Tag: Social Sunday

I’ve been occasionally posting links to some of the articles, posts, etc. around the internet that I share on social media. Here’s the latest installment. Hope you find something to interest you.

 

When Mining Destroys Historical Cemeteries | JSTOR Daily

 Scottish clan gets first chief in 337 years, after genealogist keeps promise to find the rightful heir

Broad genetic variation on the Pontic-Caspian Steppe

Bones Found at Stonehenge belonged to People from Wales

Ancient Egyptian Village Found Found Along the Nile River Predates the Pharaohs

 

BCG adopts new DNA standards to be published and effective in 2019.

New features at DNA Painter

The Leeds Method

12 ways to convince a relative to take a DNA test

 

Whither the poor

The Average Marriage before 1800 Lasted Only Seven Years

Citing Sources Without Stressing Out

The Invisible Struggles of the Civil War’s Veterans

Were your ancestors at the Battle of Long Island? #Genealogy https://t.co/aBUJYSjKkf

— Kris Hocker (@khocker) September 5, 2018

Don't you just wish every gravestone could be this informative? #Genealogy pic.twitter.com/9QmM3lCfHx

— Kris Hocker (@khocker) September 30, 2018

 

It’s time for another social Sunday with some of the items I’ve shared on my timeline on Facebook and Twitter. What interests you?

• The Price of Sharing by the Legal Genealogist – With all the news about DNA databases being used to find criminals, Judy G. Russell exams the potential downsides of this practice. I have to say I agree with her statement:
  • ‘I am deeply concerned that the broader genealogical community isn’t talking enough about the risk that “the end justifies the means” is a recipe for abuse. That governments and their investigative arms aren’t always looking for Golden State Killers.’
• New in Ancestry Trees – Potential Ancestors – I wrote about these — approach with some caution.
• Getting Started with GEDmatch on Kitty Cooper’s Blog – Using GEDmatch can feel a bit like being dropped into the deep end of the pool to learn to swim. Here’s a guide for those new to GEDmatch to help get you started.
• Ancestry Product Update: Family Group Sheets are Back! – Another way to look at the information in your family tree
• New Filtering System for DNA Matches – Now if I could only filter by shared chromosome on MyHeritage

 

• Behold an Incredibly Detailed, Handmade Map Of Medieval Trade Routes – If you’ve ever wondered about how or how far our Medieval ancestors travelled for trade, checkout this map
• During the Great Depression, ‘Penny Restaurants’ Fed the Unemployed – There were more than just soup lines…
• The Victorian Photographic Society That Tried to Preserve ‘Old London’ – Oooh, photos of 19th century London!
• White Americans Fail to Address Their Family Histories – On the topic of slavery and our failure to truly face what it meant then and now

It’s that time again. Time to share articles and posts that have caught my attention in social media and around the web. Here are some of the items I’ve found and shared recently.

The 1873 Colfax Massacre Crippled the Reconstruction Era “One of the worst incidents of racial violence after the Civil War set the stage for segregation” – There are some periods that high school history just didn’t cover well enough for me. Reconstruction is one of them.

New Research Dispels the Myth that Ancient Cultures Had Universally Short Lifespans – There is not current universally accepted method to identify the (ancient) remains of the elderly, resulting in those over 40 all being lumped into one category. One researcher hopes her method can disprove the accepted belief that short lifespans were the norm in ancient cultures. Some of my relatives lived very long lifespans—even by today’s standards—in the 18th century. Apparently the wear and tear on our teeth is the key to identifying the remains of the elderly.

Why putting a citizenship question on the census is a big deal – The census is supposed to count everyone in the United States, not just citizens. Those of us with immigrant ancestors are grateful for it. But in this age of detentions and deportations, this question will most likely make it unlikely non-citizens will be willing to answer accurately, if at all.

Snapshot of Ireland a century ago: an online photographic archive – If you have Irish ancestors an online photographic archive on Ancestry UK may be of interest to you.

Genealogists vs. Historians – Amy Johnson Crow has some thoughts on this debate. What do you think?

Time to paint – Are you using DNA Painter? The Legal Genealogist explains how to use it to “paint your chromosome.” It’s not hard and it doesn’t take a lot of time. I was impressed by just how many segments she was able to identify. I’m nowhere close to that! (Note: to use it you’ll need to have your DNA at 23 and Me, FTDNA, MyHeritage, or GEDmatch; you need segment information to paint.)

Questions You Always Wanted To Ask About Life In Colonial New England: Doctors, Medicine and the Treatment of Illness – Do you have questions about medical care in colonial New England? The Family Connection blog has some answers.

Dear Randy: Why Do You Use U.S. Census Sources from Ancestry.com Rather than FamilySearch? – On the other hand, I try to use FamilySearch for census records I share on this site. Not everyone has an Ancestry account and FamilySearch (for now at least) is free to access.

Please Upload Your DNA Results to Gedmatch.com – Jenealogy and I share the same plea. If you need instructions on how to upload to GEDmatch, you can find them in this post.

Who Owns Your Genetic Information? – The DNA Geek responded to media attention to DNA testing with an article that explains the ins-and-outs and explains each company’s terms and conditions.

The Secrets of the X Chromosome – The X chromosome does more that just determine sex.

Ohio Historical Timeline, 1614-1845 – If you have ancestors who settled in Ohio, this timeline may be of interest to you. When and where did lands “open up” for settlement?

What have you found interesting in your social media timeline or around the web?

Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash

What I share on social media is not always directly related genealogy. That said, I want to share with you, too, even if you don’t follow me on Twitter or Facebook. So, here’s some of what’s caught my attention online in the last month.

• Immigrants have been ‘moving and mixing’ across Europe since ancient times, DNA research reveals at the Independent
• Cheddar Man: the first Britons were black, Natural History Museum DNA study reveals via the Telegraph
• The worth of the test – Is there value to taking a DNA test if you already know your ancestry? Judy G. Russell opines at the Legal Genealogist (My experience totally bears out her opinion!)
• Can a Genetic Relationship Be Proved by DNA Alone? by Karen Stanbary at The Board for Certification of Genealogists
• Chain Migration: What’s Changed? by Megan Smolenyak on Medium
• Massive Date Project Will Help People Identify Enslaved Ancestors at the Smithsonian Magazine
• And Slavery in America – Online Resources at the American Historical Association
• The Fallacy of Writing Your Family History by Amy Crow Johnson – It’ll never be complete, so just write
• Lancaster Online brought us Who Were the First Settlers to Lancaster County?
• And for fat Tuesday (aka Fasnacht), I found Pennsylvania Folkways: Fasnacht Day is rooted in spiritual traditions and farming on the Reading Eagle
• Fascinating American history with Finding North America’s list medieval city on arstechnica
• The Flu Pandemic of 1918, As Reported in 1918 from JSTOR Daily

Immigration has been a big topic lately. If you’re interested in the topic of family integration immigration, I recommend following #resistancegenealogy on Twitter. This research shows just how normal and widespread so-called chain migration is and always has been. It’s nearly impossible to examine an American’s family tree without finding examples. Take my Hockers, for instance, first Adam came in 1749, then George in 1751, then the rest of the family in 1752. And that’s only one instance from my family tree.

Tune in next month to see what I’ve found in the meantime.