Online Resources and Genealogical Tools to Find Your Roots Online databases make it easier than ever to trace your own family history, and DNA testing allows for the type of deep research conducted for Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. These links can help you get started. Trace Your Family History 23andMe Offers DNA testing and resources to learn ancestry and personal health information 248 Ancestors Dedicated to the research and discovery of Jewish ancestors African Ancestry Offers DNA testing with a focus on tracing the ancestry of people of African descent back to the present-day African country of origin DNA Heritage Information on DNA genealogy Ellis Island Search for relatives who may have come through Ellis Island FamilySearch Provides resources and is tied to real-world family history classes and Family History Centers around the world Family Tree DNA Offers DNA testing for the purpose of determining ancestral pedigrees Family Tree Maker Social network-oriented family tree sharing site Interment Cemetery records online
Automated Genealogy Genealogy Today | Family Tree History, Ancestry, Free Lookups Tracing Your Ancestry Advances in DNA testing are allowing people to uncover information about their genetic ancestry and find out where some of their ancestors came from. As an African American, I don’t know where my African ancestors originated from. The only geographic location I can point to as my ancestral home is Tennessee. So I’m fascinated by the potential knowledge I could gain from this new generation of tests for genetic ancestry. But before I fork over more than $200 for such a test, the skeptic in me needs some answers. Companies that offer genetic testing services for finding out about ancestry use several different testing methods. Taking these tests is straightforward. But these methods have a drawback. Another strategy for ancestry tracking is admixture testing. In both lineage and admixture testing, the larger the databases used to compare with a client’s DNA, the more accurate the results are likely to be.
SEARCHABLE ONLINE DATA - New Brunswick, Canada / Canadian Genealogy & History Information Searchable Online DataNew Brunswick, Canada Genealogy & History The links in this section are to useful, searchable online genealogical and historical information for those researching their New Brunswick roots. Most links are free online resources ( free ) however there are also links to some commercial resources ($) that were recommended by satisfied users. Vital Records - Births, Marriages and Deaths Births, Marriages and Deaths ( free ) Provincial Archives of New Brunswick more than 729,000 transcribed records of Birth, Marriage and Death. More Searchable Online Data - Canada/Canadian The following links are to searchable online data that concerns this province and others across Canada Census & Blank Extraction Forms:
Free Genealogy and Family History Online - The USGenWeb Project Home - DNA Ancestry Project Province of Manitoba | Database Searches Effective January 1, 2003, The Vital Statistics Act was proclaimed providing unrestricted access to the following records: Births more than 100 years ago Marriages more than 80 years ago Deaths more than 70 years ago NOTE: Records are only updated quarterly as follows: Over the years, the data collected on registration forms has changed. If you wish to obtain a certified copy of the original record for genealogical purposes based on a search you have done, the fee for each record is $12.00. If you wish to purchase copies of any of the records you located, simply add them to your Shopping Cart. Before you start your searches, please read the instructions carefully. Step 1: Choose to search for a birth, marriage, or death. Step 2: Complete the fields to be searched. Step 3: Once your search results are displayed, view details of the event or select the record to order a copy. WARNING! Step 5: Print the form, Request for Copy of Genealogy Record.
Family Trees Searched at Ten Sites | Family Tree Searcher DNA solves mysteries of ancient Ireland She’s a brown-eyed, brown-haired woman, with a face that would be right at home in the Mediterranean or the Middle East. And she’s Irish. She lived about 5200 years ago, and was buried near a stone monument and an ancient ring-shaped earthwork, in Ballynahatty, near Belfast. It was her people who built nearly all those megalithic tombs, monuments and stone circles, that you see in advertisements from the Irish tourism industry. And it’s now being suggested that nearly everyone in Ireland at that time looked like Maria, like they were from the Mediterranean. The genetic profile of these first Irish farmers indisputably originates in the Middle East. Maria lived a stone-age existence. Her ancestors may have taken a few centuries to complete the journey from the Middle East to the cold and foggy forests of northern Ireland. Maria’s DNA has traces of an even older first people in Ireland, people who relied on hunting and gathering for food. Let’s call them the Rathlin boys.
What to Search: Topics - Genealogy and Family History Census and Enumerations 1940 National Registration Source Sample of questionnaire for men. The 1940 National Registration resulted from the compulsory registration of all adults in Canada from 1940 to 1946. The registration included all persons who were 16 years of age or older, except for members of the armed forces and religious orders, or those confined to an institution. Sample of questionnaire for women. The questionnaires include the following details: name; address; age; date of birth; marital status; number of dependents; place and country of birth of individual and his or her parents; nationality; year of entry into Canada (if an immigrant); racial origin; languages; education; general health; occupation, employment status, farming or mechanical skills; and previous military service. There was a different form for males and females regarding questions about occupation, work history and military service. Inquiries about the records and requests for searches should be directed to:
"Great Surprise"—Native Americans Have West Eurasian Origins Nearly one-third of Native American genes come from west Eurasian people linked to the Middle East and Europe, rather than entirely from East Asians as previously thought, according to a newly sequenced genome. Based on the arm bone of a 24,000-year-old Siberian youth, the research could uncover new origins for America's indigenous peoples, as well as stir up fresh debate on Native American identities, experts say. The study authors believe the new study could also help resolve some long-standing puzzles on the peopling of the New World, which include genetic oddities and archaeological inconsistencies. (Explore an atlas of the human journey.) "These results were a great surprise to us," said study co-author and ancient-DNA specialist Eske Willerslev, of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. "I hadn't expected anything like this. A second individual genome sequenced from material found at the site and dated to 17,000 years ago revealed a similar genetic structure.