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    AncestryDNA Tips & Tricks
    Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlin
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    AncestryDNA Tips & Tricks

    Today I will show you how to determine if a new match falls on your maternal or paternal sides. Generally, unless you are an adoptee or have
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    This is what it's all about ...
    Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlin
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 8 min

    This is what it's all about ...

    In 1839, a group of white abolitionists formed the Neil's Creek Anti-Slavery Society in Lancaster, Ind., once a thriving town and now com...
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    Lights! Camera! COLOR!!
    Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlin
    • Feb 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Lights! Camera! COLOR!!

    Company offers colorizing of black-and-white photos!
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    'Same Name' Shenanigans
    Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlin
    • Feb 7, 2020
    • 3 min

    'Same Name' Shenanigans

    I’ve been meaning to dive into Amy Johnson Crow’s “52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks” for what seems like 52 years. Finally, even though we are al...
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    Becoming Sherlock Holmes
    Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlin
    • Feb 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    Becoming Sherlock Holmes

    Often when people start their family history research, they concentrate on direct lineage: paternal, of their father's father and back in...
    21 views0 comments
    Don't tell my husband I bought more photos!
    Phyllis Codling McLaughlin
    • Jan 29, 2020
    • 4 min

    Don't tell my husband I bought more photos!

    Hi. I'm Phyllis. I'm a Photo-holic. Indeed, if there was a 12-step program for this, I would be attending meetings daily. I hesitate to g...
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    Joanne's Journey – A Genetic Genealogy 
Case Study
    Phyllis Codling McLaughlin
    • Jan 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Joanne's Journey – A Genetic Genealogy Case Study

    A step-by-step look at how I helped a second cousin find her paternal biological family.
    36 views0 comments
    A Serious Look at Those Shaky Leaf Hints
    Phyllis Codling McLaughlin
    • Jan 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    A Serious Look at Those Shaky Leaf Hints

    How to use Shaky Leaf Hints at Ancestry as clues for your research subject.
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    And away we go!
    Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlin
    • Jan 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    And away we go!

    Join me as I write about genetic genealogy tools and topics, traditional research methods and more each week in 2020!
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    Are we really related to all those DNA matches?
    Phyllis Codling McLaughlin
    • Feb 21, 2018
    • 4 min

    Are we really related to all those DNA matches?

    So, let's get down to it. How does this DNA matching work? First, a centiMorgan is a unit of measurement used to determine the distance f...
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    What are centiMorgans, 
and how did they get in my DNA?
    Phyllis Codling McLaughlin
    • Feb 18, 2018
    • 3 min

    What are centiMorgans, and how did they get in my DNA?

    The popularity of DNA testing has surged in the past few years, and companies such as AncestryDNA, 23andMe and Family Tree DNA are reapin...
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    Take nothing at face value
    Phyllis Codling McLaughlin
    • Feb 5, 2017
    • 2 min

    Take nothing at face value

    Like the old adage says, "Buyer beware." Even if you aren't actually spending money to obtain family history information, it's still prud...
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    Photo Sleuthing!
    Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlin
    • Dec 18, 2016
    • 3 min

    Photo Sleuthing!

    A friend of mine, Karen, had me come over to her house to go through a bunch of great Madison photographs that they had found years ago, ...
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    DNA Basics
    Phyllis Codling McLaughlin
    • Aug 13, 2016
    • 3 min

    DNA Basics

    Today I was asked a question from someone who is trying to prove a relationship within his family: "How can DNA tell me I'm related to so...
    130 views0 comments
    Leather postcards! Who knew?
    Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlin
    • Mar 6, 2016
    • 3 min

    Leather postcards! Who knew?

    So, perusing eBay and looking for items that might be interesting from my home county, I typed "Van Wert" into the search engine and foun...
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    Phabulous Photo Phun!
    Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlin
    • Mar 3, 2015
    • 3 min

    Phabulous Photo Phun!

    Ok, yeah. That's a geeky title, but maybe it got your attention. Photographic History Today's blog post has to do with photographs and ph...
    27 views0 comments
    The Barker Family
    Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlin
    • Jan 26, 2015
    • 3 min

    The Barker Family

    In my last post, I discussed the latest addition to my photography collection: Old glass negatives from 1900. From the information writte...
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