Category Archives: DNA & Surname Projects

DNA Ethnicity Estimates and the Vircigilo Surname #GOONSblogchallenge – Post 5

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Over the weekend I spotted that Ancestry had updated the Ethnicity estimate page on my DNA test. I thought nothing more of it, until I scrolled down and noticed that there now showed a line for Sardinia which was not … Continue reading →

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Surname Tips (23)

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Today’s tip is explore if there is a DNA Project relevant to your surname. FTDNA is the only company offering projects centred on Surname, Religion or Place. The Guild has an extensive set of DNA pages on their website and … Continue reading →

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Surname Research – Variants

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Julie Goucher

When I registered the surname of Butcher with the Guild of One-Name Studies back in 2016 I had already been working on the surname. Not just my own links to the surname, but also the other facets of the study, … Continue reading →

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Dear Kath, Love Ron: Letters 1937 to 1946 Edited by Mike Spathaky

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Julie Goucher

A day or so ago I received an email from a fellow member of the Guild of One-Name Studies, Mike Spathaky. The reason for the note was to let me know that his book, Dear Kath, Love Ron will be … Continue reading →

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Twitter & #DNAChat

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Julie Goucher

I have always enjoyed Twitter, my only issue was being able to convey information in 280 characters, as some of you will know, I am wordy! However,  I had a review of my Twitter profile and header image and thought … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Over the course of the last few months I have been pondering on some genealogical housekeeping. That includes my blogging platform and website. I have already gradually merged another blog into this one and as that was relatively painless, I … Continue reading →

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A-Z Challenge 2019 – D is for DNA

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Julie Goucher

I have written a lot previously about One-Name Studies (If you are new here, welcome! – you can read all the posts about researching surnames HERE). A number of members of the Guild of One-Name Studies have an associated DNA project … Continue reading →

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Six Degrees of Separation from The French Lieutenants Woman to……

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Julie Goucher

The #6Degrees meme occurs on the 1st of the month over at the blog, Books are my Favourite and Best which is written by Kate. The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles is not a book I have ever read, although I might have … Continue reading →

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Examining Migration & Researching Migrants in the British Isles Webinar

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Julie Goucher

This webinar will be broadcast live at 8pm US Eastern time (or 1 am UK time) on 12/13th September. The presentation will be available to all for one week before being made available to Legacy Webinar subscribers only. A comprehensive … Continue reading →

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Favourite Book(s) #34 – The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Julie Goucher

I spotted this book when it was first released in paperback. I almost bought it then remembered that I could purchase it on the way back to the car, then promptly forgot. I ordered it from Amazon and it arrived … Continue reading →

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