Linda D Newman Genealogy Services

07/13/2024

I was playing around on WikiTree, and messed up...

I was playing with a theory and then realized I had made an assumption that was wrong. On Ancestry you just delete that person's profile, you can't delete profiles on WikiTree.

Instead you take off wrong info as possible and disconnect from wrong family members but then leave it in case that profile belongs to someone else.

Lesson learned... if I want to play with a theory do it on Ancestry, not Wiki Tree.

02/14/2024

Just watched Thomas MacEntee doing a webinar discussing A.I and genealogy. on www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com
It was interesting, it is free for the next week before moving behind the pay wall. "A.I." has become a big thing recently, but Thomas pointed out that we have been using A.I. for quite awhile now....

Your annual membership will include: Unlimited, on-demand access to all webinars New webinars every week Access to chat logs and speakers’ handouts Advanced navigation of videos with playlists and chapters Exclusive section for all webinars you’ve registered for Option to bookmark your favorites...

06/07/2022

One thing I learned from "Using DNA To Solve Interlinked Mysteries" by Michelle Leonard on FamilyTreeWebinars, was to use create and use a Master Research tree that is set to Private and unsearchable. That using just one research tree instead of multiple research trees makes it easier to figure out where people might match up.

So I have started a new research tree and am starting fresh on researching the matches I don't know how they fit, yet.

She also suggested using a 1 letter code for the DNA test company and the amount shared DNA, and to be sure to use the DNA Match tag. She also suggested using a custom field to put in the amount of shared dna, and if there are other's you are using to help identify put their amount of shared dna in that fact area.

In addition I am using a dna match icon for the profile picture of my dna matches, all these things help me quickly identify who shares dna with me.

Screenshot attached.

06/02/2022

I have been watching a webinar called "Using DNA To Solve Interlinked Mysteries" by Michelle Leonard on FamilyTreeWebinars.

Really interesting, lots of information. I am going to have to watch it probably at least 2 more times to fully grasp what she is saying. One, like I said, she is presenting a LOT of information and because of the time constraint of the webinar she is going pretty quickly in her delivery. The other issue is she is from Scotland and has a fairly strong accent and I keep getting distracted by the accent :)

For those who are interested it is Free through June 8, 2022, otherwise you will have to have a membership to FamilyTreeWebinars to watch it.

04/30/2022

Just found an interesting blog post I thought I would share (and by sharing remember to go back and use the information to evaluate where I am on my different lines). The blog is by Yvette Hoitink.

Six Levels of Ancestral Profiles – Level-up Challenge!
https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/six-levels-ancestral-profiles/?fbclid=IwAR2qx5jO6wjLys6jxzc_Snk1-RNtQ3v1VCPcr1JCR_yLaSuC8Vid5srQZwc

04/27/2022

No comment! 😂

04/27/2022

Genealogy research on Newman, Bridge, Simmons, Halsey, Boyer, Antrim, Downey, Busch, Masser, Shields, Doten, Morgan, Murphy, George, Stiles & Kroll

04/26/2022

Trying to carve out time to work a bit more consistently on my research, it has been taking a back seat to other things for too long!

Genealogy research on Newman, Bridge, Simmons, Halsey, Boyer, Antrim, Downey, Busch, Masser, Shields, Doten, Morgan, Murphy, George, Stiles & Kroll

02/17/2022

01/10/2021

It's a new year, so I decided to work on building some new goals and new habits. What are your genealogy goals for the year?

Genealogy research on Newman, Bridge, Simmons, Halsey, Boyer, Antrim, Downey, Busch, Masser, Shields, Doten, Morgan, Murphy, George, Stiles & Kroll

11/10/2020

My newest blog post. I invite you to check out this post and scroll through the titles of my other posts to see what else you might find interesting.

Discovering your "why" of researching your Family History.

10/01/2020

Where are you in your genealogy research journey?

Complete novice? Interested but haven’t actually done any research?

Beginner? Maybe added a couple of names, dates and places; but really not sure what you are doing or what comes next?

Intermediate? You have spent some time doing basic research, but know there are a lot more things you can do to research the people in your tree; however, not real confident of the how and where to look.

Genealogy Buff, like me? You have your tree fairly well developed; confident in the basics and comfortable with other records and methods to flesh out the people beyond names, dates and places. Membership to at least 1 organization/group, and/or a subscription to at least 1 publication. Shelf full of genealogy books. Watch videos and podcasts on the subject. Willing to help others just so you can learn new techniques. Think about becoming a certified genealogist.

Expert/Professional? You have been paid for doing research or teaching a class on some aspect of genealogy/family history and/or are a Certified Genealogist.

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