Carol Stetser
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Finding Relatives in Australia
September 3, 2021 Last week I discovered that I have cousins in Australia. Not just one or two but a whole cluster. I discovered this surprising fact when I ran across a whole group of DNA matches who were Australians. At first I couldn’t figure out exactly how I might be related to these folks …
Genealogical Treasures in the Mailbox
August 27, 2021 I guess I’m old fashioned, but I admit that one of the little pleasures of my day is walking out to the mailbox to check the mail. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I receive a lot of nice newsy letters from friends and family. I can’t even remember when I …
A Case of Mistaken Identity
August 20, 2021 Most genealogists know that they need to take care not to conflate two people with the same name. It’s sometimes easy to confuse two folks with the same name, especially if it’s a common name – something like John Brown. However, it would seem that more unusual names would be less likely …