Earlier this week, I had my farewell party at the National Archives, where I had worked for 8.5 years as a consultant and project manager in the IT department. I quit my job to focus full-time on my genealogy business. Besides doing client research, I will also be doing consultancy for IT-projects in the heritage sector. Europeana and Archives Portal Europe My first consultancy project is a very exciting one. I will be investigating the opportunities for collaboration between Europeana and … [Read more...]
Three Things I Learned About DNA at WDYTYA Live
28 February 2014 by 17 Comments
Last week, during Who Do You Think You Are? Live! in London, I attended a DNA workshop about Autosomal DNA. Autosomal DNA is the DNA on your non-sex chromomes (22 pairs). I have done autosomal testing with FamilyTreeDNA and 23andme and am always looking for information that helps me to interpret the results. Here are three things that I learned. 1. You need much larger segments than I thought If your DNA overlaps with another person who tested, you can see how long your matching segments … [Read more...]
Ask the expert
20 February 2014 by 2 Comments
I am currently in London, to attend Who Do You Think You Are Live, the biggest genealogy event in the world. People were already queueing to get in about an hour before the show opened. Once inside, they could listen to lectures, visit one of the dozens of stands or have their DNA sampled to be analyzed. Last year, one of the parts of the program that I most enjoyed was 'Ask the experts.' If you need help solving a brick wall, you can book a free twenty-minute session with an expert. A … [Read more...]
