Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinJun 303 minAncestryDNA Tips & TricksToday 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
Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinJun 88 minThis 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...
Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinFeb 122 minLights! Camera! COLOR!!Company offers colorizing of black-and-white photos!
Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinFeb 73 min'Same Name' ShenanigansI’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...
Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinFeb 54 minBecoming Sherlock HolmesOften when people start their family history research, they concentrate on direct lineage: paternal, of their father's father and back in...
Phyllis Codling McLaughlinJan 294 minDon'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...
Phyllis Codling McLaughlinJan 274 minJoanne's Journey – A Genetic Genealogy Case StudyA step-by-step look at how I helped a second cousin find her paternal biological family.
Phyllis Codling McLaughlinJan 194 minA Serious Look at Those Shaky Leaf HintsHow to use Shaky Leaf Hints at Ancestry as clues for your research subject.
Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinJan 153 minAnd away we go!Join me as I write about genetic genealogy tools and topics, traditional research methods and more each week in 2020!
Phyllis Codling McLaughlinFeb 21, 20184 minAre 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...
Phyllis Codling McLaughlinFeb 18, 20183 minWhat 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...
Phyllis Codling McLaughlinFeb 5, 20172 minTake nothing at face valueLike the old adage says, "Buyer beware." Even if you aren't actually spending money to obtain family history information, it's still prud...
Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinDec 18, 20163 minPhoto 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, ...
Phyllis Codling McLaughlinAug 13, 20163 minDNA BasicsToday 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...
Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinMar 6, 20163 minLeather 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...
Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinMar 3, 20153 minPhabulous 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...
Phyllis CodlingMcLaughlinJan 26, 20153 minThe Barker FamilyIn my last post, I discussed the latest addition to my photography collection: Old glass negatives from 1900. From the information writte...
