(All quotes are cited from pages linked from the AncestryDNA Regions and Journeys FAQ page) AncestryDNA recently made an update to its algorithm for determining ethnicity estimates. According to its website, AncestryDNA “calculates your ancestral regions by comparing your DNA to a reference panel made up of DNA samples from more than 185,000 people representingContinueContinue reading “How to Navigate the 2025 AncestryDNA Update”
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My Grandfather, a Montford Point Marine
Nearly everyone has heard about Camp LeJeune, but you probably have know very little, if anything, about Montford Point and the Marines who trained there.
Learn now about Montford Point and my grandfather Herbert Joel Susberry’s contributions to World War II in my new post.
7 Items on My Genealogy To Do List for 2025
Roadtrip! There is only so much you can do online, and it’s really time for me to get my hands dirty, up close and personally, in the courthouses, cemeteries, and churches again. I would like to visit Austin, Texas; Homer, Louisiana; multiple parishes in southwest Louisiana; and Kanawha County, West Virginia. I would also like toContinueContinue reading “7 Items on My Genealogy To Do List for 2025”
Tips for Tackling Adoption Research
As long as I have been doing genealogy, I never really delved deeply into adoption research. I have had good reason to do it – I have adopted siblings, and a few of my DNA matches have been adopted or otherwise disconnected from their biological parents. Yet, I have been reluctant to go beyond the basics. It isContinueContinue reading “Tips for Tackling Adoption Research”
Genealogy by City Directories Explained
Many of you know that when you use certain online databases, you are given hints about other records that feature your ancestor or research subject. I’m embarrassed to say that I generally ignored the city directory hints in favor of, say, census or military records. Now, using a city’s directory as a resource seems like a noContinueContinue reading “Genealogy by City Directories Explained”
How to Do an Impromptu Family History Interview
This Thanksgiving (2023), we spent time with my husband’s side of the family. A big part of our dinner table discussion involved expressing gratitude for our parents and our upbringing. Our thanksgiving reflections continued as, early the next morning, my 70 year-old father-in-law, Johnny Dean Miller, and I chatted over coffee. He explained how eagerContinueContinue reading “How to Do an Impromptu Family History Interview”
The Genealogy Griot 