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Triangulate to find more meaningful matches using both Family Tree DNA and 23andMe

Updated May 8, 2013 with new 23andMe website navigation and match figures: The allure and potential of the latest generation of autosomal...
New and simple online tool uses Google Maps to show historical county boundaries

THIS POST CONTAINS UPDATES FROM 06 JUN 2011: Thanks so much for all of the interest in this tool, and for your positive comments and const...
Heads-up for those using Ancestry.com's App for iPhone and iPad

UPDATE: Ancestry.com's App version 3.0.1 released 20 Nov 2011 has fixed the problem reported here. After having some problems with An...
1660 New Amsterdam atop 2013 New York

The excellent historical blog Ephemeral New York has a post today about the 1660 Costello Plan, referred to by the New York Public Libra...
Frank and Jesse James lived in the same neighborhood as my great great great Grandfather. So THAT'S what my great Grandmother was always alluding to...

Check this out: In 1860, in Clay County, Missouri, Frank and Jesse James are found living in the same neighborhood as my great great great ...

New and simple online tool uses Google Maps to show historical county boundaries

THIS POST CONTAINS UPDATES FROM 06 JUN 2011: Thanks so much for all of the interest in this tool, and for your positive comments and const...
Heads-up for those using Ancestry.com's App for iPhone and iPad

UPDATE: Ancestry.com's App version 3.0.1 released 20 Nov 2011 has fixed the problem reported here. After having some problems with An...
Unexpected Name-Change Brick Wall Busted!

The man who wasn’t John Charles Brown? Secrecy, Genealogical Research, Hunches, and DNA Testing Lead to Answers For 130 years – from 18...
Triangulate to find more meaningful matches using both Family Tree DNA and 23andMe

Updated May 8, 2013 with new 23andMe website navigation and match figures: The allure and potential of the latest generation of autosomal...
Frank and Jesse James lived in the same neighborhood as my great great great Grandfather. So THAT'S what my great Grandmother was always alluding to...

Check this out: In 1860, in Clay County, Missouri, Frank and Jesse James are found living in the same neighborhood as my great great great ...

Randy Majors: Randy's random posts related to travel, business, science, DNA, history, maps, genealogy, web development, everything Google, and a little photography.

Try my free web tools:

Historical U.S. County Boundary Maps interactive tool: find the correct U.S. jurisdictions for the place and historical timeframe you're researching. Then, overlay research locations on the map such as courthouses, cemeteries, churches, and libraries, and link right to them for more information.

Historical World Political Boundary Maps interactive tool: find the correct world country boundaries for the place and historical timeframe you're researching

AncestorSearch using Google Custom Search: searches using the full power of Google, and then filters exceptionally well so you're more likely to find mentions of ancestors you otherwise might miss buried in thousands of Google search results. Great for genealogy and historical research.

PeopleSearch using Google Custom Search: searches using full the full power of Google and then filters exceptionally well so you're more likely to find mentions of people you otherwise might miss buried in thousands of Google search results.

Google+ Search - search People Profiles and Posts found on Google+, even if you're not yet a member of Google+: find people who share your interests.