#Police Are Getting #DNA Data From People Who Think They Opted Out
#Forensic #genetic #genealogists like Cece Moore skirt #GEDmatch #privacy rules by hunting for relatives just as traditional genealogists do but with a twist: They work with #lawenforcement agencies and use commercial databases to search for people who can help identify remains or perpetrators who left DNA at #crimescene. Moore among fields biggest evangelists, boasts of having helped close over 200 cases.
https://theintercept.com/2023/08/18/gedmatch-dna-police-forensic-genetic-genealogy/

#queens is known for many things: #jfk and #lga airports, #nymets, #WorldsFairs and #rockawaybeach. But did you know it is the #cemetery capital of #nyc and likely of the entire #UnitedStates ? It has more than 25 cemeteries, with #calvarycemetery by far the largest with at least 1.75 million interments. Some are like parks, with amazing #funerary #sculpture. Others are perfect settings for #horrormovies At least in that sense, it is a #genealogists paradise #newyorkcity

Extremely detailed "masterclass" about finding #birth #certificates in #England and #Wales - from #LostCousins newsletter https://www.lostcousins.com/newsletters2/apr23news.htm

(#Genealogists - professional or amateur - who are in any way interested in finding living blood #relatives should be registered with LostCousins. Free for the basic sub. More accurate than #FamilySearch!)

Warnings to #genealogists and others about #optical #storage media. (Thanks to #DickEastman for alerting us.)

https://earchiving.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/frequently-asked-questions-faqs-about-optical-storage-media-storing-temporary-records-on-cds-and-dvds/

https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/longevity-recordable-cds-dvds.html

All right, #genealogists and #geneticists, a question. I’m doing #genealogy and am wondering, what are the odds that a second cousin once removed shares only 39 cM with a person? (The cousin’s kids also seem to share between 21 and 36, which isn’t weird as chunks of #DNA can be inherited…but.) 39 seems low and Ancestry pegs the cousin as 4th-6th cousin. I’m wondering how likely it is that they are a HALF-2nd cousin 1x removed. ISOGG gives avg 122 cM (14-352 range) for 2C1R, 66 (0-190) for half

A couple of years ago, I attended an online #genealogy conference devoted to Ukrainian genealogy. One of the presenters mention that the archive in L’viv has records of people who emigrated between 1920 and 1933. My grandmother emigrated in 1930. I don’t see instructions on how to get these in my conference notes. Any #genealogists out there know how to get this record from TsDIAL?

The New York-based Center for Jewish History is launching the DNA Reunion Project, offering #DNA testing kits to #Holocaust survivor families for free through an application on its website.
For those who use the kits it is also offering a chance to get some guidance on next steps from the #genealogists who worked with Young.

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/30/holocaust-survivors-offered-dna-tests-to-help-find-family-2/

My first media post on #mastodon is my #DNA pie chart created on my #Mac from updated results from #Ancestry. Looking to connect with other #genealogists and #puertoricans. #multiethnic #latino #african #indigenous #puertorican #spanish #portuguese #basque #jewish

@megansmolenyak Yes, I agree. I feel much more comfortable here, too. 😌 If people continue to adhere to #MastodonEtiquette and moderators continue the fine job they are already doing, I think we will be happy here. #Genealogists #Genealogy #Geneadons #FamilyHistory

Jeremy Gibson, writer, & researcher of the #GibsonGuides well known to #Familyhistorians #Genealogists #Historians #histodons has died aged 88. His #obituary appears in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/13/jeremy-gibson-obituary?CMP=share_btn_tw

Link to the Google Form to add yourself to the #Genealogists #Geneadons directory. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSHpTI4ka9EoisKtvvfn8b71z4T2UA1B5s-aZ8oocnSobb6Q/viewform

#Genealogy @thedanielsgenealogy did a fantastic job with a Zoom on Mastering Mastodon (for #genealogists) well done and thank you! 👏 🏅

There are nearly 100 genealogists in the Mastodon directory now! 👀 I am maintaining two accounts, one there and one on the little bird for the time being. #Genealogists https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10AsFTNHC2LwjU7_XrQ_IxjcEjqv-4uMdLfO-L6q0cXY/edit?usp=sharing

@ScottishGENES Thanks Chris, I will give that a go, it's been bugging me for years. They were quite middle class and her reputation (as commentated on by the press) was based on her elopement with another man, after she had married in Edinburgh! (*Eloped while clutching her infant child apparently). #Geneadons #Genealogists

#Genealogists if you have joined Mastodon there is a Directory of Genealogists and Family Historians that may be of interest. It allows us to find one another. Add your name by following the link to the Google Form inside the directory. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10AsFTNHC2LwjU7_XrQ_IxjcEjqv-4uMdLfO-L6q0cXY/edit?usp=sharing

@geneapleau @thedanielsgenealogy One of the best things about the genie community is that we all help one another and that's happening here with everyone. Genies are very generous with their knowledge. #Geneadons #Genealogists

@bjnlsgenealogy How fascinating Jane, I think they're on my list of hereditary theatre families to look at - probably already covered by Bulloch. #Genealogists #Geneadons

@SteveLittle Yes it was one of the first things I noticed when I got here. Tags in post and tags in profile. #Geneadons #Genealogists

@JBrianCoyle

Great point! MERGE is the default, but button-pushers could get burned, so this tip is good to highlight.

#Geneadons #genealogists #genealogy #twitterMigration #mastodonMigration #mastodonTips
@MishJHolman

@KindredPast

Sue, your use of "implode" made me smile because that's the exact thought that brought me here, too. The #Geneadons list is at almost 100 #genealogists if you'd like to get connected more quickly.

Add your name to the list: https://toot.community/@MishJHolman/109301596197503863

Quickly add (bulk import) #genealogists from the #Geneadons list to your Following list: https://journa.host/@SteveLittle/109303261882582860

#genealogy