!!! 😊 https://www.instagram.com/p/CbMGsHoLYAz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This will be the first census that my mother will be in and the second for my father. I'm excited to see her name along with my uncle's living in either Maryland or Virginia. #RootsTech2022 #familyhistory #genealogy https://www.instagram.com/p/Caq0z0jLTpd/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Oh, how I love Thai food. My three favorite dishes that were featured at #RootsTech2022, Pad Thai, what I know as Pad See Ew - but she called it something else made with flat noodles and veggies, and sweet dessert. I made Pad Thai the other night and it came out ok, the sauce wasn't quite the same but everything else was. I love trying other cultural foods because I #chooseconnection to food and the taste that those countries can provide. I'd love to go to New York to see what they have that is different than what I've had so far in California. https://www.instagram.com/p/CaqxSy2rWxq/?utm_medium=tumblr