DNA
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Genealogy News (DNA research)
Oct 27
A recent study has revealed that ADHD is actually a genetic condition. This discovery was made by researchers from the Medical Research Council Centre in Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics and Department of Psychological Medicine and Neurology at Cardiff University in Wales, in the UK. Genealogists who have been working on the genetic genea...
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European Genealogy
Oct 19
The continent of Europe is a multitude of very assorted cultures, people, languages, regions, histories and customs. Because of such diverse when looking at European genealogy, it is difficult to identify one or two common cultural themes or values as purely European. The history of Europe, from the north to the east to the southern end has been...
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Arab Genealogy
Oct 19
Most people relate Arab with the Islamic religion and southwest Asian culture. However, there are and in the past have been numerous people that were Arab Christians and Arab Jews. The Arab people began in the Arabian peninsula and the Syrian Desert before the birth of the Islamic religion. Over the centuries with the spread of the Islamic ...
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A Beginner’s Genealogy Questions
Oct 18
With so Many People having already done research, wouldn’t there already be a book written on my Family History? There are thousands of published and unpublished family histories in various localities. Regional and local genealogy societies get donations of family histories. Public libraries and the Library of Congress also have a collection o...
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What is Genealogy?
Oct 13
Genealogy has had a surge of popularity over the last 30 years. However, it has continuously been of interest and importance to people for hundreds of years. Those of noble birth in the European courts especially needed to know their lineage to determine who was actually in line for the crown. The term ‘genealogy’ is the study of family ance...